The madness of the cameo in Death Stranding 2 reaches a new level: ghosts, pizza and BTS outside the fight

Yes, you read that right: Sam Bridges now plays Pac-Man on the Death Stranding 2 map. If you thought you saw everything with the celebrity and vtubers camera, prepare to go crazy. Hideo Kojima, faithful to his style to mix the impossible with the unpredictable, Pac-man Within his apocalyptic world, and he did so playable. In a new promotional video published by Kojima Productions, it shows how Sam starts to eat a portion of pizza … until the remaining shape seems suspiciously to the classic round character of the portico. From there, the tribute becomes completely real: Sam starts playing Pac-Man inside the game of the game itself.

Pac-Man becomes a weapon against BTS

And be careful, this is not just a visual wink. The minigame has real consequences within the gameplay. Although the Map of Death Standing 2 is not a labyrinth with arcade -style straight rooms, The edges of the open world have been adapted to act as a stage of the classic Namco game. The goal? Eating ghosts as usual, but with a very Kojima turn: Each ghost that divides in the minigame makes BTS disappear from the environmentAs if Pac-Man was a real entity within this rare and fascinating universe.

And how is all this activated? Well, there is the mystery. There is no official guide or clear clues, but it seems to be connected to the system of Pizza deliveries. Yes, which in another game would be a random secondary mission, here it can be the key to trigger one of the craziest crossover that have been seen in a video game. So you know: Helps the delivery of pizza… and maybe you end up facing arcade BTS.

Hideo Kojima and his obsession with the mix of universes

It is not the first time that Kojima surprises us with unexpected cameo or wink. In the first Stranding of deathWe were able to see Conan O’Brien himself appear in a surrealist scene, in addition to the advertisements of the Red Bull who broke any logic with the tone of the game. In this second part, Used pekoraKojima’s favorite Japanese vtuber also has its appearance. It is as if the Japanese director had decided Convert Death Stranding 2 into a sort of Japanese and international pop frikism museum.

And above all, this type of wink is not only to laugh for a while or break the fourth wall, but that directly influence the gameplay or narrative. In the case of Pac-Man, you are not just facing a beautiful tribute, but you can Use the Arcade icon as a strategic weapon Against the most feared enemies of the game.

Why does this madness work?

Part of the charm of death that slips 2 lies Never know what to expect. One day you are facing the collapse of civilization with a load behind the rear and the next one you are Eating pizza and playing pac-man by eliminating paranormal threats. If this seems absurd, it is because it is … and this is precisely the magic of Kojima.

In addition, this collaboration is not improvised. Bandai Namco and Kojima Productions have published an official video with the crossover, all with the corresponding sound atmosphere in Arcade style and even the messages in Japanese who confirm it This is not a rare joke or a modBut an official part of the game.

And we haven’t seen everything yet. Taking into account the story of Kojima, Surely there are more secret secrets and cameo hiddenWaiting to be discovered by the most curious fans.

A constant box of surprises

With a launch date scheduled for the beginning of 2025, Death stranding 2: on the beach promises to transport The mixture of science fiction, existentialism and pop culture at new levels. The presence of actors such as Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux or Elle Fanning is now mixed with the cameo of virtual characters and classic video game figures such as Pac-Man, creating an experience The only one that obscures the boundaries between the video game, the cinema and the cultural tribute.

At this point, we no longer know if the next thing will be to see Snake of Metal Gear who launches packages or Mario who delivers mushrooms for the sonorm. But if Kojima taught us, that’s that Nothing is out of limit.