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The Bug Butcher
The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shoot em up game where peril comes from above. The core mechanics hold old ties from the classic arcade shooter "Super Pang" where you shoot vertically, but with modern day twists. You are Harry, a brash and tenacious exterminator who has a knack for decimating bugs. Harry's current assignment takes him to an infested futuristic research facility on a distant planet. The surviving and dwindling number of scientists employed him for his slaughtering skills.
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46 reviews found100
DarkZero
Apr 26, 2016
It’s got that great arcade feel and frantic pace you look for in a title like this, and is so deftly executed it could delight the most stridently anti-nostalgia gamer.
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Hooked Gamers
Jan 31, 2016
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PS3Blog.net
Jan 25, 2017
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Brash Games
Jan 19, 2016
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Destructoid
Jan 18, 2016
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Nintendo Times
Nov 15, 2018
Gorgeous graphics, combined with explosive—and addictive—gameplay make The Bug Butcher the perfect addition to your Nintendo Switch library. Grab a buddy and rid the world of those pests once and for all. Based in Colorado, David Buck is an author, musician, and media specialist.
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PlayStation Country
Oct 22, 2016
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GameSpace
Nov 9, 2018
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ICXM
Oct 17, 2016
The Bug Butcher might be a simple game, but it’s filled to the brim with charm and most importantly, fun and engaging gameplay. The game offers quite an impressive arsenal of weapons and gives you enough to keep coming back to see if you can beat that annoying bug.
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TheSixthAxis
Nov 15, 2018
The Bug Butcher is a spiritual successor that is very much possessed by its muse. This isn’t a subtle nod, it is soaked in Pang and it’s great because of it. The ability to play the game endlessly to beat your own score will keep you coming back. The fact that you can do it with a friend is just an even bigger incentive. The Bug Butcher isn’t reinventing anything, but it is a damn fine version of a classic game.
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