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The Bug Butcher

2016
GenresIndie, Action, Platformer, Shooter, Old-School Style, Side View Perspective, Single Player, Multiplayer
AvailableJan 19, 2016
PlatformNintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4
DeveloperAwfully Nice Studios
Overview

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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Metacritic Score

81


Opencritic Score

79

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Reviews

46 reviews found

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Darkzero.co.uk

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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Hookedgamers.com

Jan 31, 2016

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Ps3blog.net

Jan 25, 2017

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90

Brashgames.co.uk

Jan 19, 2016

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90

Destructoid.com

Jan 18, 2016

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90

Nintendotimes.com

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.


90

Playstationcountry.com

Oct 22, 2016

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Gamespace.com

Nov 9, 2018

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90

Icxm.net

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.com

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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