Bug Too!

Bug Too! is a platforming video game, the sequel to Bug!. Bug Too! was originally released for the Sega Saturn on November 30, 1996 in North America.[1] It was then ported to Windows on December 10, 1996.[2]

Bug Too!
European Saturn cover art
Developer(s)Realtime Associates
SegaSoft
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Saturn, Windows
ReleaseSaturn
  • NA: December 6, 1996
  • JP: January 31, 1997
  • PAL: 1997
Windows
  • EU: December 10, 1996
  • NA: December 10, 1996
Genre(s)Action, Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Story

The background plot involves popular action film stars Bug, Maggot Dog, and Super Fly being signed for a six-picture deal, with all six movies being filmed in a single day.

Gameplay

Players can play as Bug, Maggot Dog, or Super Fly.[3] Bug Too! is played like a traditional side-scrolling platform game.[4] The player character must make his way through all the levels in each zone, with a boss level at the end of each zone. Bug Too! has 3D levels, which take the side-view and tweak it. Bug can walk sideways up vertical surfaces and even upside down.[4]

Unlike the original Bug!, Bug Too! has a run button.[4] The two-player mode allows players to alternate playing the game and compete for high scores.[4]

When the player finishes a stage with at least 100 crystals collected, they are sent to one of several bonus stages. If the player collects a bonus stage's requisite number of Oscars, they earn an extra life.[5]

Reception

Bug Too! was met with mixed reviews. Critics were generally pleased with the series additions of the run ability[6][9][10] and new characters,[6][7][8][9][10] though some noted that there is little gameplay difference between them and Bug.[8][9] However, while the graphics in general were praised,[6][8][9][10] critics found the fixed side-view camera created frustrating problems with the gameplay, such as walls obstructing the player's view of Bug and difficulty judging distances when moving between the foreground and background.[6][9][10] The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly deemed it an overall fun title, though not a must-have.[6] GamePro's Major Mike concluded, "Bug Too! meets the expectations of its predecessor and at times exceeds them. Fans of the first game will definitely want to check it out, and for all you newcomers, it's a great time to get bugged."[10] Lee Nutter of Sega Saturn Magazine similarly stated, "In all, Bug Too! is a top quality platform game surpassing its predecessors in all areas. But to be honest it really is just more of the same which is great if you liked the original. However, those who didn't won't find anything new to tempt them into purchasing it."[9] A reviewer for Next Generation regarded this lack of genuine innovation over the first game to be a particularly strong strike against it, and compared the game unfavorably to contemporary Saturn platformers Nights into Dreams and Sonic 3D Blast.[8] Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot also compared it unfavorably to Sonic 3D Blast, and remarked, "The choice of films is far hipper than Spot Goes To Hollywood, but the game doesn't play much better."[7]

References
  1. PROJECT: Bug Too! Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Bug Too! (1996)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. "Bug's Back for More!". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 9. Emap International Limited. July 1996. p. 9.
  4. "Bug Too!: Not Even Raid Can Stop this Sequel" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 88. Ziff Davis. November 1996. pp. 198–9.
  5. Nutter, Lee (February 1997). "Jammy Bugger!". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 16. Emap International Limited. pp. 50–53.
  6. "Review Crew: Bug Too!". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 90. Ziff Davis. January 1997. p. 61.
  7. Gerstmann, Jeff (January 7, 1997). "Bug Too! Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  8. "Bug Too!". Next Generation. No. 28. Imagine Media. April 1997. p. 124.
  9. Nutter, Lee (February 1997). "Review: Bug Too!". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 16. Emap International Limited. pp. 70–71.
  10. "ProReview: Bug Too!". GamePro. No. 101. IDG. February 1997. p. 76.
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