Bugatron Review

Bugatron. Where to begin? Well, hey, at least it isn't a "buggy" game of any sort...Simply put, Bugatron is really a waste of your time. Unless you are a lover of repetitive, Galaga-wannabes, this game truly is not worth buying.

The main menu presents you with your obvious sound and music options. Also, there is a difficulty setting, a BUY NOW option (that will definitely not come in handy), a HIGH SCORES table, and last but not least, the Start Game.

I must say, Bugatron Full Version does contain a quality amount of levels. Not that these levels are worth paying for but at least they're there. And worth mentioning, some ideas in-game are pretty unique. Bugs flying extra close to you, air fans blowing your shots back at you, and of course, the numerous bosses. My favorite was the jump move incorporated by the developers. It feels pretty good to jump over a low flying critter, grab a floating power up(some are absolutely pointless by the way), and then fire a couple well-placed rounds at a line of critters. The game does have it's moments, and because of these moments, I say try out the demo.

However, do not misunderstand me. The levels can get VERY repetitive and the only controls possible are the mouse and arrow keys + SPACE bar. The point really is this: With so many Galaga replicas and the legendary Galaga itself already established, Bugatron just is not worth getting. Of course, without those older games, this review would have been the other way around. But I'm just going to have to let RETRO 64 Inc. that they were a little too late this time.