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Battle Bugs

In 1994, Sierra On-Line, Inc. publishes Battle Bugs, a real-time game for the DOS system. A very unique real-time strategy game. It's only semi-real-time, because it's possible to pause the action at any…

31 December 1994

Battle Bugs is a simulator developed by Epyx, released 31 December 1994 on PlayStation, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Battle Bugs is

Battle Bugs is a simulator game developed by Epyx and released in 1994. It was published by Pixel Games UK. It is available on PlayStation, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In 1994, Sierra On-Line, Inc. publishes Battle Bugs, a real-time game for the DOS system. A very unique real-time strategy game. It's only semi-real-time, because it's possible to pause the action at any moment. The player commands 22 different insects in a long campaign (56 missions) against the computer-AI or a human opponent.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Battle Bugs launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Mario Andretti Racing.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Mario Andretti Racing.

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When did Battle Bugs come out?
Battle Bugs was released on 31 December 1994 for PlayStation, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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