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Battle Bull

The player controls a driver of an excavation vehicle as he competes in a 48-level tournament of drilling things. Players have to kill rival drivers only by pushing huge stones at them. Most of the other…

30 November 1990

Battle Bull is a puzzle developed by Jorudan, released 30 November 1990 on Game Boy.

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What Battle Bull is

Battle Bull is a puzzle game developed by Jorudan and released in 1990. It was published by SETA Corporation. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls a driver of an excavation vehicle as he competes in a 48-level tournament of drilling things. Players have to kill rival drivers only by pushing huge stones at them. Most of the other stones are a permanent part of the underground cavern; while others can be used to eliminate the opponents. Money is earned after each level for the purpose of upgrading the player's vehicle. Players can improve their engines, purchase extra lives, shovels that can dig better, and weapons to improve the odds on the playing field. A kill ratio is required to be met in order to reach the next stage. Otherwise, the player remains in the current level. After finishing all 48 levels, the game…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Battle Bull launched on 30 November 1990, within three weeks of Super Mario World, F-Zero and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World, F-Zero, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

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When did Battle Bull come out?
Battle Bull was released on 30 November 1990 for Game Boy.

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