Venus the Flytrap
A platformer-shooter similar to Metal Storm. A specially-designed robotic beetle is sent to take down the legions of rogue AI insects meant to terraform a post-apocalyptic world.
Venus the Flytrap is a platform developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd., released 31 December 1990 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Venus the Flytrap is
Venus the Flytrap is a platform game developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. and released in 1990. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
A platformer-shooter similar to Metal Storm. A specially-designed robotic beetle is sent to take down the legions of rogue AI insects meant to terraform a post-apocalyptic world.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Venus the Flytrap launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.
Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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