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| Allgame = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=House |first=Michael L. |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7831&tab=review |title=Bug Riders: The Race of Kings (PS) - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115202153/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7831&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
| Allgame = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=House |first=Michael L. |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7831&tab=review |title=Bug Riders: The Race of Kings (PS) - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115202153/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7831&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
| CP = 82%<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Panda |url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero071/Console%2B_N71-Page%200156.jpg |title=Bugriders [sic] (PS) |language=French |magazine=Consoles + |issue=71 |date=December 1997 |page=160 |accessdate=November 24, 2020}}</ref>
| EGM = 4.125/10<ref name=EGM102>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Bug Riders |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=102 |date=January 1998 |page=157}}</ref>
| EGM = 4.125/10<ref name=EGM102>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Bug Riders |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=102 |date=January 1998 |page=157}}</ref>
| GI = 6.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=dec97&doc=briders |title=Bug Riders - PlayStation |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop|FuncoLand]] |issue=56 |date=December 1997 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990910163447/http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=dec97&doc=briders |archivedate=September 10, 1999 |accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
| GI = 6.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=dec97&doc=briders |title=Bug Riders - PlayStation |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop|FuncoLand]] |issue=56 |date=December 1997 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990910163447/http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=dec97&doc=briders |archivedate=September 10, 1999 |accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
| GameFan = 50%<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hodgson |first1=David "Chief Hambleton" |last2=Jevons |first2=Dan "Knightmare" |last3=Stockert |first3=Bruce "Reubus" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_5_Issue_12/page/n25/mode/2up |title=Bug Riders (PS) |magazine=[[GameFan]] |publisher=Metropolis Media |volume=5 |issue=12 |date=December 1997 |page=20 |accessdate=November 24, 2020}}</ref>{{efn|Three critics of ''[[GameFan]]'' gave the PlayStation original each a score of 42, 55, and 52.}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=GProPS>{{cite magazine |author=Boba Fatt |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_102_January_1998/page/n97/mode/2up |title=BugRiders [sic] (PS) |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=112 |date=January 1998 |page=98 |accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PlayStation original 4/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, 1.5/5 for control, and 2/5 for overall fun factor.}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=GProPS>{{cite magazine |author=Boba Fatt |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_102_January_1998/page/n97/mode/2up |title=BugRiders [sic] (PS) |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=112 |date=January 1998 |page=98 |accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PlayStation original 4/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, 1.5/5 for control, and 2/5 for overall fun factor.}}
| IGN = 3/10<ref name=IGNr>{{cite web |last=Rignall |first=Jaz |title=Bug Riders |date=December 4, 1997 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/12/05/bug-riders |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=August 17, 2020}}</ref>
| IGN = 3/10<ref name=IGNr>{{cite web |last=Rignall |first=Jaz |title=Bug Riders |date=December 4, 1997 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/12/05/bug-riders |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=August 17, 2020}}</ref>

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Developer(s)n-Space
Publisher(s)GT Interactive
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
Windows
1998
Genre(s)Racing

Bug Riders: The Race of Kings, also known as simply Bug Riders, is a video game developed by n-Space and published by GT Interactive for the PlayStation in 1997, followed by a port to Windows in 1998 and a re-release on PlayStation Network in 2011.

Gameplay

Bug Riders is a game which involves a bug-riding race to determine who will replace the dying emperor of the planet Entymion.[2] To accelerate, the player strikes their bug with a crop.[3] Careful rhythm is demanded, as using the crop too frequently will cause the bug to cry out in pain and slow down.[2]

Reception

The PlayStation version received generally negative reviews, primarily because of the system for controlling the bugs. In particular, critics overwhelmingly detested the cropping system used to accelerate, finding it overly difficult to master.[3][9][2][8] Shawn Smith argued in Electronic Gaming Monthly, "Let's just stick with a standard 'press the button and hold it' acceleration that practically EVERY other racing game has. It's what we're used to as gamers. When something like this comes along, we don't know what to do."[3] Most critics also found that the bugs having minds of their own, allowing them to fly without input from the player and sometimes resist the player's inputs, proved to be frustrating.[9][2][8]

The level designs had a more mixed response, with some praising their for their visual design and variety,[3][8] while others found they did not make it obvious where the player needed to go.[9][2] While there was also scattered praise for elements such as the music, critics felt the control issues overrode all the game's positive elements. GamePro, for example, opined that "While there are some cool weapons to pick up as well as a good variety of bug steeds, because of bad control, praising these aspects is like toweling off the Titanic."[8] Next Generation commented, "The premise has some promise, offering all sorts of new gameplay ideas like riding living creatures and flying through the air. However, these same ideas, at least the execution of them, are what bring the game down."[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Three critics of GameFan gave the PlayStation original each a score of 42, 55, and 52.
  2. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation original 4/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, 1.5/5 for control, and 2/5 for overall fun factor.

References

  1. ^ GameSpot staff (November 26, 1997). "VGS Game Calendar [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bug Riders". Next Generation. No. 37. Imagine Media. January 1998. p. 147. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e EGM staff (January 1998). "Bug Riders". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 102. Ziff Davis. p. 157.
  4. ^ House, Michael L. "Bug Riders: The Race of Kings (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Panda (December 1997). "Bugriders [sic] (PS)". Consoles + (in French). No. 71. p. 160. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Bug Riders - PlayStation". Game Informer. No. 56. FuncoLand. December 1997. Archived from the original on September 10, 1999. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Hodgson, David "Chief Hambleton"; Jevons, Dan "Knightmare"; Stockert, Bruce "Reubus" (December 1997). "Bug Riders (PS)". GameFan. Vol. 5, no. 12. Metropolis Media. p. 20. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e Boba Fatt (January 1998). "BugRiders [sic] (PS)". GamePro. No. 112. IDG. p. 98. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d Rignall, Jaz (December 4, 1997). "Bug Riders". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

External links

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