Reviews

1983 Crystal Computing (UK)
by Raymond Fowkes

I never likely Centipede before, but this version almost got me hooked.
I mean, the graphics are small, but very detailed and well animated, and the explosions are fab for such an early game. The pounding sounds keep the adrenalin high and the smoothness of the movements really makes you enjoy it more. But why doesn't this get me hooked? Well if you played it before you'll understand. It just seems a non stop 1 level game. And playing for high scores against myself isn't really my thing...

This game is primitive and unglamorous , almost unplayable .

The main charm about Bug Blaster is that it looks vintage in a seducing way .

The path is fast , almost too fast , and you don´t need to press the fire key since it shoots itself .

An average game with the only redeeming feature os its vintage looks .

1,5 out of 5 .

It's Centipede! I like Centipede in general. Well the gameplay itself is pretty much Centipede, except rather than the centipede we are shooting little bugs that are already scattered like they would be if you shoot the centipede so many times. It plays really well, it's smooth and the controls work except for up and down being alongside each other and I never understood that in a game. The game autofires which kind of takes the fun away but at the same time it worked well when there's so much on the screen to shoot. I enjoyed this one, one of the best Centipede clones I've played, lovely stuff.