If Rollie gives him a coin, the water spider will offer him a ride, making Rollie avoid the killer fish and frogs. Rollie must attack them when their noses are impaled in the ground. The player needs to kick or roll into them quickly, or Rollie is in for some pain. They come from nuts and are handy when Rollie is being attacked by multiple enemies. They appear in every level except level 7 and 10, the last two bosses. Now Rollie has to rescue them by kicking the web trap, making the beautiful bugs fly to safety. In Level 9, if you found all 4 gold clovers in the entire game, which are levels 2, 6, 8, and 9, they will be tallied in that level.ĭespite this, Take-Two Interactive continued to publish copies following the debate. When Rollie reaches the level exit, a hollow log to be exact, the players score is tallied based on the number of ladybugs freed, the number of clovers found, and if all four pieces of the blue clover has been found.
Lady bugs are trapped at several points of each level and can be freed by kicking their web cages. Gates can only be opened when Rollie has the appropriate colored key. Nuts are scattered throughout the level which, upon being opened, have power-ups, keys, clovers, buddy bugs, or enemies. Rollie has the ability to jump, kick, and roll, the latter two of which can be used to attack most hostile enemies.
Rollie must travel to Thoraxs anthill on the distant reaches of the Bugdom, while freeing various trapped ladybugs along the way. The player assumes the role of Rollie McFly, who has survived the ambush of the kingdom by taking refuge in the lawn area. Thorax now rules the kingdom with an iron fist, and the ladybugs have been imprisoned in spider web cages scattered across the environment. Originally, the kingdom was peacefully ruled by the rollie pollies and ladybugs, but not long ago, the kingdom was overthrown by the tyrannic and pompous King Thorax, leader of an evil clan of fire ants, as well as their evil follower bugs recruited prior to the kingdoms downfall.
The Microsoft Windows version, released in 2000, was developed by Hoplite Research and published by On Deck Interactive, a division of Gathering of Developers. It was included with the iMac DV 2000 and later iBook models. 7 However, Robilev also stated The only thing holding this baby back is that the levels themselves dont offer enough variety. 6 Dziga Robilev of IGN rated Bugdom a 710, calling it one of the best crafted platform games available for the Mac.
The Mac OS version of Bugdom received generally positive reviews, according to a 70 on GameRankings. Im doing what it says in the menu, but the taps and swipes dont register. One bug Ive noticed is that I cant seem to jump, pickup, or kick when using accelerometer controls. If you need 3D glasses just do a web search for "Red Cyan Anaglyph glasses" and you can find them easily.Bugdom 2 is a big game that will keep you entertained for a very long time. You can play in regular 3D mode or in stereo 3D mode with a pair of cheap 3D glasses. Additionally, the same Buddy Bugs that helped Rollie McFly defeat King Thorax will help you defeat most mean enemy bugs that you encounter.īugdom 2 is a 3D action-adventure game suitable for all ages. Sam will usually make you prove your worthiness before he will help you, but Sally is just interested in gathering acorns, so be sure to brings lots of those to her. Keep an eye out for Sam the Snail and Sally the Chipmunk. You will make new friends in the Bugdom who will help you through each area. The chase takes place mostly in and around a house. Your job as Skip is to track down the Bully Bee and get your knapsack back. While on his way to visit his family on the far side of the Bugdom, a Bully Bee swooped down and stole our hero Skip’s knapsack. OPTION TO PLAY IN STEREO 3D WITH 3D GLASSES!!! Compatible with Mac OS 10.14 and earlier.