Band of Bugs Review
Band of Bugs game out today and so far I’m really liking it. It is a turn based strategy game where your army consists of bugs. It reminds me of Tactics 100 which I reviewed a while back in that you want to position your bugs in the best position to attack your opponents without putting yourself into a position to be attacked.
The tutorial is a bit slow to go through, but once you’re through the tutorial the gameplay speed picks up as you get into the main story line. In addition to the main story there is also a scenario and multiplayer modes. The scenario modes are stand alone levels that give you a specific objective. Multiplayer is what you’d mostly expect where you can fight against 3 other players in elimination and king of the hill type battles. The multiplayer modes also include some mission mode and an ‘Escape’ mode that is fairly unique. In ‘Escape” you have to get your army to a certain point on the map and keep the enemy armies from getting there. In addition to these modes there is a “Spider Hunt” mode that allows for 8 player at once.
One of the best features on Band of Bugs is the included map editor. The editor can be used for single player skirmish games or over Xbox Live. I’m really excited to make some interesting maps and see how they fair over Live.
I realize this is a quick little review, but really I don’t have anything bad to say. The game is fun to play and provides some great strategic challenges without making it hard to get into. If you’re into strategy games this is one worth checking out. Even at $10 I think this game is a good value because with the map editor there is tons of replay value.
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