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Today’s Spotlight is Bugs Must Die, a retro-inspired twin-stick shooter by DG Games Workshop.

Bugs Must Die is inspired by Konami’s classic arcade game, Jackal. Blast your way through hordes of invading aliens as one of two characters with an arsenal of six guns, nine sub weapons, and three vehicles across 16 levels.

The game features multiple difficulty settings for players of all skill levels, with a more casual mode that allows players to spend coins they acquire in levels to upgrade their weapons and vehicles. You can check out a launch trailer above.

Bugs Must Die is available on Windows PC via Steam for $11.99. There’s also a free demo available.

Here’s a rundown of the game:

Shooting them with a machine gun, blasting them with missiles, dashing them with a vehicle, whipping them with an energy chain, or burning them with a napalm…No matter how you get it done, “ALIEN BUGS MUST DIE!”

“Bugs Must Die” is a spiritual successor to Konami’s top-down jeep gunning action title “Jackal”. Slay alien bugs and bosses that mimic Earth Pop Culture by controlling heavy armored upgradeable vehicles or agile special agents. A frantically-paced pixel art twin-stick shooter with 80s & 90s arcade style, Bugs Must Die brings gamers the nostalgia of old school gaming experience.

Features

Gamers Of Any Levels Can Beat the Story Mode!
Hardcore gamers: Try to beat the game using just the basic weapons-show off your superb skills.

Average gamers: Never fear! Spend coins obtained from missions to update your vehicles and weapons to take down the bugs with ease.

Different characters to choose from! Equip them with various weapons to show off your unique fighting style!
2 Mantis Agents that have completely different fixed weapon systems and rolling dodge mechanisms.

3 powerful vehicles: Equip up to 6 main weapons and 9 sub-weapons, but that’s not all! Equip a “Battle Core” which deploys when your vehicle is destroyed to keep the fight going!

4 major categories of equipment with more than 35 options. Did we mention the superweapon !? It launches a full-screen attack! BOOOOOOM！！！

Story Mode, Challenge Mode, and Hell Mode will bring well over 10 hours of gameplay.
Story Mode: 16 levels with one boss per level, clearing all the levels will unlock all characters!

Challenge Mode: 8 levels with one boss per level. In addition to the 16 bosses from Story Mode, you’ll encounter additional secret bosses randomly. To come across all available bosses, Challenge Mode is a must!

Hell Mode: Start this mode only with one basic weapon. The more levels that you pass the greater the loot!
All Bosses are parodies of East-West classic culture icons!

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