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So this was reviewed but two months ago, but games this good are few and far between, so you should now make an effort to buy the damn thing now it's out. Bug's man achievement is to put a bit of spunk back into platform games, just as they're going through a bit of an unpopular patch.

It's true that nothing in the game is amazingly original, or that the gameplay is that complex, but that's an asset in many ways. Bug is an instantly enjoyable game to play, accessible to all levels of gamesplayers, but rapidly proving itself as a pillow-biting challenge. From World 2 onwards, expect no mercy.

The game's unique feature is Bug's ability to walk 'into' the screen on its platforms and walkways, which the Saturn handles with as much ease as normal left/right movement. All kinds of other nifty scaling and perspective effects are handled. Part of the compulsion is seeing what's in store later.

Fab graphics, great sound, excellently structured game - I think we have this month's "best buy".

Overall 94%
Should be the definitive Saturn platformer for some time.