Buck Bumble

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Buck Bumble
Buck Bumble box cover
Developer(s) Argonaut Games
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Release date(s) November 30, 1998
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone (E)
Platform(s) Nintendo 64

Buck Bumble is an action video game for the Nintendo 64 released by Ubisoft in 1998. Frequently ackknowledged about the game is the extremely catchy trip-hop main menu music (complete with actual vocals, an uncommon feat for an N64 game).

[edit] Storyline

The game casts the player as a cyborg bee, Buck Bumble, part of an organization known as "The resistance." It is the Buck's duty to stop the evil Herd Army, bugs that have been mutated by chemicals spilled into a garden, who are bent on taking over the garden, and eventually the whole world. Buck is armed with 15 different weapons, and can also use some enemy's weapons. While the levels are height restricted, Buck can fly around in over 20 missions.

Buck's missions send him to defending the reisistance base, attacking Horde supply lines, traveling through sewers, and eventually fighting the Herd's mantis style Queen

[edit] Multiplayer

Buck Bumble has a classic Multiplayer mode in which up to four players can engage in a melee on a preset map.

An interesting multiplayer aspect of the game is the soccer minigame. The goal is to hit a soccer ball into the opposing player's net, just like soccer, except the player has the ability kill his or her opponent in the process. Players are able to use two weapons from the game; a simple zapper, which gently moves the ball along, and a rocket launcher, which sends the ball flying in a different direction.