Escape from Bug Island

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Escape from Bug Island

Developer(s)	Spike
Publisher(s)	Spike Eidos Interactive
Release date(s)	2006-12-02 2007-05-15
Genre(s)	Survival horror
Mode(s)
Rating(s)	CERO: C (Ages 15 and up) ESRB: M (Mature)
Platform(s)	Wii
Media	Wii optical disc
Input	Wii Remote with nunchuk

Escape from Bug Island (Necro-Nesia in Japan) is a Survival horror video game developed by Spike, revealed for the Wii at E3 2006. In the game, the player uses the analog stick to move the character, shakes the Wii remote to dislodge insects that jump onto the player’s body, and holds back the analog stick and raises the remote to jump.It was a launch title for the Wii in Japan.

Japanese cover art

1 Initial reaction
2 Current build
3 References
4 See Also
5 External links

[edit] Initial reaction

At E³, critical impressions of Escape from Bug Island (then Necro-Nesia) were mostly negative. According to IGN, the gameplay is “void of anything that may resemble fun” ^[1]. Other criticisms include poor graphics, awkward controls (especially during fights), and choppy animation. Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, however, recently awarded the game above-average scores of 8/7/6/7 (28/40 total)^[1]^[2].

[edit] Current build

The game was shown once again at the Japanese Wii conference on the 13 September 2006 in Japan, where it was announced that the game would launch with the console, on 2 December 2006. The brief trailer for the game featured a forest level, possibly the same one from the E³ demo, and a fight with a giant tarantula. The animation system seemed to have been improved, the graphics made smoother and more detailed, and the controls more responsive.^{[citation needed]}

The scheduled US release according to GameSpot is 2007-05-15 under the title Escape From Bug Island and will be published by Eidos Interactive^[3]. According to Nintendo Power, unfavorable reviews of Necro-Nesia prompted Eidos to refine several aspects of the game during localization, including control tweaks and end-of-level wrap-ups.^[4]