<s>
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Realtime	O
Associates	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
originally	O
for	O
its	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
just	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
launch	O
there	O
;	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1995	O
;	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Beam	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
examples	O
of	O
3D	O
platforming	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
platform	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
around	O
Bug	B-Application
,	O
a	O
green	O
bug	B-Application
–	O
and	O
Hollywood	O
actor	O
–	O
who	O
hopes	O
to	O
gain	O
fame	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
villainous	O
Queen	O
Cadavra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
being	O
considered	O
a	O
possible	O
mascot	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bug	O
Too	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
"	O
Bug	B-Application
Island	O
"	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
worlds	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
three	O
levels	O
each	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
last	O
level	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
mandatory	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
ends	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
jumps	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
Bug	B-Application
Stop	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
then	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
proceed	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
level	O
contains	O
collectable	O
items	O
:	O
1-UPs	O
supply	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
,	O
collecting	O
a	O
heart	O
will	O
restore	O
one	O
hit	O
point	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
whereas	O
Bug	B-Application
Juice	O
will	O
fully	O
replenish	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
coin	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
bonus	O
round	O
whereby	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
win	O
more	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
Bug	B-Application
Juice	O
,	O
they	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
come	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
"	O
spit	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
zap	O
"	O
attacks	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
allows	O
Bug	B-Application
to	O
fire	O
missiles	O
made	O
out	O
of	O
saliva	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
unleashes	O
a	O
bolt	O
of	O
electricity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
featured	O
in	O
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
Bug	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
Hollywood	O
actor	O
hoping	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
"	O
biggest	O
break	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
lead	O
role	O
in	O
an	O
upcoming	O
action	O
film	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
his	O
family	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
his	O
pet	O
,	O
Maggot	O
Dog	O
,	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
,	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
his	O
mother	O
and	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
villainous	O
Queen	O
Cadavra	O
and	O
must	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
conceptualized	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
candidates	O
for	O
mascots	B-Application
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
upcoming	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
console	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
candidates	O
were	O
2.5D	O
platformers	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
(	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
shortly	O
before	O
Bug	O
!,	O
at	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
)	O
and	O
Astal	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
declared	O
that	O
Bug	B-Application
was	O
the	O
character	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realtime	O
Associates	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
then	O
used	O
to	O
pre-render	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
and	O
then	O
convert	O
them	O
into	O
sprites	O
–	O
in	O
similar	O
vein	O
to	O
the	O
process	O
used	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
ideas	O
we	O
were	O
n't	O
able	O
to	O
include	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
wait	O
animation	O
 '	O
where	O
Bug	B-Application
was	O
going	O
to	O
leap	O
up	O
and	O
come	O
down	O
right	O
in	O
your	O
face.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
platform	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
150,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
had	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
behind	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
"	O
BUG	B-Application
!	I-Application
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Bug	O
Too	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
84	O
percent	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
aggregate	O
of	O
two	O
reviews	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
has	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
55%	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
aggregate	O
of	O
two	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
all	O
called	O
them	O
impressive	O
,	O
with	O
Sushi-X	O
elaborating	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
cute	O
,	O
high-tech	O
graphics	O
really	O
show	O
off	O
what	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
can	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
McNamara	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
were	O
its	O
strongest	O
feature	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
amazing	O
"	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
best	O
part	O
of	O
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Nutter	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
felt	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
in	O
true	O
3D	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
declared	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
really	O
smooth	O
and	O
visually	O
stunning	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
described	O
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
as	O
a	O
showcase	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
"	O
dazzling	O
3D-style	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amalio	O
Gomez	O
of	O
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
praised	O
the	O
sprite	O
renderings	O
and	O
3D	O
environments	O
as	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
power	O
and	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McNamara	O
disliked	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
of	O
the	O
Bug	B-Application
character	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
"	O
Gex-wanta-be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weigand	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
jazz	O
music	O
,	O
vocals	O
,	O
and	O
underscore	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
too	O
disapproved	O
of	O
Bug	B-Application
's	O
annoying	O
and	O
"	O
nasal	O
one-liners	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reed	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
audio	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
chipset	O
was	O
not	O
used	O
to	O
its	O
full	O
potential	O
as	O
it	O
produced	O
lacklustre	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Reed	O
believed	O
that	O
Bug	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
samples	O
were	O
"	O
very	O
unfortunate	O
"	O
and	O
irritating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Semrad	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Bug	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
put	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
on	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
