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Bug Riders: The Race of Kings

The King of Entymion, Leptus, is about to die. Rather than hold elections or keep the tradition of primogeniture, the next king will be chosen with a race. Not just any race, but a race in which the…

4 December 1997

Bug Riders: The Race of Kings is a fighting developed by n-Space, released 4 December 1997 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Bug Riders: The Race of Kings is

Bug Riders: The Race of Kings is a fighting game developed by n-Space and released in 1997. It was published by GT Interactive Software. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The King of Entymion, Leptus, is about to die. Rather than hold elections or keep the tradition of primogeniture, the next king will be chosen with a race. Not just any race, but a race in which the participants ride on giant bugs. Choose from 22 different contestants, each with unique racing styles and weapon, and try to be the first to the finish line on six tracks. If finishing first is a little too tough, make your bug go faster by using your riding crop. But be careful, or your bug will quit running for you. For those looking for a less-than-honest way to win, collect power-ups and weapons scattered throughout the track to blow past your opponents or blast them out of the sky. And…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Bug Riders: The Race of Kings launched on 4 December 1997, within three weeks of Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing and Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers.

Released around the same time: Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers.

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When did Bug Riders: The Race of Kings come out?
Bug Riders: The Race of Kings was released on 4 December 1997 for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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