Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy

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Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy
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Developer(s) Playstos Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: June 27, 2006 [1]
  • PAL: August 25, 2006
Genre(s) Action, platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy is a 2006 action-platform video game developed by Playstos Entertainment and published by Natsume Inc. in North America and by Zoo Digital Publishing in Europe and Africa for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in North America on June 27, 2006 and in Europe on August 25, 2006. It was later released as a "PS2 Classic" port for the PlayStation 3.

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Gameplay

The player takes on the role of Ruff Trigger (voiced by David Gasman), [2] an anthropomorphic canine bounty hunter sent to rescue tiny creatures known as "piglots". A shipment of them has crashed on a foreign planet, sending them all over the place. The player can use different weapons to destroy numerous mechanical enemies that face Ruff on the planet as he rescues the piglets. Other gameplay mechanics include driving sequences, explosive piglots, and a werewolf form that Ruff transforms into when he drinks a substance known as 'Vanocore Power Drink'.

Reception

Ruff Trigger received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (June 28, 2006). "Shippin' Out June 26-30: Over G, Titan Quest, Pirates of the Caribbean". GameSpot . Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ruff".
  3. 1 2 "Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ EGM staff (August 2006). "Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 206. p. 90.
  5. ↑ Gouskos, Carrie (July 17, 2006). "Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy Review". GameSpot . Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (July 31, 2006). "Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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