Venus the Flytrap

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Venus the Flytrap
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Developer(s) Gremlin Graphics
Publisher(s) Gremlin Graphics
Platform(s) Amiga, Atari ST
Release 1990
Genre(s) Side-scrolling
Mode(s) Single-player

Venus the Flytrap is a post-apocalyptic side-scrolling video game released in 1990 for the Amiga and Atari ST.

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Reception

Michael Labiner wrote in Amiga Joker magazine: "Who has tried Venus remains stuck on the fly trap. [...] Gremlin has created an absolute top game [...]" [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Venus review in Amiga Joker issue 04/1990, p. 11, Joker Verlag, Haar here