2Awesome Studio has announced its first game as a publisher, teaming up with Awfully Nice Studios to bring The Bug Butcher to Nintendo Switch this summer.

The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side-scroller shoot 'em up game where your main threat comes from above. The core mechanics are heavily inspired by classic arcade shooter Super Pang, a game which tasked you with shooting vertically, but is said to come with its own modern day twists.

You play as Harry, a brash and tenacious exterminator who has a knack for decimating bugs. The publisher has described the game as "pest control with machine guns in space", which we think is a rather nice way of putting it. Feast your eyes on the game's feature list, as well as a couple of screenshots, below.

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Features:
- Chaotic, fast paced action shooting inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang!
- Play solo or in local co-op
- 30 levels and 5 Merciless boss fights crammed with relentless waves of bugs
- Online leaderboards and 3 difficulty modes offer the ultimate challenge
- Upgradeable Weapons and Power-ups to make any trigger happy player smile
- Handcrafted 2D graphics with explosion animations galore
 -Developed by Awfully Nice guys, ported and published by 2Awesome dudes. Can't get better than that!

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The trailer sure does look like this could be a lot of fun, but no specific release date has been given just yet despite the mention of 'summer 2018". Hopefully it'll land on the Switch's eShop soon.

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