''Space Bunnies Must Die!'' is a third-person

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developed by Pulse Entertainment, which renamed itself Jinx midway through development, and published by

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on October 27, 1998 for Microsoft

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. The player character is truck stop waitress and rodeo performer Allison Huxter, who must save the world and her abducted sister from an invading race of mutant bunnies from space. ''Space Bunnies Must Die!'' was pitched to

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and

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as a humorous

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Gameplay

''Space Bunnies Must Die!'' has a run-jump-climb-shoot style of gameplay, similar to the early ''

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'' series. The game has nine levels, of varying levels of difficulty. On successfully completing those levels, there is a final level.

Reception

Criticized for its bland gameplay, confusing levels, and game-breaking glitches, ''Space Bunnies Must Die!'' received mixed reviews according to the

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. ''

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'', however, said of the game, "If you overlook the ridiculous plot and don't mind fighting your way through the bugs and smirking bunnies, you might actually enjoy yourself."

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, parent of

, invested heavily in ''Space Bunnies Must Die!''s advertising and development. However, it became a commercial failure: the

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reported sales of 2,458 copies for 1998. The game was one of several missteps by Panasonic Interactive Media that led to its closure in March 1999, with Ripcord Games sold to an anonymous outside group.

References

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* 1998 video games Ripcord Games games Single-player video games Third-person shooters Video games developed in the United States Video games featuring female protagonists Windows games Windows-only games {{Action-adventure-videogame-stub