''Stop That Roach!'', known in Japan as , is a

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Gameplay

The video game revolves around an insect exterminator who must kill roaches by any means possible. It is a 1994

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of Koei's 1983

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''Hoi Hoi'' (ホイホイ) for the

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and Fujitsu FM-7. The Game Boy version allows the player to choose between a male hero (Ken) or a female hero (Lilly). Similar in style to later

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games, the ultimate goal for all 100 levels is to protect

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from the invading cockroaches. Each level is played out in a

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manner. Players have four options: they can either attempt to walk into the next square, attempt to scare a cockroach, attempt to kill the cockroach or skip their current turn. Allowing the insects to succeed means that the player loses the round and has the choice of either retrying it or accepting a "

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." The game starts out as relatively simple, until the seventh round, where the complexity of the level design becomes an issue.

Reception

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'' gave the game a positive review, summarizing it as "a very funny offbeat game." Jonathan Gagnon

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gave the game a rating of 56% and criticized the game's poor replay value and sound effects. He considered the game " otvery good", but unique for its options to skip levels and see the moves needed to win.

References

External links

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