''The Muncher'' is a video game for the

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and

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that was released in 1988. It was produced by

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and released by

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. The game involves the monster from '' Chewits'' attacking modern day Japan.

Gameplay

The objective is to cause as much destruction as possible in a 2D setting town. Points are awarded for various buildings destroyed. The monster has fire breath and can destroy buildings in this way.

Reception

The game received generally favorable reviews, with Mark Caswell of Crash magazine calling it "g-r-r-rreat stomping, frazzling, crushing fun!" Duncan MacDonald of

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called it "A large sprite, prehistoric mega-romp and smash-em up with the emphasis on total destruction," but warned the reader, claiming the game had a "syrupy control response."

Legacy

The game was issued on the ''

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'' magazine as a full version game in December 1992.

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* * * 1988 video games Advergames Beam Software games Commodore 64 games Gremlin Interactive games Kaiju video games Single-player video games Video games about food and drink Video games developed in Australia ZX Spectrum games {{action-videogame-stub