Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy

PlayStation exclusive

Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy is a 2006 action-platform video game developed by Playstos Entertainment and published by Natsume in North America and by ZOO Digital Publishing in Europe for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in North America on June 28, 2006 and in Europe on August 25, 2006.

Released: 28 June 2006
Platforms: PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3
Genres: Action Platformer
Developers: Playstos Entertainment
Publishers: Winning Entertainment Group
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action
Country: Italy
Age ratings: ESRB E10+PEGI 7
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian

About

Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy is a 2006 action-platform video game developed by Playstos Entertainment and published by Natsume Inc. in North America and by Zoo Digital Publishing in PAL regions for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in North America on June 27, 2006, and in Europe on August 25, 2006. It was later released as a "PS2 Classic" port in North America on October 2, 2012.

Keywords

anthropomorphism
protagonist's name in the title
shopping
werewolves
recurring boss
ps2 classics

Media

Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player takes on the role of Ruff Trigger (voiced by David Gasman), an anthropomorphic canine bounty hunter sent to rescue tiny creatures known as "piglots" who crashed on a foreign planet. Later, it is revealed that the piglots were created to infiltrate peoples' homes under the guise of being pets before transforming and attacking them.

The player can use different weapons to battle enemies, which are unlocked throughout the game. A key mechanic involves rescuing and transporting piglots, which unlocks minigames.

Development

Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy was announced in July 2002. It was released in North America on June 27, 2006, by Natsume Inc.. In PAL territories it was published by Zoo Digital Publishing on August 25. It was later released on the PlayStation Network as a "PS2 Classic" port in North America on October 2, 2012.

Reception

Ruff Trigger received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. It was criticized for copying the gameplay of Ratchet & Clank.