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Strategy Games I'm usually a Dungeon disciple in Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, but after 2 hours with the latest build, I'm feeling oddly fond of insects

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Band of Bugs swarms Xbox Live Arcade

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By Andy_Robinson published 20 June 2007

Band of Bugs from NinjaBee joins the empty Live Arcade strategy genre this Wednesday

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Microsoft has just sent word on this week's Xbox Live Arcade release, Band of Bugs by Cloning Clyde developer NinjaBee.

Band of Bugs is one of XBLA's first strategy games and comes complete with a full-on level editor which you can use to share custom maps over Xbox Live.

The single-player campaign follows the adventure of young bug Maal as he leads an elite team of bug warriors to protect the kingdom from evil insect enemies. Stand alone missions and a skirmish mode are also available, as well as several varieties of Xbox Live multiplayer.

Expect to see Band of Bugs on Xbox Live Marketplace on Wednesday morning for 800 MS ($10) and click on theImages tab for some tasty screenshots.

Cloning Clyde was one of the better original titles on XBLA, so it's probably worth downloading the trial when this one hits on Wednesday.

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