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Platform
Game Boy Advance
Genres
Action · Adventure
Player Perspective
Third person
Developers
Artificial Mind & Movement
Publishers
Midway Games
Release date
July 24, 2006

Summary

Playing as Lucas in The Ant Bully feels like stepping into a tiny, bustling world where every jump and climb happens automatically – the game’s 3D third‑person view handles context‑sensitive actions with a single button press, so you can focus on the chaos of ant‑sized adventure. Each mission is a self‑contained challenge that blends enemy combat with item collection, and the linear design keeps the pacing tight, pushing you forward from one quirky set piece to the next.

Success is measured in medals: gold nets 50 points, silver 30, bronze 10, and once you rack up 300 points you unlock a new ability that spices up the next round of missions. The variety of weapons you can wield adds a classic action‑adventure flavor, letting you clear obstacles and foes in whatever style feels right. Though the GBA version earned mixed reviews, the core loop of medals, upgrades, and fast‑paced missions still offers a nostalgic bite of the movie’s charm.

Storyline

In The Ant Bully (Game Boy Advance), players control Lucas Nickle, a boy who is magically shrunk after bullying an ant colony. He must navigate his backyard from the cactus garden to a spider’s lair, living the dangerous life of an ant.

Along the way Lucas battles the local wasp hive and an exterminator who threatens the colony. He uses a dart bow to shoot the exterminator’s ear, avoids the man’s hands and poison, then blinds him with a larva‑silk squirter.

After the wasps sting the exterminator in the rear, Lucas collects the final fire crystals, restores his normal size, and completes his transformation from recluse to hero.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Single