Mushroom Men and Mushroom Minigames
Screens of Red Fly Studio's Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars are, in general, a joy to look at, not just because of technically lovely graphics, but because of creepy mood lighting and the ridiculous detail that went into modeling the mundane world in which the little guys wage their battles. We have kind of a systematic distrust of screenshots, but we've seen Mushroom Men and we can confirm that it looks great.
These screens feature the same level we've seen previously, but it's the one with the giant mutated bunnies, so we don't mind. We're looking forward to the game's release so we can see more environments, though. There's also a puzzle-based minigame that appears to be based on Pipe Dream -- we're guessing it's the one on the minigame menu titled "Morel Mine Car." We'll try not to dwell on it. Nothing wrong with minigames, but we really hope we aren't forced to play Pipe Dream.
These screens feature the same level we've seen previously, but it's the one with the giant mutated bunnies, so we don't mind. We're looking forward to the game's release so we can see more environments, though. There's also a puzzle-based minigame that appears to be based on Pipe Dream -- we're guessing it's the one on the minigame menu titled "Morel Mine Car." We'll try not to dwell on it. Nothing wrong with minigames, but we really hope we aren't forced to play Pipe Dream.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sisyphus @ Oct 30th 2008 11:31AM
I want to stop hearing about this game and purchase it already, geesh.
WalkingCarpet @ Oct 30th 2008 1:19PM
This game does look really interesting... I might pick it up eventually, but there are other games that are a bit higher on my list of priorities like The Conduit and De Blob. Maybe once the thing comes out and I see it in action, I'll bump it up on the list.
Being a gamer on a budget sucks...
Steve Galgas @ Oct 30th 2008 1:58PM
The demonic mushroom motif is not really my thing, but besides that, I think this is one of the best-looking games on Wii so far, by far!! I'm really digging the lighting and color, and the textures seem surprisingly crisp.
Jeff Mills @ Nov 3rd 2008 10:25AM
The minigames are totally optional. They're part of the Gallery level where you look at unlocked concept art and listen to the music. We wanted to give the player something more to do while listening to the Les Claypool tracks and other music, so we built a few little time-passers to fidget with while the music plays.