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Mushroom Men

Also known as: Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi (DS), Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (Wii)

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If a fungus grows because something else is decomposing, what grows on a rotten mushroom? The answer may be this platforming action adventure, which has great art design and terrible everything else.

Available on: DS , Wii
Genre: Adventure
Release date: Dec 2, 2008
Published by: SouthPeak Interactive
Developed by: Red Fly Studio,Zen Studios

Multiplayer Modes:

Online

2 player CO-OP

4 FLAWED
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Latest Stories

Mushroom Men Confirmed for Europe

SouthPeak Interactive Corporation has today announced that a duo of mighty mushroom games are coming...

DS News from N4G - Mar 11, 2009

Mushroom Men Invade Europe This March

South Peak Games confirm to N-Europe that the Mushroom Men games will hit Europe in March 2009.

DS News from N4G - Feb 4, 2009

Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi

A succulent 'shroom still makes a better entree than an action hero

DS Review - Dec 24, 2008

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Features

Nintendo’s secret New York party!

Behind-the-scenes pics from Nintendo Power’s 20th anniversary bash

Sep 16, 2008

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News

Mushroom Men Confirmed for Europe

SouthPeak Interactive Corporation has today announced that a duo of mighty mushroom games are coming...

News from N4G Mar 11, 2009

Mushroom Men Invade Europe This March

South Peak Games confirm to N-Europe that the Mushroom Men games will hit Europe in March 2009.

News from N4G Feb 4, 2009

Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi wages spore war on...

Back this time last year, it emerged that new studio Red Fly was planning to release a quirky little...

News from N4G Jul 1, 2008

Les Claypool (Primus, The Frog Brigade) joins...

The man who taught us all about Jerry who was a race car driver and Wynona's big brown beaver, who...

News from N4G Apr 14, 2008

EIEIO 2008

Gamecock whips out their goods at the indie event of the year

Mar 13, 2008

Mushroom Men Confirmed for Wii, DS

Newly-formed publisher Gamecock has announced that its upcoming title Mushroom Men will be waging...

News from N4G May 30, 2007

» All 6 Mushroom Men News Stories

Review

A succulent 'shroom still makes a better entree than an action hero

Dec 24, 2008

If a fungus grows because something else is decomposing, what grows on a rotten mushroom? The answer may be this side-view platforming action adventure. Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi has great art design and terrible everything else.As always seems to happen these days, a glowing meteor has crashed to earth, causing all of the various species of mushroom to come to life and develop a sort of aboriginal culture. And because that ...

» Full Mushroom Men Review

Previews

Developer interview - Mushroom Men

We trip out on Dan Borth's 'shrooms

May 14, 2008

Mushroom Men is Red Fly Studio’s first full game, but the team has plenty of previous experience working for the likes of Ion Storm (Deus Ex), Retro Studios (Metroid) and Terminal Reality (Bloodrayne). We traveled all the way to the Mushroom Kingdom (well, Austin, Texas anyway) to have words with Dan Borth, CEO and Creative Director at Red Fly. So you’re currently working on Mushroom Men on the Wii and DS, and the ... » Read Full Mushroom Men preview

Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi - hands-on

Fungal fighters on your DS

Apr 11, 2008

When a glowing jade comet crashes into Earth and spews green funk all over the vegetation, it’s up to a group of - wait for it - Mushroom Men, to traverse the lands and save their tribe. Set for release on the DS later this year, Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi tasks you as one of three spore-bearing fungi and enables you to scavenge your surroundings for makeshift weapons, while beating on mutated baddies. We recently got our hands on an unfinished version, and while a little rough around the edges, definitely provided for an original, clever experience. ... » Read Full Mushroom Men preview

Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi - first look

The fungus will soon be among us

Mar 12, 2008

By now, you’ve probably caught a glance at the eye-popping concept art for Mushroom Men, and you’re as anxious for a look at the actual game as we are. Thankfully, we got that look last week, when we met with the developers in Austin, Texas, to see Mushroom Men in motion.As far as the setup goes, it seems a comet crashed to earth, brought a whole bunch of stuff to life, and plunged the once tiny and ignored world of fungus ... » Read Full Mushroom Men preview

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