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Mushroom Men


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
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Screenshots updated Aug 7, 2008
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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 ...
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
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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
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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
ESRB Rating
Mushroom Men is rated:
Everyone 10+
Mild Fantasy Violence
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