Video Review: Mushroom Wars
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Article written by colossalblue in Featured Stories, PS3 Reviews, Videos, on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 17:00.
Pros:
- It has hidden depth in the strategy.
- The learning curve is nice and smooth with well-balanced difficulty levels to make things more tricky when you need a challenge.
- It feels like the sort of game you could be dipping in and out of for many months with the Skirmish mode adding a lot of replay-value.
Cons:
- There could be a little more content with a few more maps and possibly another game mode or two for the multiplayer.
- The art style is nice but unimaginative and unfortunately similar to other recent titles.
- No online multiplayer means that the friendless will be stuck with A.I. skirmishes.
Verdict: On the whole Mushroom Wars is a very fun game with little to criticise. The look of it may be similar to other recent PSN titles but it fits with the game-play perfectly and it is the game-play that makes Mushroom Wars stand out. There is a subtle but impressive amount of strategy at certain points and plenty of opportunity to replay this compelling little game.
8/10
Comments
Please note that all comments are the opinion of the individual author and not TheSixthAxis.
Hodgi92 | 04/11/2009 17:05
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hehe
Very funny video review, and very informative.
And, yes, you should have a theme tune
Amphlett | 04/11/2009 17:14
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A theme tune? How about ripping off The Flumps or Terry and June?
I have absolutely no idea why I suggested the above.
Great video review by the way.
colossalblue | 04/11/2009 17:30
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You got your on-screen score too
Ryan1991 | 04/11/2009 18:07
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You could write the theme tune, sing the theme tune. It would be awesome.
gazzagb | 04/11/2009 17:11
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Looks alot like Fat Princess, which i didnt like and the lack of online multiplayer seems really strange.
Nice review though!
matty | 04/11/2009 17:14
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nice review th,is is the first i have heard about it might bave to look into it.
Jumping Monks | 04/11/2009 17:14
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Nice review, I might be tempted to buy this at some point now.
bunimomike | 04/11/2009 17:44
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Lovely stuff, CB… great review. It’s good fun listening to your accent creep through as well.
Equally, this review has tempted me to pop this hallucinogenic wonder into the “if I have a quiet week or two it’ll get purchased” column as up until now it was a no-go.
AcidCrashX | 04/11/2009 19:13
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nice review CB. i’ve done a lot of work in after effects so if you want some transition animations at the start, between sections and for the end. let me know and ill whack something together for you to have a gander at.
tobo_56 | 04/11/2009 19:16
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lol i love this game
Broonba | 04/11/2009 19:34
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Not exactly my “cup of tea”……..but great review though. Nicely informative.
s0602277 | 04/11/2009 19:52
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Does look cute, but probs get Critter Crunch instead.
BadBoyBoogie | 04/11/2009 22:51
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Nice review and a good score…I’m tempted by this one.
Manorhowze | 05/11/2009 03:19
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Good review Peter. After watching your review I decided to purchase this as I wanted a new PSN game and nothing had stood out for me that I didnt already have.
I agree with your point about hidden depth in the strategy. The game is deceptively simple as if you try and pile everyone up in one place for an attack you leave everywhere else vulnerable to counter attack and the game can swing round very quickly from winning to losing.
I intended to put it on for a quick go to see what it was like at about 01:00am, 2 hours later I have just finished so its got that “just one more level” factor to it.
So far I would agree with the review score but I have only had a few hours with it.
Oh and you definitely need a theme tune.
Aitrus | 05/11/2009 09:04
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Nice review cb. I was interested in this, but it hasn’t got a lot of attention, so it’s nice to at least see a review. It looks like my kind of game and I will probably get this down the road.
3shirts | 05/11/2009 10:09
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Seems like online MP might be something they patch in later. The modes are all there but there could have been time constraints so rather than release a buggy online mode they decided to have none, work on it later and then release later.
Maybe
colossalblue | 05/11/2009 12:00
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That was my hope for Rag Doll Kung Fu too…
I imagine it would be easy enough to patch in but whether it would be financially viable to have a team working on net code when Creat seem to have so much else going on is another matter.
Manorhowze | 05/11/2009 13:13
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But it does say “Game experience may change during online play” when you start the game, which implies that it may be patched in at a later date.
btime | 05/11/2009 15:52
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nice review, just what i was looking for as this game had caught my eye but i have too many PSN games that i have only played once to spend this much on it.
now i am off to buy it