Mushroom Men Review Roundup

I’ve been scouring gaming sites all morning, checking up on thoughts about the Nintendo Wii’s latest release. The results are interesting to say the least.

The general consensus is that Mushroom Men is a beautifully stylized game, that could use a little more work in the gameplay department.

IGN - 7.9/10: “Mushroom Men is notable for its presentation and art style alone. But while it is visually and aurally unique, the gameplay is pretty generic platforming. And this motion-controlled combat has to go. Still, you could do a lot worse than invest some time in a solid, if commonplace, adventure. If you’ve been jonesing to be immersed in a game world on the Wii, Mushroom Men just might do the trick.”

Game Informer - 5.75/10: “Mushroom Men has a few things going for it, like cool characters and clever sound design. Unfortunately, none of the good stuff has any bearing on the gameplay, which is a total mess. The camera is awful, the level designs are boring, and combat is comprised of whipping the remote around and hoping that you hit something. The addition of telekinesis might have been cool if it worked well, but it’s just frustrating. Throw in some rote collection goals and you’ll find yourself wondering why you’re subjecting yourself to this. Even in the realm of sub-average platformers, you have several better options than Mushroom Men.”

1UP - C: “If Mushroom Men did any sort of justice to its artistry and ambitions, we’d have something special to talk about. Instead, we’re left with a somewhat archaic, unpolished platformer belied by a novel premise and seemingly interesting world to explore. I enjoyed it enough as an introduction to a very cool, deliberate aesthetic, but it’s tough not to desire a Mushroom Men game that executes its ideas more skillfully — never mind one that takes more than five hours to finish.”