Mushroom 11

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Mushroom 11
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Developer(s) Untame
Publisher(s) Untame
Producer(s) Kara Kono
Designer(s) Itay Keren
Programmer(s) Itay Keren
Artist(s)
  • Simon Kono
  • Julia Keren-Detar
Writer(s) Itay Keren
Composer(s) The Future Sound of London
Engine Unity
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: October 15, 2015
Genre(s) Puzzle-platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Mushroom 11 is a 2015 puzzle-platform game developed and published by Untame. [1] The game is a 2D side-scroller where players control a green mushroom by deleting parts of cells while it simultaneously regrows. The mushroom can be split and shaped to solve puzzles. [2]

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Development

The game was started at the 2012 Global Game Jam event at New York University. [3] Mushroom 11 uses the game engine Unity. [4] It has also been supported by the Indie Fund. [5] The music for the game was licensed from The Future Sound of London. [6] [7]

Reception

Mushroom 11 received positive early critical response for the game's unique mechanic and theme. [15] [16] [17] It was a finalist for the IGF 2014 Excellence in Design. [18] [19] IGN awarded it a score of 9.0 out of 10, saying "Mushroom 11 is a strange and unique game that reshapes the way you think about its puzzles." [20]

Mushroom 11 was nominated by IGN for its "Most Innovative" game of 2015 award. [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Hands On with Mushroom 11". GameSkinny. 22 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Unlike with most fungi I enjoyed Mushroom 11 growing on me". Destructoid. 14 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Indie Fund Backing Global Game Jam hit Mushroom 11". Joystiq.
  4. ↑ "Unity3D.com".
  5. ↑ "Indie-Fund".
  6. ↑ "fsolnews.blogspot.com".
  7. ↑ Contributor, Alec Meer; Meer, Alec (3 October 2014). "Mushroom 11 Hands-On: The Future Sound Of Fungus". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ "Mushroom 11 for PC Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  9. ↑ "Mushroom 11 for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  10. ↑ Nakamura, Darren (17 October 2015). "Review: Mushroom 11". Destructoid . Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Crossley, Rob (22 October 2015). "Mushroom 11 Review". GameSpot . Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Rad, Chloi (15 October 2015). "Mushroom 11 Review". IGN . Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (15 October 2015). "MUSHROOM 11 REVIEW". PC Gamer . Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  14. ↑ Nakamura, Darren (9 March 2017). "Mushroom 11 review - Just a cool idea or a genuinely great platformer?". Pocket Gamer . Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "The Ars Indie Showcase: 30 Games to Watch in 2014". Ars Technica. 5 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "How Mushroom 11 uses self-destruction to build a future". Polygon. 6 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "A Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn't About Humans". Kotaku. 21 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "IGF.com". 22 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "Road to the IGF: Untame's Mushroom 11". Gamasutra. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Mushroom 11 Review". 15 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Most Innovative". IGN. Ziff Davis. 2016-01-09. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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