Software: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
EngineUnity
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]

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

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC: 78/100[8]
iOS: 80/100[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid7/10[12]
GameSpot6/10[14]
IGN9/10[10]
PC Gamer (US)85/100[11]
Pocket Gamer7/10[13]

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. http://www.gameskinny.com/zmp16/review-hands-on-with-mushroom-11/. 
  2. "Unlike with most fungi I enjoyed Mushroom 11 growing on me". Destructoid. 14 April 2014. http://www.destructoid.com/unlike-with-most-fungi-i-enjoyed-mushroom-11-growing-on-me-273179.phtml. 
  3. "Indie Fund Backing Global Game Jam hit Mushroom 11". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/indie-fund-backing-global-game-jam-hit-mushroom-11/. 
  4. "Unity3D.com". http://unity3d.com/learn/resources/talks/fungi-physics-technical-challenges-and-unique-solutions-mushroom-11s-organic. 
  5. "Indie-Fund". http://indie-fund.com/2012/11/mushroom11/. 
  6. "fsolnews.blogspot.com". http://fsolnews.blogspot.com/. 
  7. Contributor, Alec Meer; Meer, Alec (3 October 2014). "Mushroom 11 Hands-On: The Future Sound Of Fungus". http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/10/03/mushroom-11-release/. 
  8. "Mushroom 11 for PC Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/mushroom-11/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  9. "Mushroom 11 for iPhone/iPad Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/mushroom-11/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad. 
  10. Rad, Chloi (15 October 2015). "Mushroom 11 Review". https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/15/mushroom-11-review. 
  11. Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (15 October 2015). "MUSHROOM 11 REVIEW". https://www.pcgamer.com/mushroom-11-review/. 
  12. Nakamura, Darren (17 October 2015). "Review: Mushroom 11". https://www.destructoid.com/review-mushroom-11-316036.phtml. 
  13. Nakamura, Darren (9 March 2017). "Mushroom 11 review - Just a cool idea or a genuinely great platformer?". https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/073253/mushroom-11-review-just-a-cool-idea-or-a-genuinely-great-platformer/. 
  14. Crossley, Rob (22 October 2015). "Mushroom 11 Review". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mushroom-11-review/1900-6416289/. 
  15. "The Ars Indie Showcase: 30 Games to Watch in 2014". Ars Technica. 5 May 2014. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/05/the-ars-indie-showcase-30-games-to-watch-in-2014/3/. 
  16. "How Mushroom 11 uses self-destruction to build a future". Polygon. 6 May 2014. http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/6/5651152/mushroom-11/. 
  17. "A Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn't About Humans". Kotaku. 21 April 2014. http://kotaku.com/mushroom-11-is-about-destroying-yourself-to-make-progre-1565738719/. 
  18. "IGF.com". 22 September 2016. http://www.igf.com/02finalists.html. 
  19. "Road to the IGF: Untame's Mushroom 11". Gamasutra. 30 January 2014. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/209710/Road_to_the_IGF_Untames_Mushroom_11.php/. 
  20. "Mushroom 11 Review". 15 October 2015. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/10/15/mushroom-11-review. 
  21. "Most Innovative". IGN. Ziff Davis. 2016-01-09. http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2015/Most_Innovative. 

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