In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
| Mushroom Wars 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Zillion Whales |
| Publisher(s) | Zillion Whales |
| Series | Mushroom Wars |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | iOS, tvOS, Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | iOS, tvOS |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer single-player |
Mushroom Wars 2 is a real-time strategy video game, developed and published by Zillion Whales. It is the sequel to Mushroom Wars, and was released on iOS and tvOS on October 13, 2016.[1] Versions for Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Android are expected to follow soon.[2]
The game is set in a fictional woodland world, where armies of mushrooms face off in dynamic real-time strategy battles. The player picks one of the heroes, characters with unique abilities, to lead the mushroom armies and commands them to take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes with leagues, ranked matches and award system or single-player campaigns with customizable difficulty settings.[3][4]
Building upon the core Mushroom Wars gameplay, Mushrooms Wars 2 features four campaign episodes, one for each tribe of mushroom folk, and competitive multiplayer for up to four people with two-player cooperative mode.[5]
Gameplay[edit]
In Mushroom Wars 2, players command armies in dynamic short-session matches, capturing buildings of opponents, which requires strategic resource management, fast reflexes, and the ability to oversee up to thousands of units at once.
Mushroom Wars 2 features four episodes of story-driven campaign, 50 missions each. A plotless multiplayer mode with custom game option lets players try out new strategies with up to three friends in free-for-all or team-based matches.[6] Skirmish mode also lets players fight against artificial intelligence opponents (computer-controlled).[7]
War of legends red fury. Before the match, players choose one of several hero characters from 4 mushroom tribes: Shrooms - Rudo or Ayner, Proteus - Marty'O or Cree, Shii'Moris - Stella or Trini, Grims - Pahom or Ankh. Each character has different skills attributable to his specific tribe and applicable to a certain territory or certain buildings.[8] Special abilities bar is filled by the souls of soldiers who die in battles, so the more player fights, the faster he can open one of four unique skills of his character.
There are three types of buildings: villages that produce units, towers that defend a certain radius of territory and forges that create weapons to make the army stronger. Villages can be upgraded three times - the higher the level of upgrade, the more units they fit in and produce troopers faster. Towers can also be upgraded three times, each time increasing their effective radius and rate of attacks. Forges cannot be upgraded. Buildings can be converted into buildings of other types and back.
Players expand their influence on the map by growing armies in the base villages they start from and by capturing neutral buildings or the ones of opponents.[9] There are several winning conditions, different for each match: destroying all the opposing armies by capturing all the buildings on the map; capturing specific buildings faster than the opponents; being first to have the points counted down to zero. A player is defeated if all of his units are destroyed, it also takes capturing all of his buildings.
Development[edit]
Concept of Mushroom Wars 2 was formalized in 2014, when some of the developers of the original Mushroom Wars joined developer Zillion Whales.[10] As soon as the first playable prototype was created, the team started showcasing the game at various conferences, e.g. Comic Con in St. Petersburg, GDC in San Francisco,[11]Gamescom in Cologne. The game is developed using Unity with custom C++ render-plugin.[12]
Reception[edit]
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Awards[edit]
- Best Strategy Game at WNConf 2016[15][16]
- Best in Show at VK Fest 2016[12][17]
- Igromania Choice Award at VK Fest 2016[18]
- Best Mobile Game Nominee at DevGamm[19]
- One of the Best App Store Games of 2016, according to Apple[20]
- Best Mobile Game at GTP Indie Cup 2017[21]
- Best Multiplayer Game at Indie Prize, Casual Connect Asia 2017[22]
References[edit]
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- ^'Блоги / Mushroom Wars 2 - грибная легенда возвращается'. PlayGround.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^'Mushroom Wars 2 on Steam'. store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^'Galcon-like Mushroom Wars 2 is out now on iOS'. Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ^'Real-time Strategy Action Game Mushroom Wars 2 Outs on iOS / Apple TV Today'. 2P.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ^'Real-time Strategy Action Game Mushroom Wars 2 Outs on iOS / Apple TV Today'. 2P.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^'Galcon-like Mushroom Wars 2 is out now on iOS'. Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^'Out Now: Encapsulated Edition'. Pocket Tactics. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^'Mushroom Wars 2 Review'. Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^Сигабатулин, Алексей. 'Mushroom Wars 2: путь от концепта до релиза'. DTF (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^'GDC2016: Day 2'. e2f. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^ ab'Mushroom Wars 2: рассказ российских разработчиков о том, какой путь прошла игра от концепта до релиза'. vc.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^'Mushroom Wars 2 for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^'Mushroom Wars 2 for Switch Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^'10th White Nights Gaming Business Conference Lights Up St. Petersburg - Appodeal'. Appodeal. 2016-07-08. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^'Mushroom Wars 2: путь от концепта до релиза'. DTF. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^'Релиз игры Mushroom Wars 2'. vk.com. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^''Нам написали из Fох с просьбой показать геймплей игры в эпизоде одного из сериалов', — Zillion Whales о первых результатах запуска Mushroom Wars 2 App2Top'. app2top.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^'Награда ждет своего героя: номинанты DevGAMM Awards'. DevGAMM Minsk 2016 (in Russian). 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^'Apple has named the best apps and games of 2016 in the Russian App Store ActualApple.com'. actualapple.com. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^'Wall'. vk.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ^'Объявлены победители Indie Prize Singapore 2017 gamesauce.biz'. gamesauce.biz. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
External links[edit]
One of the Best Games of the Year According to AppleIn Mushroom Wars 2, tribes of feisty mushrooms face off in short, action-packed real-time strategy battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging single-player campaigns. FOUR CAMPAIGN EPISODES - an episode for each tribe of Mushroom folk: brave Shrooms, alien Proteus, amazonian Shii’Moris, necromantic Grims. More than 50 missions in each episode!. ALL-NEW HEROES with unique abilities - choose the one that best fits your play style. FAIR COMPETITIVE MULTIPLAYER - leagues with award system and ranked matches make for fierce competition in up to 4-player battles.
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