Mothergunship
{{Short description|2018 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Mothergunship
| image = Mothergunship logo.jpeg
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| caption =
| developer = Grip Digital
Terrible Posture Games
| publisher = Grip Digital
| series =
| engine = Unreal Engine 4
| platforms = Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
| released = July 17, 2018
| genre = First-person shooter
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Mothergunship is a bullet hell roguelike first-person shooter video game developed by Grip Digital and Terrible Posture Games and released on July 17, 2018.
Gameplay
The game is made as a blend of first-person shooter and bullet hell, but also has a gun crafting mechanism, which is essential to the gameplay. The levels are procedurally generated, making each playthrough unique.{{cite web| url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/10/mothergunship-is-intense-first-person-bullet-hell-madness| title=Mothergunship Is Intense, First-Person, Bullet Hell Madness| date=2017-03-10| publisher=IGN| accessdate=2017-04-27| archive-date=2017-05-18| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518034106/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/10/mothergunship-is-intense-first-person-bullet-hell-madness| url-status=live}} The game allows cooperative gameplay online.
Development
The developers released a demo in May 2018 to show how the gun crafting would work in the game.{{cite web| url=https://www.pcgamer.com/mothergunship-demo-teaches-the-finer-points-of-gun-crafting/| title=Mothergunship demo teaches the finer points of gun-crafting| date=2018-05-24| publisher=PC Gamer| accessdate=2018-05-27| archive-date=2018-05-27| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527161631/https://www.pcgamer.com/mothergunship-demo-teaches-the-finer-points-of-gun-crafting/| url-status=live}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 72/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mothergunship/ | title=Mothergunship | website=Metacritic }}
PS4: 78/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mothergunship/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 | title=Mothergunship critic reviews | website=Metacritic }}
XONE: 77/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mothergunship/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one | title=Mothergunship critic reviews | website=Metacritic }}
| OC = 75%{{cite web | url=https://opencritic.com/game/6378/mothergunship | title=Mothergunship Reviews | date=17 July 2018 }}
54% Critics Recommend
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The game received "mixed to avenrge reviews" according to review aggregator website Metacritic. 54% of critics recommend the game on OpenCritic.
Spin-off
A VR spin-off titled Mothergunship: Forge was announced on March 22, 2022 and has been released on June 16, 2022 for Steam VR and Meta Quest 2.{{cite web | url=https://cogconnected.com/preview/mothergunship-forge-preview/ | title=MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE Lets You Choose How You Want to die | date=4 April 2022 }}
References
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External links
- {{Official|http://www.mothergunship.com/}}
Category:First-person shooters
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Terrible Posture Games games
Category:Unreal Engine 4 games
Category:Video games developed in the Czech Republic
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Video games using procedural generation
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