Mushroom Wars 2
{{Short description|2016 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Mushroom Wars 2
| image =
| developer = Zillion Whales
| publisher = Zillion Whales
| series = Mushroom Wars
| engine = Unity
| platforms = Android, iOS, tvOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
| released = iOS, tvOS, Windows, Android{{video game release|WW|October 13, 2016}}
Switch{{video game release|WW|July 5, 2018}}
| genre = Real-time strategy
}}
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, tvOS, Android and Microsoft Windows via Steam on October 13, 2016{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/283308/Mushroom_Wars_2_awardwinning_action_realtime_strategygame_launches_exclusively_on_iOS_and_Apple_TV.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023144326/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/283308/Mushroom_Wars_2_awardwinning_action_realtime_strategygame_launches_exclusively_on_iOS_and_Apple_TV.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2016|title=Gamasutra - The Art & Business of Making Games|website=www.gamasutra.com|access-date=2016-12-06}} and on Nintendo Switch on July 5, 2018. The game is also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playground.ru/blogs/other/mushroom_wars_2_gribnaya_legenda_vozvraschaetsya-217971/|title=Блоги / Mushroom Wars 2 - грибная легенда возвращается|website=PlayGround.ru|date=22 October 2016 |language=ru-RU|access-date=2016-12-19}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/457730/|title=Mushroom Wars 2 on Steam|website=store.steampowered.com|access-date=2016-12-19}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Mushroom+Wars+2/news.asp?c=71735|title=Galcon-like Mushroom Wars 2 is out now on iOS|newspaper=Pocket Gamer|access-date=2016-12-23}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://2p.com/45294444_1/Real-time-Strategy-Action-Game-Mushroom-Wars-2-Outs-on-iOS--Apple-TV-Today-by-Baako.htm|title=Real-time Strategy Action Game Mushroom Wars 2 Outs on iOS / Apple TV Today|website=2P.com|access-date=2016-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119051825/http://2p.com/45294444_1/Real-time-Strategy-Action-Game-Mushroom-Wars-2-Outs-on-iOS--Apple-TV-Today-by-Baako.htm|archive-date=2017-01-19|url-status=dead}}
Gameplay
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.{{Cite web|url=http://2p.com/45294444_1/Real-time-Strategy-Action-Game-Mushroom-Wars-2-Outs-on-iOS--Apple-TV-Today-by-Baako.htm|title=Real-time Strategy Action Game Mushroom Wars 2 Outs on iOS / Apple TV Today|website=2P.com|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119051825/http://2p.com/45294444_1/Real-time-Strategy-Action-Game-Mushroom-Wars-2-Outs-on-iOS--Apple-TV-Today-by-Baako.htm|archive-date=2017-01-19|url-status=dead}} Skirmish mode also lets players fight against artificial intelligence opponents (computer-controlled).{{Cite news|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Mushroom+Wars+2/news.asp?c=71735|title=Galcon-like Mushroom Wars 2 is out now on iOS|newspaper=Pocket Gamer|access-date=2017-01-18}}
Before the match, players choose one of several hero characters from four 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pockettactics.com/news/out-now-encapsulated-edition/|title=Out Now: Encapsulated Edition|website=Pocket Tactics|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-date=2017-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075001/http://www.pockettactics.com/news/out-now-encapsulated-edition/|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Mushroom+Wars+2/review.asp?c=71753|title=Mushroom Wars 2 Review|newspaper=Pocket Gamer|access-date=2017-01-18}} 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
Concept of Mushroom Wars 2 was formalized in 2014, when some of the developers of the original Mushroom Wars joined developer Zillion Whales.{{Cite news|url=https://dtf.ru/2610-mushroom-wars-2-put-ot-koncepta-do-reliza|title=Mushroom Wars 2: путь от концепта до релиза|last=Сигабатулин|first=Алексей|newspaper=DTF|language=ru|access-date=2017-01-18}} 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,{{Cite news|url=https://e2f.com/6213/|title=GDC2016: Day 2|newspaper=e2f|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-date=2017-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119054139/https://e2f.com/6213/|url-status=dead}} Gamescom in Cologne. The game is developed using Unity with custom C++ render-plugin.
Reception
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{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 76/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mushroom-wars-2/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Mushroom Wars 2 for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=2018-11-26}}
NS: 72/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mushroom-wars-2/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Mushroom Wars 2 for Switch Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=2018-11-26}}
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=Awards=
- Best Strategy Game at WNConf 2016{{Cite news|url=http://blog.appodeal.com/blog/2016/07/08/10th-white-nights-gaming-business/|title=10th White Nights Gaming Business Conference Lights Up St. Petersburg - Appodeal|date=2016-07-08|newspaper=Appodeal|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222153805/http://blog.appodeal.com/blog/2016/07/08/10th-white-nights-gaming-business/|archive-date=2016-12-22|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://dtf.ru/2610-mushroom-wars-2-put-ot-koncepta-do-reliza|title=Mushroom Wars 2: путь от концепта до релиза|newspaper=DTF|access-date=2016-12-19}}
- Best in Show at VK Fest 2016{{Cite news|url=https://vc.ru/p/mushroom-wars-2|title=Mushroom Wars 2: рассказ российских разработчиков о том, какой путь прошла игра от концепта до релиза|newspaper=vc.ru|access-date=2016-12-19|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202235545/https://vc.ru/p/mushroom-wars-2|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://vk.com/fest?w=page-86529522_51697631|title=Релиз игры Mushroom Wars 2|website=vk.com|access-date=2016-12-19}}
- Igromania Choice Award at VK Fest 2016{{Cite web|url=http://app2top.ru/industry/nam-napisali-iz-foh-s-pros-boj-pokazat-gejmplej-igry-v-e-pizode-odnogo-iz-serialov-zillion-whales-o-pervy-h-rezul-tatah-zapuska-mushroom-wars-2-88604.html|title="Нам написали из Fох с просьбой показать геймплей игры в эпизоде одного из сериалов", — Zillion Whales о первых результатах запуска Mushroom Wars 2 {{!}} App2Top|website=app2top.ru|date=19 October 2016|access-date=2016-12-19}}
- Best Mobile Game Nominee at DevGamm{{Cite news|url=http://devgamm.com/minsk2016/ru/devgamm_awards_nominees_reveal/|title=Награда ждет своего героя: номинанты DevGAMM Awards|date=2016-10-28|newspaper=DevGAMM Minsk 2016|language=ru-RU|access-date=2016-12-19}}
- One of the Best App Store Games of 2016, according to Apple{{Cite web|url=http://actualapple.com/apple-has-named-the-best-apps-and-games-of-2016-in-the-russian-app-store/|title=Apple has named the best apps and games of 2016 in the Russian App Store {{!}} ActualApple.com|website=actualapple.com|access-date=2016-12-19}}
- Best Mobile Game at GTP Indie Cup 2017{{Cite web|url=https://vk.com/gtpindiecup?w=wall-125027494_418|title=Wall|website=vk.com|access-date=2017-03-20}}
- Best Multiplayer Game at Indie Prize, Casual Connect Asia 2017{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamesauce.biz/2017/05/17/indie-prize-singapore-2017-winners-revealed/|title=Объявлены победители Indie Prize Singapore 2017 {{!}} gamesauce.biz|website=gamesauce.biz|date=18 May 2017|access-date=2017-05-22}}
References
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External links
- [https://mushroomwars2.com Official website]
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