There is another mechanic that ties into these weapons and the artifacts you find – scrolls. Vagante doesn’t have much to offer in terms of a story, but does feature RPG-like classes to choose from, all of which can be leveled up and can use different kinds of magic and weapons. Those influences can easily be seen in the game’s action platformer mechanics, which see you trying to avoid falling rocks and other traps while bringing collectibles along to help you stay healthy. But despite its pixel art visuals – another staple of the indie scene – and Spelunky-like influences, we still had a blast playing the game due to the RPG elements it brings with it. Nuke Nine’s Vagante is another console release that first saw the light of day on Steam, where it came out almost four years ago! And although “roguelike” is the flavor of the day these days Vagante must have felt like a breath of fresh air back when it first launched. Let’s hope we won’t have to wait as long for a possible sequel. Mushroom Wars 2 reminds us a bit of the Bitmap Brothers classic Z with its base rush mechanics, though with colorful modern visuals and couch multiplayer-friendly mechanics.
If you like narrative-driven RTS campaigns that’s a bit of a negative, but the short gameplay loop does work great for multiplayer sessions – which are supported in both local and online forms here. The troop count might be different, but with relatively small maps and not a big role for scenery elements these levels quickly blend into one another after a while. The campaign in Mushroom Wars 2 has over 100 levels to complete and even has a storyline woven into it, though you probably won’t be surprised to learn that a lot of levels start to feel overly familiar after a while. It’s a system that ultimately serves one purpose very well – to encourage players to capture bases as quickly as possible. Each hero unit has four special powers, which are charged through troop morale, which you gain by successfully capturing a base. Bases that are yours also generate these troops, though you can also choose to convert them to towers (giving them defensive properties against incoming troops) or workshops – which makes your troops stronger in battle.Īs long as you understand the basics, you can play Mushroom Wars 2, though heroes add another layer of strategical depth that gives you more options. Your main goal is to capture bases on each game map, and you do this by sending over troops.
This isn’t Command & Conquer or Dawn of War, but a game that brings strategy to a much more casual crowd. Just in case you’re not familiar with the franchise, Mushroom Wars doesn’t feature rival factions striving for dominion on earth or in space, but has mushroom men of different colors doing battle with one another. With simplified mechanics and ditto controls, this is the kind of real time strategy that works great with a gamepad, and is accessible enough to have newcomers join in for multiplayer as well. Loosely based on classic RTS games, Mushroom Wars 2 is a rather streamlined approach to the genre with easy to grasp mechanics and relatively short levels – a perfect fit for consoles, we think, and we wonder why it didn’t make the jump sooner.
Its sequel’s been available on Steam since 2017, but it was only recently released on consoles by Zillion Whales – time to get reacquainted. We still fondly remember the original Mushroom Wars, which we played a ton on the PlayStation 3 back in the day. We’re checking our four recent ports today, as we take a look at Mushroom Wars 2, Vagante, Cake Invaders and Trigger Witch. While multi-platform releases are the norm these days, we also see plenty of games getting ported over to other platforms months or even years after their initial release.
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