![]() ![]() Your enemies won't just be poisonous mushrooms, incidentally, other types plants and vegetables appeared in some of the concept art, and we're told that you'll also have to deal with rats, spiders, and the like. Examples of the kinds of weapons that you might be able to construct include razorblade axes, matchstick-and-jack flails, and various lethal-looking devices that incorporate staple removers, chewing gum, pieces of string, and all kinds of other garbage in their workings. We're told that the system will give you the freedom to design your own weapons using everyday human objects that you find as you progress through the game. ![]() Scavenged items like the clothes pegs will purportedly play heavily into Mushroom Men's combat system, which incorporates what the developer is calling a "scav" system. And in one sequence we saw a mushroom exploring a mole tunnel in which some kind of railway had been constructed using clothes pegs. We saw a mushroom exploring a garden shed with the aid of a sticky-hand toy, which was employed as a grappling hook, and its own mushroom cap, with which it was able to glide. The mushrooms' battleground is here on Earth, but since they're only a few inches tall those theatres of war take the form of gardens and other locales in which everyday objects become huge environmental features. The Wii version of Mushroom Men wasn't playable at the event, but we were invited to check out plenty of concept art of the game as well as some early gameplay footage. The edible mushrooms are at war with the poisonous ones, and you'll be playing this third-person action game as one of the edibles. ![]() The two games are quite different, but both are set in a world where mushrooms are sentient, mobile beings who, in a bold display of their humanlike intelligence, have become embroiled in a civil war. During a recent visit to the Gamecock Media Group's EiEiO event in Santa Monica we had an opportunity to meet with representatives of Red Fly Studio, who are currently working on Mushroom Men games for both the Wii and the DS. ![]()
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