Mush (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Motion Twin |
| Release | French: 14 January 2013 English: 5 November 2013 |
| Genre(s) | Simulation, RPG |
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Mush was [1] a browser-based free-to-play multiplayer game by the French company Motion Twin.[2] The game was first available in French on 14 January 2013.[3][4] From August 2013, the English version of the game was in closed beta phase, which ended before 5 November 2013 when the game went live.[5][6][7]
The plot of the game, wherein an alien entity (the titular "Mush") takes over some of the 16 people on a spaceship and the players attempt to uncover their identities, has been compared to John Carpenter's 1982 film The Thing.[5][8]
As of 24 November 2023, the publisher's website reported that the game was no longer available.[9]
Plot and Gameplay
[edit]Players choose from a roster of characters, each with specified roles and skills (such as chef, pilot, scientist, etc.) and must work together with fifteen other players to attend to various tasks on the spacecraft Daedalus. Two of these players are infected with the "Mush", a malevolent alien pathogen. The goal of the Mush players is to covertly conquer and infect the rest of the ship, or slay every living human.[2][6] Each player is allotted action points and movement points which are recharged every "cycle" (three hours of real time). There are life points and moral points too. If one of these reaches 0, the player dies.[10]
The graphics utilize pixel art and isometric projection.
Reception
[edit]Mush was awarded the Originality Award at 2013’s European Indie Game Days.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Motion Twin". mush.twinoid.com. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ a b Hindman, Beau (6 September 2013). "MMObility: Motion Twin's Mush conjures delightfully paranoid gameplay". Massively. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "MUSH : Sortie Officielle ! - Twinoid". twinoid.com (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Encyclopedia, tips and tools for the game Mush". Mush.tips. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ a b Khaw, Cassandra (2 September 2013). "John Carpenter's The Thing Goes Viral". USGamer. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ a b "MUSH - In space, nobody hears it teem..." GamaSutra (Press release). 20 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Award-winning Mush is LIVE!". twinoid.com/en. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Priestman, Chris (22 April 2013). "Mush: Find The Imposter Among The Crew in This Intense Social Game". Indie Statik. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Motion Twin". mush.twinoid.com. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Rose, Mike (12 November 2013). "Mush Review". Gamezebo. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Multiplayer mystery game Mush launches today" (Press release). Gamasutra. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)
- Official website (in English)
- Lafleuriel, Erwan (27 March 2013). "Mush: Interview avec Motion Twin" [Mush: Interview with Motion Twin] (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2014.