Mutant Mudds (2012)
This downloadable 2D platformer, from the creators of Nintendo DS classics Dementium and Moon, requires players to traverse levels made up of three layers of depths in order to vanquish an army of slimy brown monsters.
First released
Jan 26, 2012
Aliases
Mutant Mudds Deluxe
Franchises
Mutant Mudds
Developed by
Renegade Kid
Published by
Renegade Kid, Rainy Frog, Limited Run Games
Platforms
PlayStation Network (PS3), PC, iPhone, iPad, Android, Nintendo 3DS eShop, Wii U, PlayStation Network (Vita), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Platformer
Themes
Sci-Fi
Rating
ESRB: E, PEGI: 3+
Releases
- 3DSE - Mutant Mudds United States
- 3DSE - Mutant Mudds United Kingdom
- IPAD - Mutant Mudds United States
- IPHN - Mutant Mudds United States
- PC - Mutant Mudds (Grannie Edition) United Kingdom
- PC - Mutant Mudds (Grannie Edition) United States
- PS3N - Mutant Mudds Deluxe United States
- PS4 - Mutant Mudds Deluxe United States
- PSNV - Mutant Mudds Deluxe United States
- WiiU - Mutant Mudds Deluxe United States
Community reviews
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Shooting mud mutants is fun, it's official.
I picked this up on the eshop before my recent holiday and ended up playing it pretty much solid for the entire 4 hour flight. It’s a simple Megaman style (I’m currently venturing into my first Megaman experience, Megaman 2) platformer where you run, jump, and shoot stuff. Only you’ve got a water gun and you’re shooting enemies made of mud. Genius. I also enjoy that you have jetpack that jets out water - FLUDD from Mario Sunshine style.
I love the way this game looks, combining 8 bit and 16 bit styles to create eye catching and fun visuals. The game plays well with very solid platforming mechanics where you feel in complete control and shooting those pesky mudds is great fun. The 2.5D situation where you can switch between different levels closer and further away works very well, particularly with the 3D on. The game isn’t massively long however. It only took me about 2 hours to get to and beat the last level and a good 30 mins of that were probably spent trying to beat that last level, which was pretty darn challenging. Once you’ve done this though you can collect all 100 tokens on each of the levels which I enjoyed doing immensely, replaying the well designed levels again even having only just done them was a blast. This allows you to unlock new powers/weapons which in turn let you access the secret levels, of which there is one for each of the 16 levels. I’ll risk my gamer cred by saying that some of these secret missions were a little too challenging for me and got to the point of being frustrating. Largely due to the prevalence of timed on/off platforms going on, something that I’ve always been pretty bad at (damn you Super Mario Galaxy 2 timed platform level that I still can’t beat). I think it’s great there’s some levels that will challenge even the most hardcore of gamers though, and especially as it doesn’t feel essential to do all the secret missions.
I’m glad I waited for the deluxe version thanks to the checkpoints without which I would have likely got very frustrated but the extra missions added in this edition did nothing for me, they featured (as far as I could care to play) only unkillable enemies that you had to dodge which took away one of the funnest parts of the game for me, shooting the mudds, and so I won’t be venturing any further into those.
Overall, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my 4-5 hours with Mutant Mudds Deluxe. I’d totally recommend dropping the £8 it costs to buy this thing. It’s an incredibly fun and polished experience and even if the deluxe addition doesn’t add any good extra levels (you might enjoy them more than me though) the checkpoints are a very welcome addition, especially as they can be turned on or off.
I love the way this game looks, combining 8 bit and 16 bit styles to create eye catching and fun visuals. The game plays well with very solid platforming mechanics where you feel in complete control and shooting those pesky mudds is great fun. The 2.5D situation where you can switch between different levels closer and further away works very well, particularly with the 3D on. The game isn’t massively long however. It only took me about 2 hours to get to and beat the last level and a good 30 mins of that were probably spent trying to beat that last level, which was pretty darn challenging. Once you’ve done this though you can collect all 100 tokens on each of the levels which I enjoyed doing immensely, replaying the well designed levels again even having only just done them was a blast. This allows you to unlock new powers/weapons which in turn let you access the secret levels, of which there is one for each of the 16 levels. I’ll risk my gamer cred by saying that some of these secret missions were a little too challenging for me and got to the point of being frustrating. Largely due to the prevalence of timed on/off platforms going on, something that I’ve always been pretty bad at (damn you Super Mario Galaxy 2 timed platform level that I still can’t beat). I think it’s great there’s some levels that will challenge even the most hardcore of gamers though, and especially as it doesn’t feel essential to do all the secret missions.
I’m glad I waited for the deluxe version thanks to the checkpoints without which I would have likely got very frustrated but the extra missions added in this edition did nothing for me, they featured (as far as I could care to play) only unkillable enemies that you had to dodge which took away one of the funnest parts of the game for me, shooting the mudds, and so I won’t be venturing any further into those.
Overall, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my 4-5 hours with Mutant Mudds Deluxe. I’d totally recommend dropping the £8 it costs to buy this thing. It’s an incredibly fun and polished experience and even if the deluxe addition doesn’t add any good extra levels (you might enjoy them more than me though) the checkpoints are a very welcome addition, especially as they can be turned on or off.