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Mutant Mudds
By Renegade Kid, released 1 Jan 2012
- Microsoft Windows
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation Vita
- Nintendo 3DS
What it is
Mutant Mudds is a pixel-art platformer from Renegade Kid starring Max, a 2D hero equipped with a jetpack and water cannon. Max can move between foreground and background playfields, using that layered movement to traverse levels and fight the Mutant Mudds while searching for Water Sprites. The listed content includes 80 levels across five worlds and nine art themes, plus 20 ghost levels and 20 Grannie levels aimed at veteran players. Power-ups open access to secret level doorways, and additional playable characters can be unlocked. The game has single-player play, Steam achievements, trading cards, cloud saves, leaderboards and Family Sharing, with partial controller support. It released on Windows on November 21, 2013; the listed platforms also include PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS.
What players like, and what they don't
- 80 levels span five worlds and nine art themes.
- Jetpack movement connects foreground and background playfields.
- 20 ghost levels and 20 Grannie levels are included.
- Steam leaderboards track level completion times.
- Steam lists only partial controller support.
- The Steam platform listing is Windows only.
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a pixel-art platformer with layered 2D movement, collectible objectives and extra challenge levels.
Mutant Mudds centers its platforming on moving between layered playfields and gathering Water Sprites. Its listed level set includes separate ghost and Grannie challenges alongside the main content.
