Vehicles all seem to have guns that can be rotated and fired in 360 degrees. Enemy troops are emotive and they even have a tall tank which fire shots will roll on the ground and explore on contact. The goose wields a pistol like cannon and can pick up limited use weapons, and when these weapons are picked up a disembodied voice will declare the type of weapon that has been collected. It will be hard to convince me that the developers were NOT fans of SNK’s Metal Slug. When vehicles move, they animate in an exaggerated way that makes it seem like they came out of a cartoon. Explosions look fantastic, bones and shrapnel fly when enemies and their equipment is destroyed. Despite all the grim and gloomy spaces, the colors used are still oddly vibrant. Visually the goose and the environments he runs around are absolutely beautiful. The stages will also feature secret spots and alternate paths which Along the way you’ll be able to procure weaponry, health kits and vehicles which will improve your chances of survival. You’ll mow down hoards of the Void King’s cycloptic minions and even some of the local fauna until you complete your mission. Once you collect your bearings and get a briefing, you’re off guns ablazing to complete your objective. The title is extremely lean on story elements and I literally had to watch trailers to even get a name for the forces the Goose works for.Įach level usually starts with the Goose descending to the surface in an egg pod, performing a landing that would make Ducktales’ Launchpad McQuack proud. What atrocities did the Void King commit and who hired Vark Security to take him down…it’s anyone’s guess. Mighty Goose puts you in the role of an ordinary Goose, imbued with power armor by Vark Security and tasked to hinder the plans of one Void King.
Some may consider these affordances against the spirit of the classic games Mighty Goose is emulating, However, I thought they were helpful, and ensured that the game felt fair and consistently enjoyable.We know what happens when you give a mouse a cookie, but what happens when you give a goose some power armor? Apparently a short but adrenaline pumping romp across 9 stages. These include health and ammo drops scaling to how well you’re doing, and enemies delaying actions if the player has been hit several times. In fact, there are several welcome factors that make Mighty Goose more approachable for all players. However, it fortunately eschews many outdated arcade tropes, like a lives system.
The game can be decently difficult, due to Goose being fairly fragile. The gameplay is fairly standard 2D run and gun gameplay, with some platforming challenges thrown in.
It doesn’t have any gameplay benefit, but it is certainly hilarious. Bonus points for having a totally gratuitous “honk at your enemies” button. Similar to Gato Roboto, much of the game’s surreal charm comes from Mighty Goose just acting like a goose, while everyone else talks normally. It’s a simple but effective premise, told through mid-mission dialogue and short cutscenes. Mighty Goose follows the exploits and adventures of the titular bounty hunter, a goose in a mech suit who travels the galaxy in his starship righting wrongs and hunting the enigmatic Void King. While retro nostalgia is a well many indie developers have drawn from, Mighty Goose fortunately balances its arcade influence with modern game design that makes for an engaging little package that any shooter fan can have fun with. Joining Untitled Goose Game in the oddly specific “indie games centred around mischievous waterfowl” genre is Mighty Goose, a love letter to classic arcade run and gun games, featuring a bounty hunter goose in power armour for some strange reason.
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