Dr. Muto

Dr. Muto is a fully 3D, free-roaming, third-person action adventure game set in a stylized universe full of fiendish puzzles, mind-bending devices, freakish monstrosities, and twisted comedy. You are Dr. Muto, a maniacal and genius mad scientist whose latest experiment has accidentally destroyed his own home planet--all except for his laboratory.

Released: 19 November 2002
Platforms: Game Boy Advance GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox
Genres: Adventure Platformer Puzzle Strategy
Developers: Midway Games
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action Science fiction Stealth
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB T
Languages: English

About

Dr. Muto is a 2002 platform game developed by Midway Games West. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox on November 11, 2002 and later released for the GameCube on December 17, 2002. An entirely different game with the same name was developed by Digital Eclipse and released for the Game Boy Advance on March 21, 2003. This is the last game designed by Ed Logg.

The game follows Dr. Muto, a maniacal and genius mad scientist whose latest experiment has accidentally destroyed his own home planet. In order to rebuild his world, he steals organic matter from neighboring planets. Dr.

Keywords

maze
female protagonist
multiple protagonists
time limit
snow
level selection
mad scientist
bats
darkness
boss fight
anthropomorphism
throwing weapons

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

In the game, Dr. Muto has the ability to morph into many creatures, and use a variety of gadgets to get through the game. Dr. Muto is able to turn into 5 different creatures with the use of the Splizz Gun in the game.

These can be unlocked by collecting items like isotopes and animal DNA. These morphs also have special extras. There are seven different gadgets Dr. Muto can use.

Story

Dr. Muto, a mad scientist, built a machine that would provide free, renewable energy for his home planet of Midway. However, the machine was sabotaged by Muto's rival, Professor Burnital, causing it to malfunction and destroy the planet. Dr.

Muto and his laboratory survived. Now, Dr. Muto plans to build a machine called the Genitor 9000 that will rebuild Midway. However, the pieces necessary to assemble and run the machine are scattered across a number of neighboring planets and must be collected.

Reception

The game received mixed reviews, garnering a score of 70 on Metacritic. Hilary Goldstein of IGN gave the game an 8.5 out of 10, stating that Muto has "sly humor, difficult challenges, and some fantastic gameplay elements."

Electronic Gaming Monthly said the game failed to impress, particularly compared to similar games such as Ratchet & Clank and Super Mario Sunshine and that the control, in-game camera, and graphics were "a muddy mess that conspire to wring out almost all the fun."