

This is slightly more interesting than the level-to-level stories. Some shadowy overlord sends a raven out to stop you from interfering with his operations. There’s also some sort of overarching plot happening in the background of this game. And you can have the duck follow you around for the rest of the game if you’d like. It’s literally just called “regular duck”. It’s not, like, a cool cybernetically enhanced duck or anything.
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On the plus side, several of the characters that you are after on the missions end up becoming companions that you can take with you on future levels. These little story beats are a cute framing device, but paying attention to them never motivated me more than the simple hook of “shoot everything and laugh maniacally at the explosions” did.

You might be out to rescue a prisoner or stop a drunk from causing a ruckus. Each level is framed as a mission, with you dropping into an area with a pretty straightforward plot.

The opening slides of Mighty Goose explain that the titular goose, who is equipped with robotic legs and arms, is the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy. The basic controls stay the same from goose to gizmo, so it’s easy to transition for a nice change of pace. Yes, your mech suited goose can hop inside a bigger mech suit, like Iron Man in the Hulkbuster Armor.Įach of these vehicle sections feels really good to play. There are also set pieces where you pilot a full-on tank and a mech suit. It’d be silly if they just flew on their own. You can even use the shop to drop this beast into places it’s not meant to be.Īt some points, your goose can even fly! Well, they fly a jet that is. The machine gun is great for taking on big groups of enemies, plus it just looks cool. You can wheel it around the stage a bit faster than the goose on their own. There’s also a machine-gun equipped, one-wheeled motorcycle that pops up from time to time. In this state you are invulnerable, fire faster, and are just generally more awesome than you were before. Once it’s full, hitting both triggers will cause your goose’s head to burst into flames for a few seconds. A bar on the left side of your screen fills up as you damage enemies and take damage yourself. There’s one more core gameplay principle to keep an eye on in Mighty Goose. This can really help when you find yourself going up against a boss with just the default blaster. In this game, there’s also a built-in shop where you can redeem coins you gather from enemies for a new gun or fresh ammo at any point. Each one you pickup comes with a set amount of ammunition, which led me to switching firearms regularly. The shotgun in particular is ridiculously fun to wield. You’ve got a default arm blaster, plus four others. Throughout the game, you’ll come across a small but satisfying collection of guns. Basically, this is a game where you shoot everything that you can while avoiding getting shot yourself, then move on to find more things to shoot. I turned on the accessibility option to be able to hold the button to rapid-fire and found that way nicer. You can tap to fire rapidly, which is good since most enemies take a few hits to knock out. Throughout the levels, you’ll blast away hordes of enemies who approach from every direction. The basic gameplay in Mighty Goose has you running through side-scrolling levels with some very basic platforming.
