Underplayed Gems

Mushi Taro (2000)

Mushi Taro cover
Developer
Victor Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Simulator

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How it feels

A calm, gentle stroll through nature as a curious boy patiently collects insects around his neighborhood.

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About

Mushi Taro is a great game for all kind of players that loves insects and nature. In the game the player controls a young boy that try to catch all the species of insects that he knows that are around his house. The game use a third person perspective for moving around the game map with the character, once the character find a place with insects the game changes to a first person perspective and features different kinds of species to catch and ways to catch them; Using a net, an insect, the boy hands, etc. Once the boy finishing catching all the species in a place he takes them to his collection and there the player can view all the insects that he catched and see their characteristics.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.