Underplayed Gems

Mushi Taro (2000)

Mushi Taro cover
Developer
Victor Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Simulator

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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