MULE Returns Reviews

Great refresh on a classic

Nytefyr

Wow! That's all I have to say! Excellent job bringing this classic into to present! I hope Telengard is next!

With the latest update the AI seems to be MUCH BETTER. The AI could be a little tougher on standard. The AI is awesomely ruthless on tournament, which is great! Keep up the good work. Looking forward to multiplayer.

Needs work

IAP stinks

Great to see MULE! However this app needs some work. Being a huge fan of MULE on C64 and SPACEHORSE on PC , I was super eager to buy this app. With some tweaking and development this app could be the next Plants V Zombies. Hopefully the developers will listen. 12 rounds instead of 6 would be nice

Save your money

Greg7533677

Loved the original game and graphically this game is a huge improvement. Unfortunately that's the only positive it's got going for it. They removed the strategy of turn order. The controls could not be worse if they tried. You move by clicking where you want to go. How can you screw that up? By not using pathing - you literally run into walls non stop if you click where you want to outfit your mule. So what you end up having to do is back up 4 pixels, move down 6 pixels and then reclick your destination hoping your now clear of the wall. Seriously, did anyone play test this abomination before release? Not worth the money even with the nostalgia factor.

Good Stuff

Gurken-Nagrand

Great remake on one of the all time Atari classics. Putting in multiplayer would make the game sell like crystalite after a pirate raid.

Colossal disappointment

OxcartMC

MULE has a great deal of potential...sadly, all unrealized potential. Interface is awkward and poorly conceived, gameplay is uneven, and worst of all, the tutorial is so thin as to be useless. Much of gameplay is learned by trial and error. Graphics are subpar, even for a port (or semi-port) from an Amiga. I was hoping for a builder business competition game, and MULE failed to deliver.

Fun game

ss ZHO

Used to play this game in my Commidire-64. Brings back old memories. This latest update does a good job with setting prices based off of supply and demand. Sometimes Smithore doesn't seem to price properly when depleted (stays near $50). Overall I enjoy playing MULE.....again. :)

M.U.L.E. Has Returned!

Palomar Skies

I am so glad that the classic (dare I say ancient?) computer game M.U.L.E. has successfully made transition to iOS devices in MULE Returns. Even without a joystick, it very much has the look, feel and game play of the original - one of the best computer games ever. Once they add a multiplayer version it will be pretty much perfect.

Smithore spoils the game

Blue Jean golfer

Overall, the game is fun and true to the original Atari version. However, one of the recent updates built in "spoilage" of Smithore when a player accumulates more than 50 units. (I'm not really sure scientifically how a rock spoils, but o.k.). Yes, I am aware that was how the original game played. However, this severely limits the maximum price of Smithore. Previous versions, before the update, would allow prices to get as high as $984 per unit. A player could store up several hundred units over several turns and sell for major cash! It was easier to achieve much higher scores. Why doesn't crystite spoil above 50 units? I understand spoilage for energy and food, as these are naturally very perishable items. Game would be much more fun if you got rid of the Smithore spoilage issue or built in greater profit in crystite, say, a max price of $600-$700 per unit.

Game is playable but with a few bugs

melaniegames

The game play is similar to the Commodore 64 version I spent dozens of hours playing as a kid. Some differences are that I don't recall Smithore ever going up so high after cornering the market in the original. Due to that I ended up with over $80,000 in my first game played. One bug that happened is that I won a land auction but it never took my money and never gave me the land. Another weird thing is that when all the land plots are taken up it still goes through the procedure to pick a land plot albeit quickly. All in, a faithful port of the original and was fun to play. My son has been playing it as well and likes it a lot. I hope it teaches him the lessons about economics it taught me as a child.

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