Gamecock Media Group recently revealed some of the back story and details of their new Wii and DS series, Mushroom Men. Developed by Red Fly Studios, each title will tell a different piece of the story, starting with the DS title.

Mushroom Men – Rise of the Fungi will show the development of the Mushroom nations very early in Mushroom Men history. In the DS game, the Mushroom Men are in their early stages of life and are learning to walk, talk, and interact with each other and the world. Through the course of the game players will be able to develop skills and abilities along with the Mushroom Men. Mushroom Men – Rise of the Fungi will wrap up right before the start of the Spore Wars, where the subsequent Wii game, Mushroom Men – The Spore Wars, picks up.

The DS title will detail the story in a series of acts wherein the Mushroom Men battle natural enemies including spiders, beetles, hornets, and other creatures much larger than themselves. Paralleling human development, once the Mushroom Men have learned to keep their natural enemies at bay their biggest enemies become themselves. The Bolete and Morel tribes live in solidarity but are eventually threatened by the invading Amanita tribe, sparking The Spore Wars.

Mushroom Men – Rise of the Fungi will be available in North America and Europe in October for the DS. Mushroom Men – The Spore Wars will follow on the Wii within the month.

Mushroom Men – Rise of the Fungi

An ichorous green meteor plummets through the Earth's atmosphere, fracturing and showering the earth with glowing green space dust that affects all forms of life nearby. Some plant life - mushrooms and cacti - acquire sentience while, the meteor twists and mutates other life forms, transforming insects and animals into semi-intelligent, warlike communities.

The story of Mushroom Men is told in Acts, each Act occurring in a completely unique environment. Each version of the game (DS and Wii) tells different portions of the history of the Mushroom Men universe. The DS and Wii versions are completely different stories from one-another. The DS version, Mushroom Men – Rise of the Fungi, is the first release and shows the development of the Mushroom nations, starting very early in Mushroom Men history. The early days of the Mushroom Men were simpler times as the Mushroom Men were just learning to walk, communicate and interact with their world. As the Mushroom Men learn how their world works, they take the player with them, developing their skills, abilities and histories up to the start of the Spore Wars.

Mushroom Men – Rise of the Fungi throws gamers into the action at the point when the different Mushroom nations form, with each claiming a different part of the world as their exclusive territory. The Bolete Tribe and the Morels live in isolation and thrive for a time in peace and quiet. The Amanitas Empire considers themselves superior to the Bolete and the Morels and remains segregated from the other nations until they build forces strong enough to conquer everyone. The Mushroom Men face many threats in this hostile new world. Their size makes them targets for all manner of creatures: spiders, beetles, hornets, and other creatures that threaten to destroy their villages. The Amanitas therefore build their forces by consuming the prosperity of other groups. Raging territorial attacks lead to the terrible Spore Wars. The mysteries of the Mushrooms' origins fade completely into myth, a riddle that promises great knowledge and power to the one who can find its answer...

Mushroom Men – Rise of the Fungi tells the story of the birth of the Mushroom Men. It starts out with the simple tribe of Bolete learning to live off the land. They struggle against their environment for a time until the Amanitas Empire arrives. To their dismay, the Bolete learn that their fellow Mushroom Men aren't any better than the hostile insects and other creatures that threaten them.

Mushroom Men – The Spore Wars for Wii & Mushroom Men – Rise of the Fungi for DS will be available across North America & Europe from October 2008. For more information about Mushroom Men please visit www.gamecockmedia.com. For more information about Red Fly Studio please visit www.redflystudio.com.