Mutiny

Mutiny

Description

Fight pirates using weapons in this tactical two player battle game.

Information

Developer

Nitrome

Sponsor

• MTV Arcade

No. of players

1-2

Total levels

18

Genres

• Strategy
• Turn-based

Control scheme

•  Mouse

Released

Flash

8 July 2008

HTML5

1 May 2021
(earliest known availability)

Links

Nitrome.com

HTML5

Order

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Mutiny

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The Mutiny menu

Mutiny is a strategy game released July 8, 2008. The player takes on the role of pirates fighting against other sea-bound enemies using various weapons- most of which come in limited quantities. An HTML5 port of the game was released on Nitrome.com on April 30th-May 1st, 2021 .

Gameplay

In Mutiny, the levels consist of several enemies on different parts of the map. Both the pirates and enemies take turns moving and using weapons against each other until all of one side's units are destroyed. More weapons can be obtained from the treasure chests that fall from the top of the screen. While playing, a map in the upper left hand corner of the screen shows the locations of the player's pirates as well as the enemy units' or player 2's pirates. Player 1's pirates will always appear as red dots on the map, meanwhile player 2's or the CPU's units will display as blue. Treasure chests will appear as yellow dots as well.

Controls

Mouse - Select a unit, use weapons, throw a selected unit.

Levels

01: The Docks

The player, with five pirates, has to fight three pirate boys in an area with an island and boats on both sides of the island. The pirates have the bigger boat.

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  Level 1

Weapons

Pirates

• Captain - Infinite cherry bombs, 5 dynamite
• Pirate A - Infinite cherry bombs

Boys

• Boy captain - Cherry bombs, dynamite
• Boy A - Cherry bombs, dynamite

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02: Island Hopping

Seven pirates fight seven squids in an area with many platforms suspended in the air.

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  Level 2

Weapons

Pirates

• Captain - 1 cherry bomb, infinite rum bottles, 5 crates, 5 gunpowder barrels, 2 anchors
• Pirate A - 1 cherry bomb, infinite rum Bottles, 5 crates, 5 gunpowder barrels

Squids

• Captain - Cherry bombs, rum bottles
• Squid A - Cherry bombs, rum bottles

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03: About Turn

The player has to fight the four blind pirates in an area with a mountain in the middle and boats on either side. Both boats are almost the same. It is a 5 on 4 battle.

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  Level 3

Weapons

Pirates

• Captain - Infinite cherry bombs, infinite dynamite, 1 rum bottle, 1 parachute bomb, infinite crates, infinite gunpowder barrels, 1 mine
• Pirate A - Infinite cherry bombs, infinite dynamite, 1 rum bottle, infinite crates, infinite gunpowder barrels, 1 mine

Blind Pirates

• Captain - Cherry bombs, dynamite, rum bottles, crates, gunpowder barrels, mines
• Pirate A - cherry bombs, dynamite, rum bottles, crates, gunpowder barrels, mines

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04: Battle Ships

The player has to fight the English navy in an area with two boats. Both boats are almost the same. It is a 6 on 6 battle, however, the navy is rather tricky.

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  Level 4

Weapons

Pirates

• Captain - Infinite cherry bombs, 1 dynamite, infinite pieces of eight, 1 parachute bomb, infinite cannons
• Pirate A - Infinite cherry bombs, 1 dynamite, 1 parachute bomb, infinite cannons

English Navy

• Captain - Cherry bombs, pieces of eight, parachute bombs, cannons
• Navy Member A - Cherry bombs, pieces of eight, parachute bombs, cannons

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05: Boom Boom Beach

The player has to fight monkeys throwing bananas in a beach with 4 platforms in the air. It is a 4 on 5 battle.

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  Level 5

Weapons

Pirates

• Captain - Infinite cherry bombs, 5 dynamite, 1 banana, 2 crates, 2 gunpowder barrels
• Pirate A - Infinite cherry bombs, 5 dynamite, 1 banana, 2 crates, 2 gunpowder barrels

Monkeys

• Captain - Bananas
• Monkey A - Bananas

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06: Boulder Dash

The player has to fight old retired pirates in an area with two long beaches, a big curved platform, and a cave beneath. It is a 9 on 9 battle. This is the first level with an evening background.

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  Level 6

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07: Marooned

In this boss level, the player is up against the big hat pirate in an rather small island. It is a 2 on 1 battle, but the big hat pirate has a large arsenal of weapons at his disposal, while the player only has infinite crates and one cherry bomb. Chests generally only contain cherry bombs.

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  Level 7

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08: Tower of Terror

The player has to fight parrots in an area with 5 platforms with a pirate and a parrot on each one and a large pillar on each side for walls (not connected to the platforms). It is a 5 on 5 battle.

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  Level 8

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09: The Galleon

In this level, the pirates are up against the multicoloured pirates. The fight is on a ship with many platforms. It is a 5 on 6 fight.

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  Level 9

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10: Mountain Madness

In this level the player has to fight female pirates in an area with 3 different mountains. The middle mountain is bigger then the other 2 mountains. It is a 7 on 7 battle.

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  Level 10

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11: Flatlands

In this level the player has to fight the crabs mostly by throwing dynamite in an area where the ground is flat and there are seven platforms in the air. It is a 4 on 4 battle. This is the first level with a night background.

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  Level 11

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12: Skull Island

The player has to fight the living dead in this area - pirate skeletons. The place where the fight takes place is a platform in the shape of a skull with many other platforms scattered across the Map. It's a 5 on 11 fight, with the pirates outnumbered by 6.

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  Level 12

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13: Stepping Stones

In this level, the player is up against hammerhead sharks in a area with 15 platforms at the same height. It is a 5 on 5 battle.

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  Level 13

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14: Death Bowl

The player has to fight masked natives in an area shaped like a bowl with 6 platforms suspended in the air, and a hole in the middle of the bowl. It is a 4 on 6 battle.

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  Level 14

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15: Mega Beach

This level is the longest in the game. The player has to fight the big hat pirate's zombie on a very long beach. It is a 1 on 7 fight, the only problem is some pirates have a crate, or a bomb, and sometimes nothing, while the enemy has all the weapons. It can get very annoying.

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  Level 15

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Ending

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The ending of Mutiny

After defeating the last enemy, they appear in their boat with some treasure chests and a lot of money. They say:

Captain: Arrgh, ahoy mateys! That be too easy. Them bunch of lilly livred land lubbers never stood a chance. We be both filthy and rich now. Nothing be standing in our way. Yo ho ho...
Pirate A: Aye... that be true. Unless we be bumping into the Kraken that is?
Captain: Kraken... What kraken?
Pirate B: Yearrrgh... I think he be on about the sequel captin!
Captain: ...sequel ...What sequel?

After that, "Congratulations" appears, and the player can submit their score or go back to the title screen.

Multiplayer-only levels

16: King of the Hill

The red pirates are up against the blue ones in a area with a mountain in the middle and a beach on each side, with the Blue on the left, and the Red on the right. It is a 6 on 6 battle.

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  Level 16

Weapons

Red and blue pirates

• Captain - Infinite cherry bombs
• Pirate A - Infinite cherry bombs

17: One on One

The captain of the red pirates has to face the captain of the blue pirates in a 1 on 1 battle. The 8 platforms are spaced equally apart from each other.

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  Level 17

Weapons

Red and blue pirates

• Captain - Infinite cherry bombs, 1 crate, 1 gunpowder barrel

18: Blast Caverns

Once again, the red pirates have to fight the blue pirates in a tunnel through the ground. The tunnel can be entered by going into one of the two entrances. It is an 8 on 8 battle.

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  Level 18

Weapons

Red and blue pirates

• Captain - 1 cherry bomb, 1 boulder, 1 dynamite, 1 pieces of eight, 1 rum bottle, 1 banana, 1 parachute bomb, 1 crate, 1 gunpowder barrel, 1 seagull, 1 mine, 1 cannon, 1 anchor, 1 voodoo doll, 1 tidal wave
• Pirate A - 1 cherry bomb, 1 boulder, 1 dynamite, 1 pieces of eight, 1 rum bottle, 1 banana, 1 parachute bomb, 1 crate, 1 gunpowder barrel, 1 seagull, 1 mine, 1 cannon, 1 anchor, 1 voodoo doll, 1 tidal wave

Credits

Programming	Chris Burt-Brown Heather Stancliffe
Artwork	Jon Annal Mat Annal
Music	Dave Cowen

Strategies

• The player can deploy a "kamikaze" pirate to kill multiple enemies at once, but it comes at the risk of weakening his or her own brigade.
• It is recommended to use the weapons with the highest quantities, then deploy the other weapons in emergencies.
• The boulder is best used on a line of enemies.
• If using a cannon, the player should hide behind a wall so that the enemy cannot counter-attack easily.
• If on the offensive, the player should position the troops so that the enemy is unable to escape without being attacked.
• If on the defensive, the player should place the weaker troops at the back and the stronger troops at the front.
• It is not advised to put the troops all in one place as the enemy can kill them all with one good attack.
• It is recommended to use a voodoo doll when on an area with a hole or surrounded with water nearby.

Weapons

• Cherry bombs - Weak weapon which is thrown and explodes on impact. Does low damage compared to most weapons. On the other hand it is also more common.
• Boulders - To use a boulder, pull back to aim and fire. This is used to push other players, and the longer distance the players are pushed, the more damage is caused.
• Dynamite - Dynamite is thrown weapon that can bounce off walls and crates, exploding when it comes to rest and can affect a large radius with considerable damage.
• Pieces of eight - The player throws eight coins, each of which inflict a small amount of damage upon contact.
• Rum bottles - This weapon explodes on impact and sets the nearby area on fire, able to cause additional damage.
• Bananas - This weapon is thrown, and it bounces a lot. To make it explode, it must be clicked. When it explodes, it does a significant amount of damage.
• Parachute bombs - This bombs can be thrown way high up in the air, and have a parachute which will open up in mid-air and drift down slowly. A fan can be used to blow the bomb to its destination.
• Crates - Three crates which can be used to form a wall to protect or trap pirates or enemies. Crates can be used as barriers to prevent weapons from directly hitting the pirates.
• Gunpowder barrels - Two gunpowder barrels which explode on impact with a weapon's explosion, causing additional damage with the weapon.
• Seagulls - A path is chosen by the player for the seagull to fly, then repeated clicking causes the seagull to drop explosive poop. Good for causing damage to multiple enemies. But important to make sure that the enemies are exposed and nothing above the enemy is obstructing it.
• Mines - When a mine is set it will do nothing until a pirate gets close to it, or the flight path of a weapon or pirate touches the mine. Could explode to do large amounts of damage of a considerable radius. But the weapon would be a waste if the enemy quickly moves away from it upon launching.
• Cannons - The player must drag a cannon into a position within a certain radius. The player must then pull back at the pin to aim and fire. Good for making an accurate, direct hit from long range.
• Anchors - Clicking anywhere on the stage will drop a huge anchor down on enemies. Efficient when there are multiple enemies on the same location, and the must not be anything above the enemies obstructing the anchor drop.
• Voodoo dolls - Choose an enemy as a victim, then throw the doll and the enemy will fly in the direction the doll was thrown. Good for easily eliminating one enemy with full health by throwing them into the water or setting off a mine that is near a group of pirates.
• Tidal waves - Use to send a huge wave across the bottom of the stage. This will affect everybody it hits. Can do extensive damage to anybody it hits but must make sure that most of the enemies are near the bottom of the screen and most of pirates are safe up.

Glitches

Underground player glitch

Sometimes, if the player tries to move when he is close to a crate, he will be teleported underground.

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  The glitch.

Avatar Glitch

When playing level 2 of single player mode after getting the avatar, the egg will still spawn.

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  The glitch.

Treasure Chest Glitch

On level 2 of single player, if the player does not collect the avatar easter egg, no other treasure chests will spawn.

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  The glitch. Note that there are no yellow squares on the map.

Anchor glitch

If an anchor falls into the water, the player's turn will never end, because the water never ends, and thus the anchor never stops falling. The player has to restart the level if this happens.

Beta elements

A sprite for a heart weapon can be found in the game's files.

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  The Heart Weapon

Awards

Site/Event	Year	Contest	Prize	Outcome
Jay is Games	2009	Best of Casual Gameplay 2008	Best Tactical or Strategy (Browser games) game of 2008 - Audience Award	Won - First place (27.5% of all votes)
Jay is Games	2009	Best of Casual Gameplay 2008	Best Tactical or Strategy (Browser games) game of 2008	Nominated

Trivia

• Mutiny may be based on the Worms series of video games.
• At the end of the game, the pirates talk about running into a Kraken in the sequel, but it is unknown if there will be a sequel.
• The rum bottle appears in Nitrome Must Die, but with the name Molotov.
• The explosive bananas in the game are a reference to the 1991 MS-DOS game, Gorillas.
• It is possible to stand on the very edge of a platform and not be damaged by the fire of a Rum Bottle.
• During single player, if the last pirate of both teams (the player and the opposing team) die on the same turn, the player fails the level, even though they have eliminated the enemy. This is most easily done on the levels that have the big hat pirate as the enemy, or on the hamerhead sharks level if the player uses the tidal wave two times.

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  The level failed without any survivors

• For the Nitrome Jam game Rockitty: 9 Lives, there is an icon for Mutiny in the "More projects created by this team members" section.

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  The icon