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Dr. Muto

Dr. Muto is a fully 3D, free-roaming, third-person action adventure game set in a stylized universe full of fiendish puzzles, mind-bending devices, freakish monstrosities, and twisted comedy. You are Dr. Muto…

70 19 November 2002

Dr. Muto is an adventure developed by Midway Games, released 19 November 2002 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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What Dr. Muto is

Dr. Muto is an adventure game developed by Midway Games and released in 2002. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dr. Muto is a fully 3D, free-roaming, third-person action adventure game set in a stylized universe full of fiendish puzzles, mind-bending devices, freakish monstrosities, and twisted comedy. You are Dr. Muto, a maniacal and genius mad scientist whose latest experiment has accidentally destroyed his own home planet--all except for his laboratory. The game features a cast of unusual characters including Dr. Muto's sidekick, Janky, and his nemesis, Professor Burnital. By simply sampling some DNA, the doctor can morph into a spider, mouse, gorilla, or whatever creature he sees fit to become. Now he must use his fiendish gadgets and morphing ability to steal organic matter from the neighboring…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Dr. Muto holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 2 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Dr. Muto launched on 19 November 2002, within three weeks of Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion and Gothic II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion, Gothic II.

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When did Dr. Muto come out?
Dr. Muto was released on 19 November 2002 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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