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Score Attack! by boateye

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made by boateye for LD32 (JAM)
Shoot your score at your enemies to defeat them!

This is my first Ludum Dare Jam game, so please be as honest as possible!

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Controls:

W - Move up

S - Move Down

J - Shoot 1 Score

K - Shoot 5 Score

L - Shoot 10 Score

R - Reset

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HINT: Each enemy has a different health value. Try using different shot combinations to find the most efficient way to kill them, and earn back score.


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Known Bugs/Updates:
For some reason, when you use a smartbomb, your score and your # of enemies killed doesn't update properly. I'll see if i can find a solution soon.

4/23/2015: Fixed an issue where the enemies were not giving the right amount of points when killed.

Greens should give 5 points, Yellows shoukd give 16 points, and Reds should give 40 points.

4/28/2015: Fixed the Smartbomb bug. Also, i have reduced the score values of each enemy type.

Greens = 6 points

Yellows = 16 points

Reds = 31 points.

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Credits:

Design, Development, Audio, Graphics, Balancing : Jordan Johnson (me)​

Font: kenpixel by Kenney

Boss Battle Jingle: Atari's Pitfall - Vine Fanfare

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Tools Used:

Game Engine: Construct2

Sound: bfxr

Graphics: Paint.net
Play Online @ itch.io http://boateye.itch.io/score-attack
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=49785

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.21 524
Fun(Jam) 3.29 335
Graphics(Jam) 2.81 748
Innovation(Jam) 3.36 335
Theme(Jam) 3.72 257

Feedback

Lady Beardo
21. Apr 2015 · 00:16 UTC
Clever!
SadSmile
21. Apr 2015 · 16:38 UTC
Good game, its just a little bit unbalanced. If you only kill the green ones, you will get the most points fast.
ARubino
21. Apr 2015 · 17:04 UTC
Well done, i liked the idea and and the retro charm. The controls workd smooth and i enjoyed to play it.
Awsome first submit.
Tanser
21. Apr 2015 · 17:21 UTC
Omg, amazing ! I love it! :D I failed 2 times and then got the level :))
pixzleone
21. Apr 2015 · 17:41 UTC
Nice little game! Finished it! Keep it up!
TailyILoveYou
21. Apr 2015 · 18:12 UTC
Neat little game, I love the mechanic. Some music would've added to it :P
MegaMasterX
21. Apr 2015 · 19:24 UTC
I'm a pretty big fan of shooters. Nicely done!
lumscum
21. Apr 2015 · 19:25 UTC
I really dug the concept! Figuring out the best combination for shooting enemies was actually really fun!

Great job!
BabaJaga
21. Apr 2015 · 19:31 UTC
Got killed with boss having like 1% of health :D
nameoftheuser
21. Apr 2015 · 23:06 UTC
Good idea of using your score as everything!
freeholdgames
21. Apr 2015 · 23:08 UTC
I thought this was a clever idea, though having only three enemies meant it was rather quick to solve. I beat it the first time. The sound was unpleasantly piercing. I think the concept could be evolved into something quite nice. Good job!
Dagatts
21. Apr 2015 · 23:55 UTC
Really nice, I've seen very few games with this kind of attack, and they weren't really the focus of the game. Loved it. good job! =D
Big Cow
22. Apr 2015 · 18:21 UTC
I was surprised by how fun I found this! Only suggestion I would make would be to balance it a bit; dominant strategy is to just shoot the green ones. Maybe get more points for destroying the others?
TeslaCoil
23. Apr 2015 · 01:50 UTC
Very cool game! There was an element of strategy to it that's not like most space-style shooters. The problem being, I don't think the best strategy is the one you wanted it to be. It looks like every enemy gives you the same amount of points. So all you have to do is shoot only the weakest enemies and dodge everything else. That's what I did on my second runthrough, spamming 10-shots at the boss whenever I could, and it wasn't too hard.
Jungle
23. Apr 2015 · 19:40 UTC
The idea is very original, I really enjoyed. But the enemies are a bit unbalanced. It was really nice to throw my score though.
🎤 boateye
24. Apr 2015 · 01:52 UTC
Thanks for all of the feedback folks! I hace looked into the issue of the enemies not giving the correct amount of points, and I have fixed it!

Greens should give 5 points, Yellows shoukd give 16 points, and Reds should give 40 points.
Frozenfire92
26. Apr 2015 · 00:16 UTC
Fun little game! I thought it was an interesting risk/reward concept. However I wish there were more enemies as well health bars to help gauge how much score each type took.
🎤 boateye
26. Apr 2015 · 10:36 UTC
I agree, FrozenFire. I was thinking of adding that as the jam came to a close, but not enough time to implement the mini health bars.
CornflowerBlue
28. Apr 2015 · 00:33 UTC
Decently clever, a neat little game. Shooting points adds a layer of depth to the game. Fun, however racking up points is too easy. Good work!
🎤 boateye
28. Apr 2015 · 00:35 UTC
Noted, CornflowerBlue. I purposefully inflated the amount of point you made just to see how players react. I fully understand if it feels a bit too easy. If more player feedback is similar, I'll be sure to scale down the point value on the Red and Yellow enemies, for sure.
LukeZaz
29. Apr 2015 · 00:57 UTC
Decent game. Nothing really new or innovative, and I didn't really see anything unconventional, bu it was good nonetheless.
Geckoo1337
03. May 2015 · 22:16 UTC
I liked the retro charm - a basic aesthetic. Well done ++
Demy
04. May 2015 · 09:53 UTC
Oh, nice idea.
Omiya Games
05. May 2015 · 03:53 UTC
Solid shooter. I like the element of different bullets only hurting different enemies. I think the game could be improved when focusing on that specific feature.

Otherwise, score = ammo. Pretty generic to me.
sputnik
06. May 2015 · 13:18 UTC
really nice use of the theme! good work!