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BacterioRage by Squidtank

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made by Squidtank for LD32 (JAM)
You're a tiny bacteriophage who is on a phage therapy* mission to fight off some icky bacterial infections. Your goal is to find the nucleus and replicate yourself (via insertion) in order to destroy the bacteria.

You are the weapon.



Controls:
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A/D: Move left and right
S: Inject yourself when on top of an enemy
Space: Jump

(Once Acquired)
Left-click: Fire
Shift: Dash



Credits:
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Music and Sound: Playonloop.com, Noiseforfun.com, and http://www.freesfx.co.uk


*Phage therapy or viral phage therapy is the therapeutic use of bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections.
Web (Unity Player) http://www.primitiveconcept.com/bacteriorage
Windows http://www.primitiveconcept.com/bacteriorage/bacteriorage_win.zip
OS/X http://www.primitiveconcept.com/bacteriorage/bacteriorage_mac.zip
Linux http://www.primitiveconcept.com/bacteriorage/bacteriorage_linux.zip
Itch.io http://skindy.itch.io/bacteriorage
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=35330

Ratings

Coolness 70% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.22 514
Audio(Jam) 3.33 252
Fun(Jam) 2.72 743
Graphics(Jam) 4.18 112
Humor(Jam) 2.50 686
Innovation(Jam) 2.81 678
Mood(Jam) 2.97 579
Theme(Jam) 3.54 382

Feedback

12 Pech谩s Of Souls
21. Apr 2015 路 10:19 UTC
The link does not work
Mixer
21. Apr 2015 路 10:30 UTC
Yeah man, the links broken. Fix it and people can play :)
pixelspirit
22. Apr 2015 路 02:17 UTC
This looks really fun! The link is broken as others have said though, I'd love to play it once that's fixed :D
馃帳 Squidtank
22. Apr 2015 路 02:28 UTC
Sorry everyone! We've gone to a different host, game should be playable now :)
sP0CkEr2
22. Apr 2015 路 03:12 UTC
nice gam - like the idea of killing the bacteria - groovy music - awesome graphics - the animations was smooooth
lucidsheep
22. Apr 2015 路 03:26 UTC
Nice job, love the graphics! The physics were a bit difficult to get used to. I hit a few bugs - I froze inside of Meningitis (couldn't move till I was killed) and the game got fixed at a super close camera angle after dying on the Tuberculosis level. Great effort overall!
roving-stone
22. Apr 2015 路 06:39 UTC
I love the graphics, and that it's set inside the human body :D

I found it hard, but maybe I'm just bad at platformers. Either way I really enjoyed this game, nice job.
agilejoshua
22. Apr 2015 路 06:44 UTC
Couldn't get the injection mechanism to work.
strega
22. Apr 2015 路 06:52 UTC
Well done! The art and animations are great. I ran into some bug? a lot of my UI/screen was initial off screen during the character selection.
retrophantom
22. Apr 2015 路 06:58 UTC
nice concept, really difficult platformer, and when i injected the boss? my screen just zoomed in like crazy T_T
Drauthius
22. Apr 2015 路 12:57 UTC
Really nice game. Great graphics as well! :)
pixelspirit
22. Apr 2015 路 13:34 UTC
I got stuck when I met the boss, totally immobile. Graphics are really cute and well done, I can see this being a pretty cool educational game! Also, while the controls are pretty precise, that level of gravity is kind of damning - it just snaps you right back. Overall though cute and fun!
SecondDimension
22. Apr 2015 路 18:04 UTC
Really interesting levels and great character design/animations. Didn't manage to inject anything though, seemed a little hard.
Alexbrainbox
23. Apr 2015 路 15:35 UTC
The Linux link does not contain the data folder w__w
DrPrettyPatty
23. Apr 2015 路 16:14 UTC
Web player worked great for me! Loved the graphics, gameplay was pretty buggy but it worked! I thought it was a really interesting idea and challenging, and I made it to the end. As far as criticism, I'd say to work on the collisions and ai a bit, and maybe make it a little more forgiving (or not, it reminded me of Super Meat Boy, but if you go that route maybe tighten the controls?). All in all, great work!
馃帳 Squidtank
23. Apr 2015 路 16:39 UTC
Whoops! Sorry about that, Alexbrainbox. Uploaded new zip :)
Sublustris
23. Apr 2015 路 19:50 UTC
nice gfx ))
snesgaard
23. Apr 2015 路 20:04 UTC
Oh boy what a looker with pretty creative premise. Dunno if it is something to do with the Linux build, but there sure were a lot of bugs here, like freezing and enemies phasing through walls. Jumping sometimes felt kinda unresponsive.
Music was pretty good though.
jplur
24. Apr 2015 路 01:18 UTC
a little buggy (like actual error messages on the debug console), but it did work, and had lovely graphics and music
A Flat Miner Studios
24. Apr 2015 路 01:20 UTC
Overall, I liked it. However, it either needs to be less difficult or you need to work on the controls some. It got frustrating because of the combination, unfortunately.
benmcnelly
24. Apr 2015 路 01:22 UTC
Super cute, but suffers from bad 2d platforming. The animation is AWESOME however and with time you could really have something here!
muromets
24. Apr 2015 路 01:23 UTC
loved the graphics and animations, but had a difficult time with the controls, it might be because im lefty ;)
SowiHowl
24. Apr 2015 路 01:31 UTC
Very fun and innovative, a big work on the different levels, graphics and sounds, well done !
srakowski
24. Apr 2015 路 02:29 UTC
Solid graphics and audio, controls need some work, but well done otherwise!
jlauper
24. Apr 2015 路 15:37 UTC
The graphics are nice, but the controls are not that great. And is it supposed to zoom in after injecting the second boss, because that made it basically unplayable.
syncxzoz
25. Apr 2015 路 13:54 UTC
good concept... i like it... but sometimes i got stuck on the wall.... please fix this... ^^
norwalnate13
26. Apr 2015 路 21:21 UTC
I love the art. I don't know if it was just me or not, but I couldn't attack the baddies without taking damage.
orangemoose
07. May 2015 路 05:39 UTC
The art style was great, and I loved the concept! That being said, I think the controls were a little wonky and the game was pretty difficult. The levels are cramped, so it was difficult to move around without dying or taking damage. I don't think you needed the pushback on the player when they take damage. Nice job, and very well done working with the theme!
Benjamin
11. May 2015 路 16:57 UTC
nice colors and animations. The leveldesign is not that good with a lot of difficult jumps, and most of the monsters dont really try to kill the hero. Infact your biggest foes are the acid spots. But it's still a very original universe + and a very unconventional weapon.The first time I inject into a boss reminded me the whale fight in new zealand story