Mad Maddie by Boodog

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made by Boodog for LD32 (COMPO)
Hey there everyone! This is my entry, Mad Maddie!
You can open the "help" page in the game, but I'll also put the contents here, because you have to read it!!! By the way, in every level there is more oil, and more dogs.

---UNZIP THE ZIPPED FOLDER BTW---

The evil dogs from Dogtopia has invaded Earth! Too bad for them, they are really, really stupid. You are Maddie, a golden retriever. Maddie needs to save the world by leading the Dogtopians into the oil! Oil is harmful to dogs. It is considered a weapon of mass destruction, in the language "Dog"! Maddie moves by WASD or the arrow keys. She can stick out her tongue by pressing the spacebar while she is walking. Beware: Maddie has 5 minutes to save the world! Good luck hero, Maddie!
PS:
Level 1 - Up to 10 dogs
Level 2 - Up to 20 dogs
Level 3 - Up to 30 dogs
Level 4 - Up to 40 dogs
Level 5 - Up to 50 dogs

Ratings

Coolness 93% 2
Overall 3.00 704
Audio 3.23 261
Fun 2.94 653
Graphics 2.96 608
Humor 3.20 305
Innovation 2.94 656
Mood 3.05 450
Theme 3.34 550

Feedback

Red_Fan games
20. Apr 2015 · 02:50 UTC
pertty good;
doitle
20. Apr 2015 · 02:53 UTC
I didn't realize Oil was the nemesis of dogs... This is certainly an out there entry. It works fine though and seems polished enough for a 48 hour game creation. It did seem though that I didn't have to do much other than just sweep the levels as the Dogtopians basically threw themselves at the oil without any clever movements from me. I only managed to get to level 2, but I imagine on the higher levels with 50 dogtopians it's probably like dogtopian genocide with waves of them suiciding into the oil.
Suese
20. Apr 2015 · 02:57 UTC
Windows 7 - I just get music. No gameplay. Crazy hardcore song though.
Crafting4U
20. Apr 2015 · 03:08 UTC
Nice, fun little game. :)
ViliX64
20. Apr 2015 · 03:10 UTC
The stacking of dogs on the same spot feels a bit weird, but still a nice game :)
binarycoder
20. Apr 2015 · 03:12 UTC
Seems solid mechanically, just a little lacking in the actual game play. I don't really get the oil thing, lol.
taylor.smithgg
20. Apr 2015 · 03:16 UTC
Nice game.
Challenging for such a simple concept.
I was disappointed that the rabid dogs didn't deal damage.
sirikan
20. Apr 2015 · 03:25 UTC
I really like the song it is catchy :D
ZQMony
20. Apr 2015 · 03:27 UTC
Nice game.
FuzzyWuzzie
20. Apr 2015 · 03:27 UTC
Not a bad concept, though I wasn't sure what to do at first (especially as the bad dogs don't seem to have any consequence of touching me). Well done on the music!
ForSpareParts
20. Apr 2015 · 03:31 UTC
It's a bit frustrating that dying always sends you back to the start. Maybe the game could have a health system so that it's not quite so all-or-nothing?

The music has an old-school arcade vibe to it, which is great! Also loved the sprite work -- Maddie's wagging tail really sells her for me.
breadstix
20. Apr 2015 · 03:33 UTC
I thought it was simple yet fun. I kept trying to go to fast which makes the game harder than it should because I wouldn't pay attention and ended up in oil. Very solid entry. Congratulations!
Zanzlanz
20. Apr 2015 · 03:47 UTC
Cool game mechanic! The backstory is great ;) It's actually a challenging little game. Great job dude!
Garris
20. Apr 2015 · 03:52 UTC
I like sticking my tongue out. . . BLEP! Some more sound effects would have been nice, but the music was good, and my wife couldn't stop giggling, so bonus points for that!
Cerberus
20. Apr 2015 · 04:29 UTC
I really enjoyed it, it was refreshing and i got the mechanic really fast, i liked the way the design went!
🎤 Boodog
20. Apr 2015 · 04:38 UTC
Thanks so much, everyone!
Jack Zackowitz
20. Apr 2015 · 04:39 UTC
At first I thought the goal was to lick other dogs. I like vestigial mechanics like that.
thedarknightdu78
20. Apr 2015 · 04:58 UTC
Interesting game, the gameplay is a bit repetitive though
JerryLeeLodbrok
20. Apr 2015 · 09:02 UTC
That song is not playing around.
LTPATS
20. Apr 2015 · 09:39 UTC
This was fun! I really liked the music and the art was nice, too. I wish dying meant restarting the current level instead of the whole game since it gets pretty tricky. Overall I though it was really fun, great job!
Dir3kt
20. Apr 2015 · 09:57 UTC
Nice take on indirect control mechanic! A combo system would have been sweet :)
lukethecoder64
20. Apr 2015 · 13:56 UTC
I like it. Very creative.
DKoding
20. Apr 2015 · 15:40 UTC
Unable to start the game. Is it a runnable jar file? Did not work.
danidre14
20. Apr 2015 · 17:41 UTC
I found an easy way to win this! XD Gather all the dogs, and when they're all folliwing you, lead them into all, and all die at once! XD

I like this game, it's fun!

Thank you for participating.
DeadFragment
22. Apr 2015 · 23:55 UTC
Spent far too long thinking I was rounding up the dogs and avoiding the oil, my own fault for not reading the help I guess :) Simple but entertaining. Good work.

-Hando
goblin
24. Apr 2015 · 10:14 UTC
Nice game I liked the song
Check ours too http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=44367
Tijn
26. Apr 2015 · 12:56 UTC
Trying to lure dogs into a pool of oil is a nice mechanic :)
Oborux
27. Apr 2015 · 18:33 UTC
Nice game! Spacebar for dog tougue is funny :-P
I did a game with a yellow dog too for this LD, its a bit messy
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=19289
borgi
09. May 2015 · 16:13 UTC
Cool graphic style! Cool concept!
frogcheese
10. May 2015 · 09:22 UTC
Funny story and surprisingly challenging game. The music is pretty fitting for the stressed dog-destroying shenanigans as well.

I appreciate that you put in a dedicated tongue button. : )