Dodge Pong by Leo

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made by Leo for LD31 (COMPO)
Dodge Pong is a simple arcade game, like Asteroids or Pong.

How to play:
Hit the ball to score points.
Get hit by the ball and that's game over.


Controls:
Moving: Arrow keys
Swing racket: D key
New game: N key
Pause: ESC


Scoring:
The bar at the top of the game shows your score in this order (from when a new game started until you get hit)
Score points - The points you earned
Accuracy - number of times you hit a ball / number of times you tried to hit a ball
Streak - Number of times you hit a ball without missing
Time - How long have you been playing for

Ratings

Coolness 61% 3
Overall 3.60 198
Audio 2.79 516
Fun 4.00 24
Graphics 3.32 412
Innovation 3.54 277
Theme 4.00 152

Feedback

Maurogik
08. Dec 2014 · 11:05 UTC
That's a pretty unique concept you got here. And it works well. Nice work !
Sheepolution
08. Dec 2014 · 14:15 UTC
Fun game! I would've liked a highscore. Now I don't know what my best try was. Also the controls D and N are a bit of a weird choice, but whatever.
Sos
08. Dec 2014 · 15:28 UTC
I like the part where you chase the ball before realising you should estimate where it will bounce!
Pantelis Petsopoulos
08. Dec 2014 · 16:29 UTC
Bit hard, but really smooth and fun! :D
Pietdagamer
08. Dec 2014 · 16:41 UTC
Nice concept, works well! It was hard to play, but also a lot of fun.
razieliyo
08. Dec 2014 · 16:41 UTC
So addictive and funny! it makes you to want to play more and more. Physics are sooo cool, really, and ball particles too.
RedPanda
08. Dec 2014 · 21:19 UTC
Pretty damn cool! :D
elektricmaster7
08. Dec 2014 · 21:25 UTC
I think it is hard but I really enjoyed it!
davesoft
08. Dec 2014 · 21:35 UTC
Well executed and addictive little game! I love the movement of the ball with edge-hits of the bat.
1 request, could you add a hold-and-charge move that does a big hit or a wider swing? would add some variety to it :D
adamwoolridge
08. Dec 2014 · 22:19 UTC
Nice work dude! Fun little game! :)
NotRyuugen
08. Dec 2014 · 23:09 UTC
As an avid player who loves the Dodge Pong genre, I'd have to say your game does not meet my standards. In fact, your game does not even follow the convenient guidelines that many successful Dodge Pong predecessors have set. I am extremely disappointed, and your 2D Waifu would cry if she knew you made this.
cxsquared
09. Dec 2014 · 00:56 UTC
Really cool idea. It was quite fun.
TriSquare
09. Dec 2014 · 01:41 UTC
Nice concept, I like the idea of bouncing balls to get points. Good job
frenzyasii
09. Dec 2014 · 01:45 UTC
very fun game! :)
Lo-X
09. Dec 2014 · 01:52 UTC
Really good arcade game. The addictive ones. Movement are a bit tricky at start but you finally get used to it.
I really like the weirds effects the ball can have. Sometimes it just spin around me and I don't know what direction to face.
The precision meter is a nice feature, it remind you how much you suck at touching the ball :)
That's a really fun and addictive game, simple and fun.
Robber
09. Dec 2014 · 17:22 UTC
superfun, superb in its simplicity...like the effect speeds bends you sometimes see when hitting the ball, this would be a nice feature to have maybe.
Aden Manson
09. Dec 2014 · 20:57 UTC
very classical and well made !
ajayajayaj
09. Dec 2014 · 21:28 UTC
Liked it.
Kabukky
12. Dec 2014 · 13:32 UTC
Wow, this is fun :)
Physics make this addictive and once I mastered (or at lest got used to) the controls, it lived up to it's potential.
I still suck at the game, though.
dalbinblue
13. Dec 2014 · 20:20 UTC
My high score is 16890. Very fun, reminded me a little of the bonus levels from shatter. If got nothing critical other than maybe adding some intense music to make it that more frantic. Nicely done.
ilokimo
16. Dec 2014 · 21:09 UTC
Simple and could be even more fun with some tweaking, go for it!
ChuiGum
16. Dec 2014 · 22:01 UTC
Very cool idea, good job. Simple yet fun
BarrensZeppelin
19. Dec 2014 · 21:51 UTC
Nice mechanics! Feels really solid, although I have no idea what causes the ball to curve. ^^