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Fire Tactics by MechanicMoon

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made by MechanicMoon for LD31 (JAM)
Welcome to the amazing world of firefighters. In this game you will have to fight doing a lot of team work.

This building needs you and your team. You are three of the best firemen of the Ludum World.. and this is your opportunity to prove it. The flat is full of fire bombs, that will activate by time.. or random.. how much time will you survive?

Features:
- Real Time Control: You must select your firemen and try to stop the fire in the building.
- Three characters to control.
- Meanwhile you control one of the fireman you can use the other two as torrets, with automatic attacks.
- Waves and waves of enemies (fire, what did you wait?)
- The game is really hard. Try to concentrate and fight!

Tips: Use 1,2,3 to change the controlled character!

Links:
http://twitter.com/MechanicMoon
http://www.facebook.com/MechanicMoon
http://www.mechanicmoon.com

Updated:
- I have fixed a bug with the music when you re-play the game.
- Android devices version added!!
Web http://www.mechanicmoon.com/ludum_dare/firetactics/
Windows http://www.mechanicmoon.com/ludum_dare/firetactics.zip
Android http://www.mechanicmoon.com/ludum_dare/firetactics_android.apk
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=40539

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.32 408
Audio(Jam) 3.08 364
Fun(Jam) 3.25 356
Graphics(Jam) 3.89 196
Humor(Jam) 2.81 383
Innovation(Jam) 3.68 144
Mood(Jam) 3.31 316
Theme(Jam) 3.89 201

Feedback

Goutye
09. Dec 2014 · 16:33 UTC
Nice entry. A little bit difficult but when you understand the control, it's pretty good. I had fun!
JoshuaBurr
09. Dec 2014 · 16:33 UTC
Very nice idea. I found that sometimes the fire wouldn't go out no matter how much water I sprayed at it.
LimeniusTeam
09. Dec 2014 · 16:35 UTC
Loved the concept, and the graphics.
Random Seed Games
09. Dec 2014 · 16:35 UTC
Really like this concept and it works pretty well having to manage multiple controllable characters. Nice graphics too. Good work!
indie4fun
09. Dec 2014 · 16:37 UTC
Hi! I agree, the controls are a bit confusing at the beginning, but I liked the idea. Quite hard also :P
peacegiverman
09. Dec 2014 · 16:50 UTC
The game stutters for me when there's a lot of action going on. It's a bit confusing at first, but becomes much more dynamic when you get the hang of it. Well done.
🎤 MechanicMoon
09. Dec 2014 · 17:20 UTC
Thanks for the commments. I began the development of the game Sunday Afternoon, and I tried to give my best to finish it. Maybe with a better (and more graphical) tutorial and a better curve of difficult, the game would be more enjoyable. Thanks again for the feedback!!
BoaHeck_ArtGent
09. Dec 2014 · 20:06 UTC
I felt the controls could have been better but overall a fun and nice looking game. Well done.
RobotLovesKitty
09. Dec 2014 · 21:08 UTC
Fun little fireman game, Glad you had the time to put in a tutorial, I would have been lost without it
barry.p.evans
10. Dec 2014 · 05:01 UTC
Very interesting mechanics! Pretty hard though.
Frump
10. Dec 2014 · 08:06 UTC
A lot of clever concepts here. This has potential. It could use more feedback on your guys getting hurt, more of an end goal and slightly more easy to use controls. Was pretty fun. Good job.
atombrot
10. Dec 2014 · 11:28 UTC
Hey, very great entry. The art looks very nice and the game idea is very special. I like the game mechanics, but the game is too hard for me (at least on the desktop, I could imagine that the game works much better with a touch device). Probably you could provide an easier difficulty level, where the fires don't spread as fast.
rnlf
10. Dec 2014 · 23:31 UTC
Cool game. With some more polish I would even pay a Dollar or so on the Play Store. Good work!
redoxkun
11. Dec 2014 · 19:38 UTC
Nice concept, but at last is some repetitive. Good graphics.
Bonobo Games & Mechanic Moon
16. Dec 2014 · 11:43 UTC
I've been burned a lot and I loved it. Great game.
andreaswitzen
16. Dec 2014 · 23:00 UTC
I like it!
Dream Of Sleeping
18. Dec 2014 · 08:20 UTC
I think this has the potential to be a really great game. Something that I would definitely play. It's very impressive that you got it this polished in such a short time. The graphics are great. I think the gameplay just needs some tweeking.
Riocide
18. Dec 2014 · 12:33 UTC
Micro management!! Ahhhh fun idea!
🎤 MechanicMoon
18. Dec 2014 · 13:27 UTC
Thanks for the commments! We are already working in a extended version for android/pc with better controls and better gameplay. We will give you more information soon! Meanwhile, please, give us all the feedback and sugestion that you can ;-)
Rodaja
18. Dec 2014 · 15:43 UTC
It is a little confusing that new fires fire up in the middle of the game, but oh well.

It could be better visually, but it does the job. Audio is a bit too repetitive, but it's a jam game, so it's to be expected.

It's a fun idea, it's not often that you see a fire fighting game, and it's fun to play, too.
PigeonsFromOuterSpace
18. Dec 2014 · 17:40 UTC
I liked the graphics and idea. And really good idea with putting tutorial so player can know how to play a game (a lot of people including myself forget to put obvious stuff like this in games ;)) I would just maybe replace music with some rocking chiptune :D
savethejets1
18. Dec 2014 · 21:12 UTC
Aside from the controls, the art and concept were great. Maybe make the path a brighter blue and stick out more from the rest.
Deconstructeam
19. Dec 2014 · 12:09 UTC
Nice original idea! However, is you gather the firemen at the same spot the challenge isn't very high. Cool entry anyway!