Starside Takeover by headchant

made by headchant for LD31 (COMPO)

Shmup with 2 maps on only one screen. Collect all upgrades and beat the mothership.

Move arrows
Shoot X
Switch Map Z or Y

Hints for the gentle reader:
Hint 1) Switching maps costs A/B
Hint 2) Switching maps can get you out/into sticky situations
Hint 3) A/B combinations unlock different upgrades, e.g 1/0 unlocks the backshot

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Windows	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10283425/LD31/STARSIDE%5Bwin%5D.zip
OS/X	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10283425/LD31/STARSIDE%5Bosx%5D.zip
Source/Linux	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10283425/LD31/STARSIDE.love
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=4232

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall	3.72	113

Audio	3.89	47
Fun	3.81	59
Graphics	3.93	113
Humor	2.38	634
Innovation	2.83	771
Mood	3.44	168
Theme	3.44	769

Feedback

eruiz00

08. Dec 2014 · 11:32 UTC

Fun fun fun. Love shmups. Takeof on the compo theme almost similar to my game (rescue to the princess) although mine is a platformer. Good good one!

eruditespirit

08. Dec 2014 · 11:41 UTC

There's a lot going on in this game, what with the powerups and the map switching, and that's great! I'd have liked it if the enemies were a little easier to kill, but that's just me.

The familiar is super useful btw.

cmayhem

08. Dec 2014 · 11:44 UTC

Good use of the theme! Very solid and fun shmup.

Aglavra

08. Dec 2014 · 11:52 UTC

I liked the visuals and the audio, but the game was a bit too difficult for me. Maybe it is just me (still sleepy after finishing own entry) but I can barely survive until I'm able to switch map.

berkano

08. Dec 2014 · 13:41 UTC

Nice crisp graphics, sound and great music. Feels very polished. Got that crunchy arcade game feel.

lekochen

08. Dec 2014 · 14:15 UTC

Fantastic entry with solid gameplay and energetic music. I really want to check more power-ups but it's too hard.

oh_andrej

08. Dec 2014 · 19:17 UTC

I love me a good shmup and for 48h this is really impressive! Great graphics and energetic sound. The map switching mechanic is the icing on the cake.

sausagroll

08. Dec 2014 · 19:21 UTC

Fun game, I love the style of the graphics and audio.

PriorBlue

09. Dec 2014 · 08:32 UTC

Cool pixalart graphics and old school gameplay. :D

resty

09. Dec 2014 · 13:08 UTC

very good, i love shooting game, played so much.
it's hard to believe that you do all those thing in just 48h, great work!
only problem is that it has some frame drop on my computer with e3 + gtx970...

jellyislovely

09. Dec 2014 · 13:11 UTC

Fantastic. This is a bang on shmup. Really excellent. Great art and gameplay.

sirival

09. Dec 2014 · 14:44 UTC

Ugh the memories... Nice job! Feels very polished

oskardevelopment

09. Dec 2014 · 17:22 UTC

Cool and fun game that have lovely graphics! A lot more fun than the normal procedural space shooters IMO. Thanks for the game, good luck and Merry Christmas!

TriSquare

10. Dec 2014 · 13:26 UTC

This game was awesome, i really like the scrolling plane type shooters, and you sir had done well, i also really like the switching maps mechanic :)

Domicuc

10. Dec 2014 · 19:42 UTC

LOVE the art ! :) funny game ! Also check my project if you have some time mate x)

K.Chplr

10. Dec 2014 · 19:56 UTC

Good job on your compo entry, we can see a lot of work went into it and the map switching is a nice feature.

Player movement should probably have been constrained to the screen though. It's possible to dash directly to the boss at the start of the game, though it's not really useful.

UlydevSecondGame

10. Dec 2014 · 20:05 UTC

Pure awesomeness, fellow Löver ! Great graphics :D

TeamEagle

10. Dec 2014 · 20:17 UTC

crashes for me (yosemite) unfortunately :(

🎤 headchant

10. Dec 2014 · 22:05 UTC

@K.Chplr: Haha, didn't think about that!

@TeamEagle: Sorry. Löve does not seem to be supported for yosemite at this time. Or maybe I'm bundling wrong, sorry!

radmars

13. Dec 2014 · 18:45 UTC

Wow this is awesome!! Graphics and music are stellar. Controls are pretty good though the movement feels pretty slow relative to how big your hitbox is, so that makes it a bit hard. My only suggestion would be to have the A/B and switching mechanics explained more ingame, it took me a while to figure out what my strategy should be. Awesome work!

FloatingGhost

14. Dec 2014 · 15:22 UTC

Very nice overall package, sound especially

anael

14. Dec 2014 · 15:23 UTC

fun ! but the theme ?

blzkz

16. Dec 2014 · 01:34 UTC

Awesome, very very fun, love shoot'm ups. Well done!

Backterria

17. Dec 2014 · 23:17 UTC

Very nice mechanic with the maps and great controls!Visuals are cool too!

Odefus

17. Dec 2014 · 23:28 UTC

Loved the graphics and the effects. Solid shmup action.

seraphki

21. Dec 2014 · 23:29 UTC

Awesome graphics. Takes me back to Skyshark. Can't ever get enough shooters like this. You certainly aren't pulling your punches with the difficulty either =3

lxd1

28. Dec 2014 · 20:33 UTC

fun

Valeour

29. Dec 2014 · 12:55 UTC

Ouch. You hit my nostalgia hard. This looked and felt great, wonderfully executed. :D

jachepe

29. Dec 2014 · 13:36 UTC

Funny game! congratulations :D

maxmetallica

29. Dec 2014 · 22:04 UTC

great work

Hellequin

29. Dec 2014 · 22:04 UTC

Awesome fun game! Really like it!