50 Shades of Ray by crustforever

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made by crustforever for LD29 (JAM)
Help momma manta reach the surface and give birth to her sweet baby rays!

Each ray collected increases score, but also increases speed.

SPACEBAR RELOADS THE LEVEL ON DEATH!!!!!

Ratings

Coolness 32% 1851
Overall(Jam) 2.71 633
Fun(Jam) 2.31 662
Graphics(Jam) 2.88 551
Innovation(Jam) 2.25 682
Theme(Jam) 2.81 534

Feedback

hyouko
29. Apr 2014 · 03:49 UTC
Flappy Bird takes on manta sex! (And I am not very good at either of these things, it appears. Fun and well-made, though.)
Marjie62
29. Apr 2014 · 03:59 UTC
Looked very nice, and functional, but way too hard. I played for like 10 minutes and couldn't get past the first level (which is really short)
petey123567
29. Apr 2014 · 04:01 UTC
Holy cow this is hard!
Wertle
29. Apr 2014 · 04:12 UTC
Ah, the risk-reward of ray reproduction!
Lolshouse Dev Team
29. Apr 2014 · 04:14 UTC
Assisting a manta with pregnancy should be a national duty, on par with assisting the elderly to cross the street, and enlisting schools to make paper hats for the homeless. I consider this game to be an educational service to the community on par with 'Ronald Reagan - Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine.' Excellent work.
PaperBlurt
29. Apr 2014 · 06:26 UTC
Just the title is enough for me!
Xangotrick66
29. Apr 2014 · 06:39 UTC
Very nice take on that genre! I liked the idea that you reward risk takers! And I loved that graphical style, reminded me of the games I used to play as a kid!
Solifuge
29. Apr 2014 · 07:30 UTC
Hi, this is Vector from the Victory Garden team! (posting under Solifuge's account)

I managed to complete the first stage after a lot of tries, but I couldn't quite figure out how to advance to the next level--was there one?

Overall, it's a cute name with nice graphics and pretty smooth play. However, needing to restart so many times was frustrating, and I found that I tended to avoid the powerups for maneuverability, since the game was uncompleteable otherwise. It'd be nice to see some longer levels.
TaleLore
29. Apr 2014 · 14:26 UTC
The speed gains from the mantas make the game extremely difficult.
Tititesouris
29. Apr 2014 · 14:32 UTC
Really really hard game, but with patience it is possible, got all 3 mantas on level 2 and I'm very happy with that. Good simple game!
Junber
02. May 2014 · 13:16 UTC
Link says "File was deleted from server."
GreatBigJerk
03. May 2014 · 13:34 UTC
File was deleted :(
🎤 crustforever
04. May 2014 · 03:37 UTC
New download mirror! Sorry for anyone whose soul was crushed
🎤 crustforever
04. May 2014 · 03:38 UTC
And thanks for playing and all the comments!
HybridMind
10. May 2014 · 20:46 UTC
Couldn't even get past the first little part. Way too hard. The area to pass through is impossibly small. No idea how much more game there is, but I saw the same 400 pixels for 5 minutes.