Tick Attack by hanoth

made by hanoth for LD29 (COMPO)

I made Tick Attack as my first Ludum Dare entry. It was written in Monkey-X, using FantomEngine. I made the graphics in Acorn, the sounds in CFXR, and the music in GarageBand.

The controls are simple - click the ticks to make them disappear before they dig in and get BENEATH THE SURFACE of your skin. Eww.

The Web version is HTML5. I put an untested OS X version out there too. Enjoy!

UPDATE 1: Ported to Flash and Android
UPDATE 2: I removed the OS X version and replaced it with an iPhone version.

Web (HTML5)	http://manifestgalaxy.com/tickattack
Android	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jhanson.tickattack
iPhone	https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tick-attack/id870999982?ls=1&mt=8
Web (Flash)	http://manifestgalaxy.com/tickattack/flash/
Source	http://manifestgalaxy.com/tickattack/TickAttackSource.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=3162

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall	2.90	830

Audio	2.96	424
Fun	2.77	772
Graphics	2.93	706
Humor	2.94	271
Innovation	2.53	956
Mood	2.71	801
Theme	3.60	269

Feedback

Daniel X. Moore

28. Apr 2014 · 03:38 UTC

Simple and fun, congrats on your first entry! I like the take on the theme.

nigelmnz

28. Apr 2014 · 03:40 UTC

Makes my skin itch.

ehtd

28. Apr 2014 · 03:58 UTC

Damn... some of them are really big. Goosebumps....

cr2crstudios

28. Apr 2014 · 04:04 UTC

If I had that many ticks crawling on me. . . man, I would freak. :)

pixelpun

28. Apr 2014 · 04:24 UTC

I like how the bugs crawl over the score and the ui.... I am really itchy now... Nice entry :)

Quady14

28. Apr 2014 · 04:49 UTC

Ugh, gave me the shivers playing this! Fits really well for the theme though, so I applaud you, nice job!

🎤 hanoth

28. Apr 2014 · 05:03 UTC

Thanks, all, for the kind comments. I've been itchy since I started working on it.

TaleLore

28. Apr 2014 · 05:39 UTC

Good take on the theme.

alvarop

28. Apr 2014 · 07:00 UTC

Ugh! This game makes me feel uneasy. I really like where you took the theme.

Caridorc

28. Apr 2014 · 12:06 UTC

This is so simple and mind relaxing... Very good!

burquitlambadgers

29. Apr 2014 · 01:12 UTC

Love the music in this one! Makes me want to scratch at my skin...

ruthiepee

29. Apr 2014 · 02:15 UTC

Absolutely disgusting. And hilarious. Both the Flash and HTML5 versions work great. I felt like the 'buzzing' noise could be quieter so you can hear the music better. The music is perfect! Nice job!

cavf88

30. Apr 2014 · 01:27 UTC

I tried to get rid of them but at the end they won. I wouldn't like that situation in real life.

conormn

30. Apr 2014 · 01:43 UTC

Guh, ticks are the worst. Really like the execution tho.

Marcellus

30. Apr 2014 · 01:52 UTC

Reminds me of mariopaint. good job.

Jake_Cohen

30. Apr 2014 · 02:43 UTC

this would be fun on an iPad, upgrades could be cool and easy to implement for extended replay-ability

brogrammers

30. Apr 2014 · 15:11 UTC

My highscore: 68.
Fun little game!

xensky

30. Apr 2014 · 15:13 UTC

perfect game, except for the part where I got the skin crawlies. *shudder*

pancakecity

30. Apr 2014 · 17:21 UTC

Grossss! Nice job.

Cake&Code

30. Apr 2014 · 22:29 UTC

WOW that really creeped me out hahahah. I was really unsettled by the ticks crawling everywhere. I thought it was pretty fun though! The Web one froze on me, and I think the Flash one was on its way to freezing. On my third attempt I was able to get it! My best wasn't very good, it was 30-something, but I got overwhelmed pretty quickly.

SecularBaron

01. May 2014 · 00:29 UTC

Gross... Cool game.

vicious_br

01. May 2014 · 00:31 UTC

yuck! but great fun!!! hahaha,

Snild

01. May 2014 · 16:21 UTC

Ew. I think I'll stay inside this summer.

The "kill" sound was annoying.

Stereo sound would be a nice addition to give a little hint on where you should look.

Stratovarius

01. May 2014 · 20:44 UTC

You're right, our games are pretty similar, both in style and gameplay. Pretty neat!

wicht

02. May 2014 · 20:14 UTC

Android Version breaks with a classnotfound exception.

🎤 hanoth

03. May 2014 · 00:43 UTC

@wicht - Sorry about that. I don't have an Android phone so I'm kind of flying blind on it. I've compiled a new version that runs ok on my Ouya, and am publishing it right now. I'll update the page again when it's up.

BadgerPriest

03. May 2014 · 01:22 UTC

Nice take on the theme!

caranha

03. May 2014 · 02:54 UTC

Congrats on your first game! Played the web version on my android phone - android version did not work. Some feedback:

- could not hear any sound.
- some sort of feedback when you splat a tick would be good - an animation or sound effect.

nice use of the theme! thanks for your game :)

🎤 hanoth

03. May 2014 · 11:26 UTC

OK, I think I FINALLY have the Android version working right. It's now in both the Google Play store (linked above) and the Amazon Appstore - http://amzn.com/B00K3BEQ3S

vladimirdlc

03. May 2014 · 17:50 UTC

Playing this game makes you feel incomfortable in your own skin, that's an achievement itself. Cool first entry, really creative take on the theme.
Regarding the sound, I would have preferred softer sfx's, and on the web version there is no music.

mark.goetz

03. May 2014 · 18:06 UTC

Oh man, that's so creepy (which I'm sure was your intent!). It's really simple, but it gets the job done. I felt like the bugs were a little harder to click than I expected, though. But great job making a game that makes my skin crawl and makes me want to take a shower, in a good way. :)

🎤 hanoth

03. May 2014 · 19:58 UTC

@vladimirdlc - Thanks for the feedback. Which browser were you using for the web version? Just curious since the music plays on mine on Chrome.

ceosol

04. May 2014 · 02:37 UTC

Nice little entry. The music/sound was definitely a good offset for watching ticks burrowing into the skin :D

pinkmonkeyhead

04. May 2014 · 16:11 UTC

Nice use of the theme

evilDan

05. May 2014 · 20:35 UTC

Rad - loved the banjo (but it made me itchy <the game, not the banjo>)