Mutant Squares by Notaveerus

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made by Notaveerus for LD35 (COMPO)
Defeat Enemies using different forms to get a high score.
CONTROLS:
WASD:- Movement
LEFT CLICK:- Attack/Dash
SHIFT: - Tank mode, Immortal but slow and cant attack (use to avoid bullets but dont let enemies get close or you wont be able to turn back
SPACE: - Speed mode, Fast and has a dash to help get out of stick situations but cant attack
RIGHT CLICK: - Battle mode, Moderate speed and able to attack

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1626
Overall 3.06 591
Fun 3.06 505
Innovation 2.78 674
Theme 3.00 683

Feedback

Linver
22. Apr 2016 · 11:21 UTC
Not bad realisation of theme - shapeshift is useful, but:
[*] Buttons for swap .. are in crazy places. You can make tank form active wile button is pressed. And fast form after next 2 seconds after dash.. maybe
[*] Tank form has bad gamedesign - you will die, if red mans sit on your face, after you will leave this form. May be you can make this form as *reflects bullets* just.
grayhaze
22. Apr 2016 · 11:53 UTC
An interesting variation on the twin stick shooter, without the shooting. I felt like one of the forms should be able to fire projectiles, as it basically became a game of taking out the red guys then timing it so that you could avoid the bullets of the green guys and get close enough to hit them. I ended up just using the red mode, as the other two didn't really seem to serve a purpose. Could work with a little more work and thought into the abilities of the various modes to make a case for using them. :)
pixel_maniacs
22. Apr 2016 · 12:45 UTC
From the images I thought it was a boring dodge-and-shoot type of game, but I was positively surprised! I love the gameplay mechanics. There are obviously some flaws, but still a fun game. Maybe a bit too difficult (a health bar would be great) and it has a prototypish appeal, but it's gameplay that matters after all! :)

If you have time I would really appreciate if you could check out our game as well!
hpearson2
29. Apr 2016 · 18:51 UTC
Bullets come out of enemies at weird location adjacent to body. It would be nice if player shape would have forward direction indicator
gelisam
08. May 2016 · 01:26 UTC
The game keeps randomly restarting for no apparent reason? Is there a timer and the game is only supposed to last for a few seconds, or do I die without realizing it, or...?