{"author_link":"\/author\/alwaysinbeta\/","author_name":"alwaysinbeta","author_uid":"9420","comments":[{"author_name":"Colapsydo","author_uid":"3984","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 8:32am","epoch":1377505620,"text":"Nice adaptation of the theme.\r<br\/>I like the particles enemies, and the melody is relaxing.\r<br\/>Controls are not intuitive the first time but that's ok then."},{"author_name":"nicotuason","author_uid":"21669","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:29am","epoch":1377509040,"text":"Neat graphics and the beams blowing up the enemies is a great effect. Wish there was a way to recover energy though."},{"author_name":"xrm0","author_uid":"25867","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 1:19pm","epoch":1377522840,"text":"Fun!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Two things I would like it to have:\r<br\/>-  Know to where the tower is aiming at\r<br\/>- When you switch towers, skip the inactive ones."},{"author_name":"alwaysinbeta","author_uid":"9420","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:41pm","epoch":1377527760,"text":"@xrm0 Yes I made decisions to leave those two things out to make the game harder, but I think you're right it probably just creates some frustration."},{"author_name":"sgehlich","author_uid":"15282","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:40pm","epoch":1377534900,"text":"Very nice adaption of the theme :)"},{"author_name":"Thermite","author_uid":"27791","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 10:45pm","epoch":1377643200,"text":"Nice, a lovely use of the theme and a nice twist on Missile Command style mechanics."},{"author_name":"boneloaf","author_uid":"25004","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 11:38pm","epoch":1377646380,"text":"Lovely vectors and sounds, Player 2 kills would frequently not register, but we had fun playing."},{"author_name":"thephantom","author_uid":"21553","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 11:39pm","epoch":1377646440,"text":"the affects and graphics are great , goad job :)"},{"author_name":"GaTechGrad","author_uid":"19778","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 1:58am","epoch":1377654780,"text":"Neat idea of switching between multiple laser cannons.  I wish they would have recharged after a period of time.  I got 51 kills and 3 hits, then the enemies quit spawning."},{"author_name":"mutilator","author_uid":"26566","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 12:34am","epoch":1377822540,"text":"hard to figure out which one i wanted to use util they ran out of laser juice then the choice became easier"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 7:10am","epoch":1377846300,"text":"Interesting game, specially in single player. I enjoyed it :P I featured it in my video compilation of Ludum Dare 27 games, if you would like to check it out, http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nOZnQrkIteE"},{"author_name":"Sergey Mohov","author_uid":"9963","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 10:04am","epoch":1377856740,"text":"Really like the mechanics, and you've nailed the theme, but, as said above, controls aren't very intuitive which leads to a lot of frustration. All in all, pretty good though."},{"author_name":"Hayawi","author_uid":"20256","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 5:25pm","epoch":1377883200,"text":"i like how you made a two player option,that was a good idea."},{"author_name":"fferro234","author_uid":"26574","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1377975900,"text":"Nice job, its a cool spin on missile command."},{"author_name":"Ossi","author_uid":"26674","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 1:47am","epoch":1377999720,"text":"Nice twist on an old school formula. Really challenging too! Good job!"},{"author_name":"theholychicken","author_uid":"25095","time":"Sep 6, 2013 @ 9:54am","epoch":1378460940,"text":"Cutting greenish blobs with beams is pretty satisfying! The sound effects were perfect and different sounds on each cannon was a very nice touch!"},{"author_name":"Super Hamster","author_uid":"22460","time":"Sep 6, 2013 @ 10:48pm","epoch":1378507380,"text":"Audio was really good!  I wish there was more of a goal and a way to get more fuel back or something to make the game more interesting."}],"images":["ld27\/9420-f03432b71d319802bd1887f8b4b6c573.jpg","ld27\/9420-f02d788fc2a9eb9b384e8e5e737ab17d.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ianmcgregor.me\/games\/beams\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/ianmcgregor\/games\/tree\/master\/src\/me\/ianmcgregor\/tenseconds","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"22856","g_author":"9420","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"22886","g_title":"Beams","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"753","g_commentcount":"17","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/9420-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/9420-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The world needs saving. And our last remaining defenses have only 10 seconds of energy left. Use them wisely!","title":"Beams"}