Shapeshifting Ice Hockey by LavWa

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made by LavWa for LD35 (JAM)
ShapeShift Ice Hockey

* Post JAM version update :
- You can now select the player the closer to the puck by pressing the space button.
- The bear form was a little bit overpowered, so I slow him down a little
- Improved the way the AI move towards the goal when attacking and defending, it should be more realistic.
- I added more control on the aiming, the longer you draw the aiming line, the more powerful your shooting will be.

* I'm working on enemy shapeshifting too, it should be online for the weekend ! New animals and powers are coming !

** Also working on a way to get the WebGL (html5) version up and running, I'm almost there, I have some sprites rendering problems.


How to play :
Controls up down left right : W,S,A,D
Use Left Shift to shapeshift into the animal of the selected player
Right click to attack
Right click to shoot (if you have the puck) ( Hold the button to aim with the mouse pointer)
Press Q or E to cycle between your players when you
are not in control of the puck.
Scroll Up and Down to Zoom in and out

Bear : Slow but powerful, can push enemy
Bird : Can jump over enemy
Cat : Fastest player
Human : Normal speed and strength
Mouse : Fast and tiny but very weak

Fixed the AI, it was flipping directions very fast + Fixed the crash to desktop bug.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.09 570
Overall(Jam) 3.40 381
Audio 2.76 438
Audio(Jam) 3.00 459
Fun 3.18 435
Fun(Jam) 3.32 380
Graphics 2.85 544
Graphics(Jam) 2.45 980
Humor 3.13 144
Humor(Jam) 3.22 212
Innovation 2.76 681
Innovation(Jam) 3.26 370
Mood 2.84 527
Mood(Jam) 3.17 485
Theme 2.44 872
Theme(Jam) 3.00 776

Feedback

馃帳 LavWa
18. Apr 2016 路 02:41 UTC
* Please use the Windows version
* For an unknown reason, the sprites won't load on itch.io or in the web player
urfbound
18. Apr 2016 路 02:52 UTC
Fun game! I like the control scheme and the sound! Impressive job on the AI too.
mukult
18. Apr 2016 路 02:53 UTC
Difficult ai..
Could not even score once!
The controls are kinda complex!!

Great game though!! Niceeee entry! :D
ougrouk
18. Apr 2016 路 02:55 UTC
AI is impressive indeed. Good job on this very fair game.
Brian Mayberry
18. Apr 2016 路 02:59 UTC
Took me a while to learn how to aim, and it's not clear what turning into a bear does other than be completely hilarious. With some more polish, this could be a really solid hockey brawler! Good work!
HawkSandwich
18. Apr 2016 路 03:47 UTC
I'm not one to complain about graphics, but it kind of broke the immersion for me, still fun though. Nice controls and sound
jcmonkey
18. Apr 2016 路 03:53 UTC
the red team needs to be nerfed a bit, they score 100% of the time.
Saladon
18. Apr 2016 路 08:19 UTC
Good job. Very fun.
Autovelop
18. Apr 2016 路 08:39 UTC
Played windows version. Had very had time playing and the controls are a bit clunky. But I like the retro'ness of the game. Just finesse it a bit. The scoreboard is only visible in the first few seconds of a match. I also don't understand the point of shapeshifting.
jk5000
18. Apr 2016 路 08:46 UTC
I believe I lost. That make me really sad.
sez
18. Apr 2016 路 09:07 UTC
Wow, so much controls to remember. Had my face rolling over my keyboard, just to press them all.
Liked the overall mood and game though, I love 2d icehockey games.
Berserker_Chris
18. Apr 2016 路 09:53 UTC
Little point in Discription
Controls : ASDF

The game cool but the AI is to hard.
cynicalmonkey
18. Apr 2016 路 13:08 UTC
maybe some simpler more focused controls. would of had an easier time of it if it was keyboard only
ConorOD
18. Apr 2016 路 16:59 UTC
Pretty fun, but a little confusing at times. Controls well and AI is quite effective. No idea what becoming a bear does!
panurge
18. Apr 2016 路 21:43 UTC
Ha! I've always thought ice hockey could use a few more bears. :)

This was fun to play with potential for some interesting gameplay if all the shapeshift classes were implemented. The controls weren't immediately intuitive but I did get used to them.

I'm not quite sure how the bear helped me. Less vulnerable to being challenged?

Anyway, a fun and creative entry!
nikev
18. Apr 2016 路 23:20 UTC
Fun game :) The red team is incredibly difficult. Also they managed to surround my keeper and prevented me from passing
Mikaza
19. Apr 2016 路 12:23 UTC
Funny !
LostViking
19. Apr 2016 路 22:48 UTC
Like everyone else is pointing out the ai is really good. But after you learn the controls and use the animals correctly (especially the bear) it gets easier to win. The only thing I didn't enjoy was changing the current player while trying to move, but other than that I had a blast playing.
Adipson
20. Apr 2016 路 06:17 UTC
fun game ! lol
Patomkin
20. Apr 2016 路 16:09 UTC
The idea is very funny, but the controls are very complex. I couldn't score once :D
馃帳 LavWa
21. Apr 2016 路 03:31 UTC
Thank you very much for the feedback. I just uploaded a new version with the ability to select the player who is the closest to the puck. I have also nerf down the bear form and managed the AI difficulty. Working on the AI shapeshifting forms and the webGL version ! Have fun and thank you again for playing !
fin_nolimit
21. Apr 2016 路 04:29 UTC
Fantastic job with the AI!!! Looks like a lot went into that game!! I played 11 times and never won!! :( But i'll be back!!! Nice job
ekkiiiii
21. Apr 2016 路 14:43 UTC
Very fun and addictive game. AI was also way too hard for me, I'd need an easy mode so I could actually win once. :)
Fabraz
22. Apr 2016 路 14:12 UTC
That NES photo... Oh boy, haha!
Rock Eaters
28. Apr 2016 路 23:37 UTC
it's hard but it's good to play a hokey game ^^