Virus by Ardale

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made by Ardale for LD25 (JAM)
First Ludum Dare for me, and it was very hard..uff.
Ok here is Virus, a game without goal, without end, and I...I really don't know what is Virus, maybe a virus simulator, but is sure that it is really messed up. You are a virus(really uh?), and your goal is to survive, infecting humans (turning them into zombies) and avoiding spray antibiotics. Spread yourself!

Arrow Keys : move

Enjoy!!

Ratings

Coolness 77% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.10 144
Audio(Jam) 2.87 152
Fun(Jam) 3.13 101
Graphics(Jam) 3.46 125
Humor(Jam) 2.14 229
Innovation(Jam) 3.15 107
Mood(Jam) 2.97 132
Theme(Jam) 3.54 109

Feedback

TehSkull
18. Dec 2012 · 05:47 UTC
It's like a more difficult and yet far easier (once you get the hang of it) version of Infectonator. I like this a lot, but I wish it were more fun. The pacing is too slow, and it's too easy to die and too easy to live forever.

Also, there's a WEIRD bug where an NPC walked into the wall where the vent is and just stood still until a zombie came an got him. Until that zombie got him though, the framerate hit rock bottom.
ArkadyDracul
18. Dec 2012 · 08:31 UTC
Good entry, I still can not get over the first room I can not figure out how to turn off the spray in the pipeline -.-
trentfealy
18. Dec 2012 · 08:51 UTC
Normaly don't run exe's named virus
HakunaSatonaka
18. Dec 2012 · 09:01 UTC
Wow, this game is quite laggy, but yet its fun
berareu
18. Dec 2012 · 11:59 UTC
Fun game and kinda hard too until you grasp how it works!
Liked the graphics too, good work!
Bensonance
18. Dec 2012 · 12:08 UTC
This is a great game all round, but I feel it needs a bit more explanation to ease players into the game.
arch.jslin
18. Dec 2012 · 12:18 UTC
Play as the virus and the graphic presentation of this game is pretty cool. :)
MaTX
18. Dec 2012 · 14:22 UTC
It lags hard on my computer (I am on windows 8).
However, cool graphics and atmosphere, and I dig the gameplay idea!
D3zmodos
18. Dec 2012 · 16:25 UTC
Had a few framerate issues every now and then and it took me a while to figure out exactly how things worked. Once I got going though it was pretty cool.

Fun game, I really liked it.
bechsen
18. Dec 2012 · 18:12 UTC
Nice game, can't stop playing
pythong
18. Dec 2012 · 18:21 UTC
kinda short game, as soon as you get the hang, it's super easy. it would have been nice to have more levels (as soon as all are infected)
Hatscat
18. Dec 2012 · 18:30 UTC
@trentfealy : Lol, same! it could have been an interpretation of the theme: "to be a real villain hacker" ^^

Good game, well designed, just lack instructions
HeXoT
18. Dec 2012 · 20:37 UTC
I cant figure out how to infect any one and it still looks very fun.
DiningPhilosopher
18. Dec 2012 · 20:41 UTC
Nice graphics (I like how the virus moves!) and cool start. It's fun, but more levels + an end would be nice. It has potential!
Alex Rose
18. Dec 2012 · 20:48 UTC
Rofl, feels dodgy downloading a file called virus.exe.

Once I knew what I was doing, it was pretty fun. Playing as a sentient virus is a cool idea. I also liked how there was strategy in staying near zombies to beat antibacterial people but targeting gunmen when they were on their own.

Pretty fun game, nice one.
MrAmazingSocks
19. Dec 2012 · 17:44 UTC
Really fun and loved the idea but it's really short
8bitDamage
21. Dec 2012 · 15:45 UTC
I prefer playing the virus rather than the zombie! Great work!
mokujin
21. Dec 2012 · 15:53 UTC
Fun game but too short)
sclark39
21. Dec 2012 · 15:53 UTC
It seems like it requires you to die and restart at the checkpoint in order to progress past the first room (otherwise you don't have enough power to make it through the vents). There is also very little feedback on if I am infecting someone or not, which was confusing.
myachin
23. Dec 2012 · 06:13 UTC
great
Spelchan
24. Dec 2012 · 03:34 UTC
A bit confusing at first. Once I was able to get out and infect someone on the outside rooms zombie outbreak made the game too easy. Would have been nice to have more levels, possibly with greater and greater scope until you conquer the world. As with many others, I feel naming the file virus.exe was not the best choice.
blob
25. Dec 2012 · 04:29 UTC
That's a fun concept. The game needs more polish for level design and look but its a pretty cool idea worth developping :)
Cássio Eduardo
26. Dec 2012 · 17:43 UTC
Good job. Is this game hard or am I doing something wrong?! I got an slowdown even though my PC is high-end.
naufr4g0
07. Jan 2013 · 09:44 UTC
Fun game and interesting game mechanics. Graphics remembers 'Hotline Miami'