Alien Rockpool by DustyStylus
*** WEB VERSION NOW AVAILABLE ***
(suggest you try this version first)
*** IF YOU SKIP THE TUTORIAL *** (aww, I spent some time on that... :d )
Controls are:-
Number keys 1-3 = Set tadpole group behaviour.
Click = Send Alpha tadpole to mouse location.
Basic jist of the game is that you have no shortage of numbers, but no defence or means of attack against 3 baddies washed into the same rockpool as you. :(
You'll have to be prepared to allow some to die so that new spawn may have the means to take on the baddies:-
1. A big fat Crab with a pointy thing.
2. A big fat Ray with lightning zaps.
3. A big fat Jellyfish with poison.
Each baddie ability is effective against the other baddies.
Poison has to be ingested. (i.e., more to be eaten, ohnoes!)
Lightning can be fired, but only in Attack mode.
Spikes are used in close range, but only in Attack mode.
Done in LWJGL so reasonably recent Java runtime (1.6+) needed.
(suggest you try this version first)
*** IF YOU SKIP THE TUTORIAL *** (aww, I spent some time on that... :d )
Controls are:-
Number keys 1-3 = Set tadpole group behaviour.
Click = Send Alpha tadpole to mouse location.
Basic jist of the game is that you have no shortage of numbers, but no defence or means of attack against 3 baddies washed into the same rockpool as you. :(
You'll have to be prepared to allow some to die so that new spawn may have the means to take on the baddies:-
1. A big fat Crab with a pointy thing.
2. A big fat Ray with lightning zaps.
3. A big fat Jellyfish with poison.
Each baddie ability is effective against the other baddies.
Poison has to be ingested. (i.e., more to be eaten, ohnoes!)
Lightning can be fired, but only in Attack mode.
Spikes are used in close range, but only in Attack mode.
Done in LWJGL so reasonably recent Java runtime (1.6+) needed.
Ratings
| Coolness | 91% | 2 |
| Overall | 3.07 | 316 |
| Audio | 3.38 | 83 |
| Fun | 2.67 | 438 |
| Graphics | 3.46 | 176 |
| Humor | 2.42 | 255 |
| Innovation | 3.22 | 205 |
| Mood | 3.03 | 179 |
| Theme | 3.24 | 239 |
java -jar AlienRockPool.jar
(same for Windows and OSX if you use the JAR version)
Andrew: Haha, yep, I mentioned that on Post Mortem, alas I hit the deadline before fixing it. I could probably spend another 48hrs tweaking the hitpoints/values etc.!
tigerj: Thanks. Yep, I meant to put little numbers on the icons. A lot of people will just hit space and go straight in. D: (and to think I wrote all that lovely text...) :d
Good job!
Didn't make much sense...
Was fun?
Meh...
Music creeped me out though...