Monkey Bird Escape by Daws

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made by Daws for LD35 (COMPO)
Climb trees and catch drafts of air to escape the lava!

You play as a monkey who can shapeshift into a bird.
The monkey can move side to side on branches and jump from them.
The bird can moves side to side in the air and is only propelled upwards with drafts of air (white arrows)
Lighter colored branches will break and fall when the monkey touches them, so be careful!

Controls:
A and D: move left and right
W: jump from branch (monkey only)
SPACEBAR: swap between monkey and bird

I didn't quite have time to perfect the art, and I didn't have a chance to do music, but I hope you enjoy!

Post Compo Edit: I added controller support, but I don't know if it works outside of chrome. I used a PS3 controller to test it. Plug in your controller and go to http://html5gamepad.com/ to see if your controller can be used.

Joystick Controls:
left/right movement: axis 0 (left analog joystick)
jump: button 1 (Square on a PS3 controller)
swap between players: button 0 (X on a PS3 controller)
start game: button 9 (Start on a PS3 controller)

Ratings

Coolness 30% 1854
Overall 2.43 911
Fun 2.57 806
Humor 2.10 505
Innovation 2.52 798
Mood 2.10 782
Theme 3.04 669

Feedback

vini60
18. Apr 2016 · 02:03 UTC
Fun little game. Couldn't tell at first what the bird did, now I know. Nice submit. Lacks audio though.
SmallPhil
18. Apr 2016 · 02:03 UTC
Concept is cool, but the lava goes too fast!
Infraviolet
18. Apr 2016 · 02:04 UTC
Though the art was not the best, the gameplay worked and was fun as well as challenging
CMLSC
18. Apr 2016 · 02:05 UTC
The space key kept messing up for some reason.
urfbound
18. Apr 2016 · 03:55 UTC
Cool game! I like the shapeshifting mechanic, the branch and animal graphics are good. Good game fro keeping you on the edge of your seat! Thanks for your submission (also your review)!
fatsopanda
23. Apr 2016 · 10:04 UTC
It's a nice small game. A bit too difficult from the beginning.
makiki99
02. May 2016 · 08:00 UTC
Pretty difficult game, and it is unpolished, but it has potential.
domrein
05. May 2016 · 00:51 UTC
sooooo hard.
Tanton-H2X
05. May 2016 · 01:21 UTC
humor enough and have good rhythm!~ just some distance is too long between two platforms.
bytheway,if there are some music,it could be more fun and interesting.
fin_nolimit
05. May 2016 · 01:43 UTC
Very hard game but it kept my interest and I KEPT ON PLAYING!!! WHICH IS AWESOME! Nice work!!!