LD38: Planetary Command by schiapu

Take control of the planet defender, the starship that protects the earth from an asteroid attack. While your ship is impervious to asteroid impacts, beware of the UFOs that can destroy your ship, evade their shots while destroying asteroids.
Controls:
Move in the planet orbit using the left and right keys (A and D keys are an alternative as well).
Fire your missiles to destroy the asteroids with the Fire Button (Default Ctrl, Left Click as an alternative).
Links:
Itch.io (Download/Play Online): https://schiapu.itch.io/planetary-command
Twitter: https://twitter.com/schiapu
Alternate Twitter: https://twitter.com/forzerodev
Source Code: https://github.com/schiapu/PlanetaryCommand
Tools:
- Unity 5.5
- Inkscape
- Bfxr
- Bosca Ceoil
- ScreenToGif
| Source code | https://github.com/schiapu/PlanetaryCommand |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/ld38-planetary-command |
Ratings
| Overall | 478th | 2.737⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 474th | 2.526⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 535th | 1.842⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 336th | 3.211⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 499th | 2.368⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 353th | 2.389⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 457th | 1.571⭐ | 16🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 509th | 2.176⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 5🗳️ | 3🗨️ |
The mechanic of having to dodge of the alien shots while still trying to destroy the asteroids was interesting, but I had to completely ignore it. If I stopped to dodge a shot I would let an asteroid hit the planet so one way or another it was over.
For me personally it is a very loose interpretation of the theme, which isn't a big deal as I would rather a fun game than a game that stuck completely to the theme anyways.
Aside from the issues I did play the game a few times (highscores, normal: 19, hard: 13.) I feel like I would have played a bit longer had the game felt a bit more fair to me. The sprites and sounds are simple but they do the job and the game is very playable.
Overall, the gameplay is pretty fun, but the sound effects really grate on my ears.
Nicely done.
Fast paced Shoop-em-up game with a simple background, that distract you from the gameplay.
It's a good game, thanks for the experience.