StarNinja vs SpaceHydra by Linkigi

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made by Linkigi for LD34 (COMPO)
GAMEPAD SUPPORTED (but keyboard works just as well)
Both Themes, '2 button controls' and 'growing'

Avoid, shoot and reflect bullets into the SpaceHydras 3 heads
Be careful because they will GROW BACK

Programming/ Engine - GML, GameMaker:Studio
Art - Paint
SFX - sfxr
Music - Garage Band (The music changes based on how powerful the hydra is)

-- Controls --
Use Z or up arrow to:
jump (hold)
double jump (double tap then hold)
(you hover for a bit when holding 'jump')

use X or spacebar to:
Shoot
reflect (when a bullet is in front of you)

Bullets move up ranks when they are reflected. Do not get in the way of a bullet that is a higher rank than you. Reflect anything else.

Hydra heads will reflect anything that is a lower rank than them too.


I strongly recommend that you read the 'HOW TO PLAY & CONTROLS' included with every copy!


Try and beat 1000 points
Comments and criticism are very welcome

Ratings

Coolness 35% 1888
Overall 3.14 559
Audio 3.20 228
Fun 3.00 586
Graphics 2.95 564
Innovation 2.86 648
Mood 2.94 490
Theme 3.57 610

Feedback

fishbrain
14. Dec 2015 · 11:41 UTC
Nice simple style. Controls are interesting, kinda got the hang of them.
exhidor
15. Dec 2015 · 16:39 UTC
I like the graphic style of the characters !
Indie L
15. Dec 2015 · 16:41 UTC
Very good.Simple and funny and easy to play.
ohmmus
15. Dec 2015 · 16:44 UTC
Fun! Took a while for me to get the reflect mechanic down, but other than that, no complaints! good work!
Rulrite
15. Dec 2015 · 16:52 UTC
A fun little game! It took me a while to get the hang of it, but you did a great job with the two-button controls.
AzureAspect
15. Dec 2015 · 18:26 UTC
I was hoping to win the hydra, but the hydra beat me to it :p
Fun and well working game!
siege
18. Dec 2015 · 05:04 UTC
Pretty fun game! Double jumping is a little finicky.
Trizek35
18. Dec 2015 · 12:11 UTC
Nice idea, a bit hard but it works fine !
SK16 Games
20. Dec 2015 · 01:57 UTC
Nice game :) The controls were really tricky and overall a bit too hard for my taste. I kind of rage quit. Maybe I'm just bad though.
I like the music/sound! 5/5
Haokarlos
04. Jan 2016 · 16:39 UTC
Enjoyed the game flow, it's very cool to shoot a hydra with a star (?)The double jump control is a little bit strange, but I guess it's because we are not used to that kind of double jump hahaha Good job ;)
radmars
05. Jan 2016 · 01:23 UTC
Nice! I really like this idea. The timing of the double jump and reflection are pretty hard to get the hang of though, so I found it pretty difficult. With some tweaking this could be really fun.