Space Defender by DrPumpkinz

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made by DrPumpkinz for LD33 (COMPO)
It's like Space Invaders... but in reverse. Instead of controlling the lone ship firing at a swarm of aliens, you control the swarm of aliens dodging the lone ship's lasers.

Use the left and right arrow keys to move the alien swarm left and right. Also, keep in mind. Since you're playing as the bad guys, moving to the next level is actually bad, while getting a game over is actually good. At the title screen, press C then S to begin (it'll make sense when you see it).

Oh, and there's a 2-player mode you can play by pressing C twice. The second player uses the A and D keys.

Feedback

Kaev
24. Aug 2015 路 07:41 UTC
I really like the idea! I also like that the game over screen is actually the winning screen.
It was fun to play.
kernel panic
24. Aug 2015 路 17:19 UTC
Splat... Splat... Splat... Splat... Splat...
I feel you're kinda at the mercy of the random number generator, as it's basically impossible to defend yourself if the tank shoots near you. But fun game. I would have voted up on humor for the sounds. :P
Kaadmy
24. Aug 2015 路 17:44 UTC
I had this idea, too, but I thought it would be boring, made a different game instead: http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=54555
t4u
24. Aug 2015 路 17:50 UTC
High on idea - classic game in reverse.

Ships tends to get lost near edge doing strange things.

Pressing down arrow all the time is no fun. Level progresssion neeeds better, more entertaining approach.

As game is minimalistic in graphics it's reasonable to demand more(better characters + maybe some background and UI)
馃帳 DrPumpkinz
25. Aug 2015 路 03:57 UTC
Actually, you don't need to hold down.
Biruts
30. Aug 2015 路 00:50 UTC
Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.
waveformmodulations
30. Aug 2015 路 01:53 UTC
Pretty neat twist. Liked the death animation on the aliens
voidstar33
30. Aug 2015 路 09:43 UTC
nice idea. good game.
nihilaleph
02. Sep 2015 路 01:23 UTC
Quite a nice idea ^^ It was very challenging >.< I guess because the invaders took so much time to go down. The defender AI was a bit dumb, sometimes just keeping itself in the corners, although a good AI would make it very very difficult. Great work!
MAnimal
12. Sep 2015 路 10:51 UTC
Awesome idea, i thing there is the key to work on ship algorithm, or try multiplayer.