ESCAPE VELOCITY by Quackqack

EARTH IS UNDER ATTACK
And you are humanity's last hope.
Protect the earth while launching escape shuttles to distant galaxies!

HOW TO PLAY
- Input a rocket launch code, aim with the mouse and click to shoot!
- Launch missiles to knock asteroids off-course before they hit the earth.
- Launch escape shuttles off-screen to save the humans on board.

| Link | https://quackqack.itch.io/escape-velocity |
| Link | https://github.com/Frame-Trigger-Studios/ld50 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/escape-velocity |
Ratings
| Overall | 313th | 3.826⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 229th | 3.804⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 313th | 3.674⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 301th | 3.978⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 358th | 4.043⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 260th | 3.804⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 710th | 2.905⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 331th | 3.826⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 51🗳️ | 28🗨️ |
I don't know what you'd call it, but the game had a very quick 'time to grab my attention'. Immediately I was engaged.
On the down side - I feel the music is a little bit intense, I would prefer it to be a little bit more quite or less invasive :).
Great job! Love it!
But when I finally understood that it was not only shooting meteor but also send safely escape pods, that was a more interesting. Finding the right timing and direction for escape pods is tough.
Using code to activate rockets is interesting but I think the game would have been as interesting but less frustrating without it.
Overall very well done.