Holy Crab Fight by Leeway

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made by Leeway for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Play with a friend in this exciting two-player game! As rival hermit crabs, your goal is to knock your opponent off their shell and claim it as your own!

Kick your opponent's ass, find their weak point by emptying their health bar! Slap from the left, front, or right with your anemone. Be strategic and unpredictable—don't give them a chance to block or guess your next move.

Beware of falling human trash! To avoid the threat, join an attack on the trash by cooperating with your opponent. Attack the trash together by pressing the same key at the same time. After all, the enemy of your enemy can be your temporary ally~

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========================================================================================== Movement Controls

  • Player 1: A, D Keys

  • Player 2: J, L Keys

Defense Controls

  • Player 1: S Key

  • Player 2: K Key

Attack! Attack! Attack!

  • Use Left/Right Shift Key to knock your opponent off their shell!

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Battle Controls

When trash falling or opponent's health bar emptied

  • Player 1: Choose Q, W, or E

  • Player 2: Choose U, I, or O

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Win the Battle!

Each crab begins with 3 hearts. The first one to lose all their hearts is the loser!

Claim victory, take their shell, and become the one and only "Holy-Crab"!

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Credits

Mingxuan Cao, Justin Lai, Ruixiang Li, Min Pan, Angel Zhao, Ningjing Zhou, Liwei Zhu

Post Submission Change-log

  • Fixed final battle scene display issue
  • Fixed keyboard controls issue when selecting button

Ratings

Overall 189th 3.935⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 300th 3.682⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 377th 3.5⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 317th 3.932⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 63th 4.5⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 254th 3.682⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 133th 3.841⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 201th 3.955⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

Heretic
08. Oct 2024 · 07:39 UTC
very nice drawings and music, good hit on the theme, great illustration of the tutorial, the controls are a bit tight and wooden, but that's okay, it's fun anyway
Moerduo
08. Oct 2024 · 10:04 UTC
Thanks for playing.
TentacleDream
08. Oct 2024 · 10:22 UTC
It's sad that I don't have a partner to play with me so that I can fully experience the gameplay. Fun idea, and very beautiful illustrations
LDJam user 262766
08. Oct 2024 · 13:46 UTC
Pretty crabs but boring controls anyway its funny to play
Bumble
08. Oct 2024 · 13:54 UTC
Sadly I was on my own while playing this game, but I liked the inclusion of cooperative elements to fight against the trash AND the opposite when trying to finish the enemy off - really interesting idea :grinning:
Nija463
08. Oct 2024 · 14:01 UTC
Bahaha, I love so much the DA, Feeling like a fight club in Sponge BoB, I can't wait for playing it with my friends.
imberny
08. Oct 2024 · 14:05 UTC
Impressive demo! I liked the little mini game to trigger a finisher, but I don't understand why you needed three separate keys? Why not reuse ASD and JKL? Great work on the art, too! You don't see too many multiplayer games in a jam, congrats on managing to do it!
rkhadder
08. Oct 2024 · 19:40 UTC
Great mood! I like the special attack idea of the battle. Well done and congrats on your submission!
hanafl0wer
09. Oct 2024 · 03:14 UTC
I try to imagine playing this with a frined, i think it would be more fun if it has a jump or dash. and the special attack could be a react type thing, like one press q and the other can see it and have to press u in one sceond or fail
Soul Grinder
09. Oct 2024 · 05:35 UTC
Nice little crab beat'em up. Love the anchor tattoos on the crabs and the finisher system and the graphics are nice too, nice work!
LDJam user 245648
09. Oct 2024 · 12:13 UTC
Very fun game. Played it with a friend from school. We both loved the art, and its refreshing to see.
Moerduo
09. Oct 2024 · 13:22 UTC
Great idea.
CaoZuoDaWang
09. Oct 2024 · 14:03 UTC
A very sophisticated little game, but not simple at all. It cleverly uses the circular game relationship and psychological game principle of Rock paper scissors. I like the gameplay of this game very much.
ZouPeiyan
09. Oct 2024 · 14:09 UTC
Such a cute game!Goaty!!!
Bestdtang
09. Oct 2024 · 14:19 UTC
Stunning Visual!!!
Karen103739
09. Oct 2024 · 14:45 UTC
Love it! This is sooooo cuteeeee!!
LDJam user 79716
09. Oct 2024 · 16:21 UTC
The art is beautiful, the gameplay is also good. Five out of five!
SleepyStudios
13. Oct 2024 · 19:02 UTC
I love that you're able to play this with a friend - it definitely adds to the game and makes it more fun. It had a really cool finisher system that was definitely something unique. Really cute art too!
Dimoseek
13. Oct 2024 · 19:25 UTC
Game VERY VERY GOOOOD!
KJa8a8
25. Oct 2024 · 01:44 UTC
Very interesting idea! In addition to the normal battle, a judgment system similar to rock-paper-scissors is added. My experience is very good. The style of these hermit crabs is very Hawaiian!