Tentacle Smash by BoxedMeatRevolution

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made by BoxedMeatRevolution for LD33 (JAM)
Darling, you're big! Sugar, you're greeeen! Baby, you're a two-tentacled alien monster of supreme destruction and you're being attacked!

Defend yourself by using your tentacles to fend off the attackers! Smash them into each other for insane combos!





INTRUCTIONS
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Click somewhere in the screen to make the closest tentacle move towards the mouse.

Combos are achieved by bumping enemies into each other.

You have 3 lives. Make the most out of them.

Ratings

Coolness 73% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.32 431
Audio(Jam) 3.00 437
Fun(Jam) 3.51 212
Graphics(Jam) 3.08 663
Humor(Jam) 2.70 572
Innovation(Jam) 3.38 251
Mood(Jam) 2.89 691
Theme(Jam) 3.71 318

Feedback

eric777
25. Aug 2015 · 02:47 UTC
This is the first game I've rated this time around. Screenshot must have caught my eye :)

Brilliant and original concept. I'm not sure I've played anything quite like this. It made me feel huge like king kong on the top of the skyscraper swatting down planes. Music & sfx were perfect for the mood.

Game played a little choppy/slow - maybe it's my browser? If I could restart without reloading the page from the "You Lost" screen, I'm not sure how.

Great job!!!
zillix
25. Aug 2015 · 03:17 UTC
awesome ambiance! the gameplay is simple and fun, and I love the clean graphics.
wy477wh173
25. Aug 2015 · 04:08 UTC
fun idea, cute spin on the prompt.

It was quite different.

-Kelsie and Wyatt
Ninja Garage
25. Aug 2015 · 04:26 UTC
!!!!! This game is seriously fun!! Just improve it and sell, I loved this tentacle mechanics, just loved!
deathray
25. Aug 2015 · 05:53 UTC
High scores for innovation and theme! I definitely enjoyed it. (My game is jealous of your tentacles!)
Monkokio
25. Aug 2015 · 05:55 UTC
Neat concept!
Pusty
25. Aug 2015 · 05:56 UTC
Hahaha nice one! :D
SvenFrankson
25. Aug 2015 · 05:56 UTC
Nice one :)
Mark Smith
25. Aug 2015 · 09:07 UTC
Very addictive gameplay. Not the greatest visuals but they were mostly consistent which is nice. I haven't really played a game like this before and managing both tentacles on each side of the screen was actually quite hectic and fun. Well done!
FrozenCow
25. Aug 2015 · 16:49 UTC
Interesting mechanics. I didn't know for sure how to effectively use both tentacles, but it was a fun to flail them in the air.
Infininete
25. Aug 2015 · 16:49 UTC
Got to 400, idk if that's easy or not :P. Only complaint is that you only need to use one tentacle as its length reaches the entire screen, thus making it pretty much just a useless attachment.
AntonyBaasan
25. Aug 2015 · 18:03 UTC
Very cool gameplay.
EncryptedCow
25. Aug 2015 · 18:06 UTC
coll little game, get s hard a little too quivkly, but really nice, enjoyed it
ToloaGames
25. Aug 2015 · 19:12 UTC
Bonus points for tentacles!
van noctar
25. Aug 2015 · 19:16 UTC
Very innovant!!

I like it!

It's very good idea to manage each arms!!
Headmade
25. Aug 2015 · 19:18 UTC
The game ran well for me and I liked it. The music was very eerie.

But can the game be won? At the end I got the message "You lost", so can I actually win the game?
SecondDimension
25. Aug 2015 · 19:43 UTC
Really fun game with very satisfying gameplay.
team_ftlol
26. Aug 2015 · 20:08 UTC
Cool entry! The smooth, flat-colored graphics look really clean. Good variety of enemy types. The tentacle moves well, just a little slower than you'd like. I'm a fan of the way you can smack enemies into each other for combos, like Planet Punch. Good stuff.

A "Replay" button and persistent high scores would be icing on the cake.

-mildmojo
Linus123xbb
27. Aug 2015 · 17:40 UTC
I like the idea and the game is funny too! The graphics and music was nice aswell :)
Jakob37
27. Aug 2015 · 19:04 UTC
Nice little game! I liked the mighty feeling of moving the tentacles, destroying the oncoming swarm of small UFOs :)
adsilcott
28. Aug 2015 · 15:10 UTC
Fun and simple game. Like the tentacle movement.
Taldius
28. Aug 2015 · 15:11 UTC
Simple but good! Also, with that kind of controls, you should think about making a mobile version of it.
Anyway, nice job!
Drauthius
30. Aug 2015 · 13:01 UTC
Cool game. Simple and fun. :)
Feetsalot
30. Aug 2015 · 21:18 UTC
The concept for this game is great and you built upon it perfectly with all the diffrent types of enimies/projectiles. Great Game ;D
tayl1r
10. Sep 2015 · 12:37 UTC
Nice! A little easier to control than some of the other monster arm physics entires.