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cavern.laser.bat

By mattdev

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD15Ever
Audio103.7793.383.5
Theme533.4162.446.6
Innovation533.0963.145.8
Graphics633.1455.636.8
Community682.8652.163.9
Humor692.3650.725.9
Overall702.9551.023.7
Fun992.4530.411.7
Coolness101719.02.5

Comments

comtemno

Good music; there isn't much more. Played for some time; flying speed is just ridiculous- because there seems to be some problem with the frame rate (and I know for sure that my computer isn't old or slow). Bats shooting lasers are, however, a pretty good idea.

sparky

It ran fine on my computer, there must be some kind of compatibility issue. The game got a fair amount of polish, which really helps it. The learning curve for the controls is pretty steep- it's not a bad movement system, but it feels a bit awkward. It doesn't have quite the satisfaction once you get used to the movement of some other games with unconventional controls, like tank games or Flywrench for instance. I like the idea, though, and it seems like it's worth exploring.

gemumeka

I tried to play this for about 10 minutes, but couldn't get the bat to go anywhere. It also crashed on me.

girlflash

Well I didnt get to play much of it, as your particles (fire and blood) made the framerate dive to 1/2 fps, but the music was awesome, and I also liked the controls, for the few seconds of play I got in.

farman-farout

Ouch, the controls! They wouldn't be so bad if you didn't inexplicably explode if you bump into a wall. Nice graphics, nice sound, nice idea - but I just couldn't play it.

grungekid

Both the idea and the style of it is great...but honestly, I just couldn't fly this thing.

spindleyq

Call me retarded, but I can't figure out how to fly the bat. The best I can do is get him to land a few spaces away along the ceiling. The music is great though.

drymarti111

Neat idea! Level 3 was too hard for me, though. But on the plus side, the controls were weird but fun to learn. It even has music! The zooming was really cool, too!

doohan

I thought this was fun. Very frustrating, but fun :)

funkyjive

Ok, this game seems like it could be really neat, but the bat moves so damn fast it's basically hits the ground instantaneously. And this is on a really really old computer.

Also, it seems like you've chosen a font not present in Windows 2k (and not included in your zip), since all of the text is empty white boxes.

I'd like to give this game a shot, but at the moment its unplayable.

sparky

Seems to have some problems.

I'll get white boxes for all letters and a few particles. Also the bat is so damn fast I can't control a bit (just move the crash spot to the left or right a bit). Looks like timing is not working correctly.

Can't vote for Fun and Overall in this state.

erki

Well I can see why the bat explodes when he hits a wall, considering the speed he's flying at. I'm thinking there's a bug with flying speed, or perhaps the game speed globally.

simon

You know, I have one simple request... and that is to have bats with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!

Oh wait... you did that. :D

Funny idea, but the movement was waaaayyy to hard. It was hard enough for me to move through the level without crashing before I figured out I also had to laser things into crispy oblivion.

dark-dragoon

The bat must be really suicidal. It's a very punishing game, much because of that insta-death when you fly into a wall, and the bat moves at fast speeds too, so, fly, BANG, blood.

ondrew

Nice music, but the speed is just ridiculous. I killed the first creature once, but didn't managed to get further

jpfed

The controls were *tough*, but that gave the game a certain addictive appeal as I tried to master them. As others have said, the zooming and music were cool. I did find myself wishing the laser could just reach a little farther, but I'm probably biased given my extensive real-world experience with laser-bats.

garrig12

I would like to survive after hitting a wall. I also managed to land on the floor once...