Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD20 → Choppa', Run to thee!

Choppa', Run to thee!

By billknye

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD20Ever
Innovation1532.89946.133.0
Fun783.22972.053.2
Theme1532.67944.313.2
Graphics1472.901048.525.9
Audio583.22979.551.8
Humor2062.00822.010.1
Overall883.22969.041.9
Community893.00764.368.1
Coolness67969.72.9

Ratings received

OverallAudioCommunityFunGraphicsHumorInnovationTheme
44343232
34333232
2
55555555
33334132
22312122
2342112
3322112
434344
1
32333343

Comments

telluse 2011-05-02 05:19

Crashes with invalid operation exception. A short debugging attempt (without sources, good luck, Tellus :P) insinuated the music files were a problem.

billknye 2011-05-02 05:29

Sounds like you need XNA or .Net 4.0.

athanazio 2011-05-03 02:04

sorry only web or mac for me :(

telluse 2011-05-03 21:31

billknye: Found the problem, and another requirement you can add to the list :)

You need to have Windows Media Player installed as well. Being hateful of the problem I removed it from my system. The Exceptions couldn't quite handle it (pun intended).

I liked the control scheme, but it was very hard to get used to (strafing when it would move your chopper in the opposite direction at times, up at others, that kind of thing). Perhaps if the camera rotated with the chopper it would be easier?

billknye 2011-05-03 21:34

TellusE, had no idea about the media player part, must be some requirement of XNA, thanks!

Thanks for the feedback on the camera, something I will keep in mind for the future =)

frib 2011-05-05 05:00

Very fun to play yet so difficult. Controls are quite tricky and the enemies are just relentless, one mistake and you're dead. But it's quite enjoyable. Well done!

the-jack 2011-05-06 05:42

Not for the faint of heart.

qrunchmonkey 2011-05-06 05:53

I've got XNA and .Net but it still crashes when I try and launch it.

someone 2011-05-07 12:14

Not starting with any weapons makes it really hard. Took several attempts to pick up the first guy. Enemies killing you before you even see them is frustrating. The controls were hard to get used to which didn't help.

billknye 2011-05-07 17:05

grunchmonkey: Double check the version of XNA you have and also you need windows media player installed it seems.

yrael 2011-05-08 18:10

Very cool ! I love the tension it creates, when a pilot runs to you while you're getting shot at :p