Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD21 → Sharks Are Evil
By psy
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humor | 105 | 2.60 | ||
| Fun | 196 | 2.83 | ||
| Graphics | 235 | 2.78 | ||
| Overall | 250 | 2.87 | ||
| Innovation | 275 | 2.65 | ||
| Theme | 312 | 2.74 | ||
| Audio | 348 | 1.15 | ||
| Community | 372 | 1.89 | ||
| Coolness | 418 |
Fun, little, addictive game. Only thing which I didn't like was the movement of the sharks, sometimes they just directly jumped into the people who were already past the bridge, eating up to 3 at once without me being able to do anything.
Sharks are crazy, unpredictable beasts! Also, evolution has granted them the power of teleportation.
I liked it. Make it into an iphone game, polish it, and make some money.
I don't like how the sharks teleport randomly. If they shifted over a lane or two that might be better, but it just feels like I'm hopeless to save them and I'll do just as good if I let the people fall randomly.
It took until about the 5th wave for me to realize that the preservers shifted their lanes. In the description text, maybe make it more obvious as to their functionality? I thought I could just throw them and if they touch, they are saved.
At first I didn't know that the life rings just moved people around. I though that just touching them was enough.
Also, the shark movements are so unpredictable that is very hard to save anyone. When I think someone might be safe, a shark just moves to that lane and "noms noms"
Site's down for me...
fun game ! Try to add hints for the player so he can predict the next shark move
I didn't get what I should do, as whenever I tried to make the people move away from the sharks, the sharks would just teleport around and eat the people I moved nonetheless.
But overall, pretty slick game. Wish you have made some audio, at least recorded a "Nom nom nom" on your mic.
The shark movement's been already mentioned, and I have to agree, that could do with some fine tuning.
Neat idea!
Recognizing wheter a guy has been saved or om-nommed is quite tricky however. Bigger animations/effects would be quite useful.
Really nice! Reminds me of ATARI games like Kaboom in a vague way. Great work!
The mechanics are very interesting but the sharks were very random and moved way to fast. Sometime safe people got eaten just by predator teleport.
Otherwise a great program.
Thanks guys. I wasn't expecting such a positive response considering the incredibly simple concept. :) Now I think I'll tame those sharks a bit and add a bit o' polish 'n' shine and finish it off properly.