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SPECIES

By alwaysinbeta

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD24Ever
Humor1982.6365.539.9
Fun4592.6438.718.6
Audio4762.0822.78.2
Mood5122.3724.67.1
Overall5772.5923.28.7
Graphics6192.2516.36.2
Theme7021.797.61.1
Innovation7151.936.12.1
Coolness35963.262.3

Comments

thewiseguy99 2012-08-27 22:16

Fast moving game. Controls and concept very easy to grasp. Good job!

dekart 2012-08-30 18:03

Pretty easy gameplay & control

cakencode 2012-08-30 18:11

Particle effects in an otherwise very boxy 2d platforming shooter? xD

I got stuck in a wall a couple of times and the collisions didn't feel right in general. The jumping also needs some work I think. It feels too linear and when jumping I like to feel the gravity slow my down and then pull me back.

The silly characters were amusing, but why are those red guys always so grumpy?? They could learn a thing or two from the mustachioed men.

quill18 2012-08-30 18:13

Fun game, nice fire effects!

evilseanbot 2012-09-01 03:43

I really pegged the mustachioed guys as the kinder, gentler species. How wrong I was.

Everythings kinda wonky, but its got a certain charm. I felt like the bullets should go for longer though.

Jeremias 2012-09-01 20:43

Hi! This is my feedback for you:

- Collision system works not perfect: Sometimes you get stuck in a wall without falling.
- An enemy should react to shootings. E.g. on screen 2, you can kill both enemies without they shoot at you.
- Screen 4 is too heavy. The enemies attack the player without having a chance to dodge or kill them fast enough
- Starting from the beginning is a bit frustrating. So you should make a spawnpoint system or something like that
- What does the sound means at the beginning of a new level part?

Keep on and make a post-compo-version!

josh-dreamland 2012-09-01 20:59

I like the framerate. Unique for browser games. The rate at which one enemy could kill you was somewhat ridiculous, but the length of the game made up for it to a degree. Parts of it were very frustrating. Lots of points for humor; the mustache made it. The theme was very loosely tied in, though.

moops 2012-09-01 23:26

I like that everything exploded.

auxiliumgames 2012-09-02 00:49

Cool fire effects! The physics could use some work overall, but fun to play!

yselftool 2012-09-02 00:49

Not bad, but not as solid as a jump&run-shooter should be. It's easy to get stuck in a wall/the ground, but nonetheless fun to play and as hard as it should be!

pjchardt 2012-09-02 00:53

Like the fast paced nature of the game and the exploration. However the enemies seemed far to difficult, I kept dying and felt like I could never experience the game.

pereubu 2012-09-02 11:40

rofl, insanely hard for me :D

munkeebacon 2012-09-04 06:44

This game, has a lot of potential. But seems like a prototype at its current stage.

savethejets1 2012-09-09 18:38

Sweet, fun stuff! I like the fire effects.

kato9 2012-09-15 17:11

Nice effort! Could use a little more polish, but the basic gameplay is there for sure. It seemed a little hard, but I was able to beat it so maybe not!