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Anagram Attack

By ethankennerly

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation1243.81
Overall2133.57
Fun2143.52
Theme2253.76
Audio4992.80
Graphics5233.10
Mood6202.85
Humor7482.35
Coolness229217

Comments

fixedgerald 2015-04-19 03:19

Fun to play once you figure out what to do, but the in game text is confusing.

ethankennerly 2015-04-20 01:14

@fixedgerald You're right: the instructions were confusing. Now I hope they are clear.

bastienre4 2015-04-20 10:07

Good concept, quite fun, but it's a pain for the AZERTY keyboards.

fixedgerald 2015-04-21 03:46

@ethankennerly the updated version does make more sense now. I like the animations on the letters

pinpickle 2015-04-21 06:29

I liked how you were introduced to the game, and it was refreshing given the different playing style of all of the other LD games. I got to 36 with 279 letters

fluidvolt 2015-04-22 03:45

This was funner than I expected! I got really competitive with myself after a few words. :) I got stuck in the 20s, unfortunately, but I had a lot of fun. Good job.

wooltech 2015-04-22 20:05

Nice, clear, simple game.

dsalles 2015-04-23 00:27

Wonderful addictive fun! I wasn't sure what the advantage was for making short words until I was running out of time, then it helps by shuffling teh letters and buying a little extra time, though I couldn't really tell what it did to the score. Love it!

backlund 2015-04-24 11:04

Good job

pixzleone 2015-04-24 11:04

Cool idea! Keep it up!

robodylan 2015-04-26 13:25

36 with 233. Great game and the most original idea i have seen yet

tselmek 2015-05-05 23:50

An original word game yet very hard for non-english speakers but the concept is very nice. Graphics are clean and sounds do their job.

69 words with 630 letters. ^^

mrodrigues 2015-05-06 14:23

Excellent game! I love typing games (I've made on for this LD too), but I never thought about mixing it with anagrams, good job! Some words are too easy, but some are too difficult (I'd slow down the hard enemies), maybe 'cause I'm not a native English speaker. My keyboard doesn't have page up and page down keys, so I had to beat every level; luckily you don't really lose when the enemy gets you. The feedback to the input is really good too! 5 stars! :D

oadt 2015-05-10 14:47

I am German and I find these games difficult even in German :D But you added some nice features which made the fun even for me as a loser in anagram! :D

rockhoppergames 2015-05-10 15:07

Incredibly clever game! Great work!

adriczero 2015-05-10 16:20

Fun to play. Nice to see a typing and puzzle game combined. Made it to word 44.

iamacoconut 2015-05-10 18:53

Fun game, I love the concept! Never though of anagrams as a weapon! I found the game very easy, maybe make difficulty increase faster? Anyway, great job!

yuigoto 2015-05-11 03:42

Nice take on the theme and use of language! Besides being an unconventional weapon it's also educational! :D

Graphics might be simple and audio too, but they are good for this genre! Pretty solid and fun to play! :3

wg_phancock 2015-05-11 13:08

Wow, this was really fun. Spent more time on this than any other game this LD, and only made it to level 50some. Awesome amount of content for a compo game.

thescragglyman 2015-05-11 17:25

Not very clear at first, but nice entry