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Secret Weapons Factory!

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness275
Fun2903.35
Innovation3633.32
Overall3983.36
Humor4932.91
Theme6543.16
Mood6652.86
Graphics8632.45

Comments

babajaga 2015-04-21 17:20

I can see only purple screen :(

spin-down 2015-04-21 19:53

Dang it! Game breaking bug which only took me a few minutes to fix. I've re-uploaded it now and should work fine. thanks BadaJaga!

zeriver 2015-04-21 21:56

I like the concept and gameplay is pretty cool too.

dunin 2015-04-22 11:53

Nice graphics. But I don't really understand how it works and the mouse aiming is pretty hard to control.

acrimiens 2015-04-22 18:20

MInimalist and Fun! Good!

hotboxgames 2015-04-22 20:18

I like that you have to pass the items along the chain, good idea! Nice entry

mfep 2015-04-22 20:22

i like the concept, but it becomes boring after a few waves :/

khaotom 2015-04-22 20:34

Cool minimal retro arcade style. The gameplay is interesting, I like the split between fighting the hordes and running the factory. The player's own weapon is pretty weak, which gives the game a hectic feel. It would be nice to be able to actually use some of those weapons we are building though.

shrapx 2015-04-23 09:58

Fun mechanics in this game. I wonder if anyone has managed to survive the pink alien hordes indefinitely? My score: 467400 / 5 weapons made.

prowler 2015-04-24 15:02

This is fun to play :D Very creative game design. I also like the graphics. Reminds me of the C64 Mafia game. Good job! Bust a move!

tanser 2015-04-24 15:02

Interesting entry!

plokdev 2015-04-24 19:27

You should have allowed people to rate the game on graphics. I thought it looked pretty nice.

I enjoyed it once I figured out what to do. I'm not sure how to save my researchers though, which seems to be the thing that gives you a game over. The writing is very funny.

spin-down 2015-04-24 20:08

Thank you all for the comments.

@polkdev
I personally liked how the graphics style came out but, at the time, seeing the efforts others had put into their own art, I thought it would be a bit cheeky to add it. On reflection however you're right, so I've now added it to the vote categories.

nppro93 2015-04-25 06:08

Nice stuff! Really like the idea of managing research/building while also fending off enemies. I think the fighting enemies part could be improved though; they could be more threatening of a foe, and maybe not be so far away from the research. Great job!

lexgear 2015-04-26 00:04

Lonely mac :(

frosty 2015-04-26 00:15

Really interesting gameplay, mixing the multi-step weapons development and tactical combat. I agree with the others that the minimal graphics work really well. Nice work!

sytech 2015-04-26 14:48

I liked the minimalistic presentation. Fun concept!
Good job!

jprogman 2015-04-26 21:57

The shooting is rather frustrating to work with. I do wish for the shooting angle to be more precise so the aiming would be more forgiving.
I love the little auction feature!

bastienre4 2015-04-27 15:59

I'm sad there is only a Windows version, I would love to try out this game.

diegomachado 2015-04-28 16:34

I really like the research/defend/manage loop mechanics! Great job!

tselmek 2015-04-29 20:09

Nice gameplay, it was pretty fun. I'd suggest to balance the difficulty a bit more so that we can survive longer and not run out of money so easily. Also it would be nice if we were able to run several steps of the chain at the same, but that's just my point of view. Good job!

lizard455 2015-05-02 17:23

Pretty interesting! I enjoyed playing this and how it makes you think about how to spend the cash you have.

mathmadlen 2015-05-02 19:46

Very interesting concept! The design is pretty good, I really liked the minimalistic graphics, good job!

ultraval 2015-05-07 20:29

Good job! I love the mechanics and the graphics :D. It's a bit repetitive but entertaining.

yoon 2015-05-08 10:21

I'm taken back to the time of the Atari Flashback. I loved the weapon suggestions and the gameplay requires some management skills while being right into the action.

I would lower the alien's resistance or reduce the cost of guards, because the feeling of firing everywhere like crazy and not killing anyone is a bit frustrating.

Otherwise it was very enjoyable. Well played.