December 14th-17th 2012 :: Theme: You are the Villain
YOU are the ALIEN INVADERS!
DODGE bullets by pressing SPACE to REVERSE.
If you REVERSE, you won't DESCEND
INVADE EARTH by reaching the BOTTOM
Done in a super-short 5 hours!
I didn't have much time this weekend, but I managed to eke out 5 hours between Fri night, Sat morning, and Mon evening. I'm quite happy with the amount I achieved in that short time, though it could use a few more features and a lot more polish.
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| #1102 | Coolness | 17% |
Comments
Nicely executed idea, I would have liked my invaders to speed up.
Fun concept. Well done for the time frame. I echo PIXEL^3. One other thing, maybe its just my memory, but I think the original army had to cross the entire screen no matter how wide they were.
The reversed spaceinvaders was nice though i had to wait until it got diffucult. Good villainy twist!
The descending is a bit confusing. Otherwise a good concept of dodging.
Well done for getting something together in that short space of time! The movement of enemies and player certainly fit the bill but the gameplay is a bit lacking.
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I like the concept of reversing roles, and this is a good game overall. However I found it a little boring. At first it's near impossible to dodge bullets so for the most part I'm just waiting for the alien count to start dwindling. I also noticed that one of the original elements was missing, as my army became smaller and smaller they didn't speed up at all like the original game.
What I think should be done postmortem is to add speed increases, enhance the gun AI, and find a way to make the player more involved.