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I made Tick Attack as my first Ludum Dare entry. It was written in Monkey-X, using FantomEngine. I made the graphics in Acorn, the sounds in CFXR, and the music in GarageBand.
The controls are simple - click the ticks to make them disappear before they dig in and get BENEATH THE SURFACE of your skin. Eww.
The Web version is HTML5. I put an untested OS X version out there too. Enjoy!
UPDATE 1: Ported to Flash and Android
UPDATE 2: I removed the OS X version and replaced it with an iPhone version.
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 100% |
| #269 | Theme | 3.60 |
| #271 | Humor | 2.94 |
| #424 | Audio | 2.96 |
| #706 | Graphics | 2.93 |
| #772 | Fun | 2.77 |
| #801 | Mood | 2.71 |
| #830 | Overall | 2.90 |
| #956 | Innovation | 2.53 |
Comments
If I had that many ticks crawling on me. . . man, I would freak. :)
I like how the bugs crawl over the score and the ui.... I am really itchy now... Nice entry :)
Ugh, gave me the shivers playing this! Fits really well for the theme though, so I applaud you, nice job!
Thanks, all, for the kind comments. I've been itchy since I started working on it.
Ugh! This game makes me feel uneasy. I really like where you took the theme.
Love the music in this one! Makes me want to scratch at my skin...
Absolutely disgusting. And hilarious. Both the Flash and HTML5 versions work great. I felt like the 'buzzing' noise could be quieter so you can hear the music better. The music is perfect! Nice job!
I tried to get rid of them but at the end they won. I wouldn't like that situation in real life.
this would be fun on an iPad, upgrades could be cool and easy to implement for extended replay-ability
perfect game, except for the part where I got the skin crawlies. *shudder*
WOW that really creeped me out hahahah. I was really unsettled by the ticks crawling everywhere. I thought it was pretty fun though! The Web one froze on me, and I think the Flash one was on its way to freezing. On my third attempt I was able to get it! My best wasn't very good, it was 30-something, but I got overwhelmed pretty quickly.
Ew. I think I'll stay inside this summer.
The "kill" sound was annoying.
Stereo sound would be a nice addition to give a little hint on where you should look.
You're right, our games are pretty similar, both in style and gameplay. Pretty neat!
@wicht - Sorry about that. I don't have an Android phone so I'm kind of flying blind on it. I've compiled a new version that runs ok on my Ouya, and am publishing it right now. I'll update the page again when it's up.
Congrats on your first game! Played the web version on my android phone - android version did not work. Some feedback:
- could not hear any sound.
- some sort of feedback when you splat a tick would be good - an animation or sound effect.
nice use of the theme! thanks for your game :)
OK, I think I FINALLY have the Android version working right. It's now in both the Google Play store (linked above) and the Amazon Appstore - http://amzn.com/B00K3BEQ3S
Playing this game makes you feel incomfortable in your own skin, that's an achievement itself. Cool first entry, really creative take on the theme.
Regarding the sound, I would have preferred softer sfx's, and on the web version there is no music.
Oh man, that's so creepy (which I'm sure was your intent!). It's really simple, but it gets the job done. I felt like the bugs were a little harder to click than I expected, though. But great job making a game that makes my skin crawl and makes me want to take a shower, in a good way. :)
@vladimirdlc - Thanks for the feedback. Which browser were you using for the web version? Just curious since the music plays on mine on Chrome.
Nice little entry. The music/sound was definitely a good offset for watching ticks burrowing into the skin :D
Rad - loved the banjo (but it made me itchy <the game, not the banjo>)
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Simple and fun, congrats on your first entry! I like the take on the theme.