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So, here we go! It's done!
The only real challenge I faced when making this was that for some reason requestAnimationFrame was resulting in weird lag issues, so I'm using setInterval instead.
Oh, and the music also sucks.
But... it's better than nothing, right?
The controls are explained in the game itself, enjoy!
Downloads and Links
Ratings
| #97 | Fun | 3.77 |
| #137 | Innovation | 3.77 |
| #175 | Overall | 3.64 |
| #435 | Audio | 2.91 |
| #495 | Graphics | 3.14 |
| #498 | Theme | 3.41 |
| #533 | Mood | 2.95 |
| #882 | Humor | 2.00 |
| #1901 | Coolness | 33% |
Comments
Very hard to aim, but the block mechanics are sweet ! Great job on finishing a game, I'd love to see it become something bigger :)
nice innovation fun and graphical effects !
Really liked the gameplay even if the handling is somewhat tricky. Scored like 20 after some tries , played for more than 15 minutes. Good game !
that being said , music is a bit annoying.
and please, think about people who have azerty keyboard...
but good entry overall !
Simple but very interssting concept. The music isnt that bad either its just that short silence when it loops.
Great game. fast paced and addictive. My best score so far is 12!
Music is kind of repetive, you can abuse the movement system by going diagonally and you can just keep doing circles to stack the enemies. I got 78 points in one hit because of that. Good job making a game though.
The block mechanics is sweet, specially for two play if there are. Simple and interesting, you made something as simple as a block game amusing to play with.
This is so nice I wonder if this is played in multiplayer versus.
Nice, simple mechanics! I really like the visual feedback you get from pushing the block and destroying enemies!
Great graphics and I especially like the small animation touches.
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I like the concept of pushing/pulling the block as your weapon, but it was a bit frustrating because of how difficult it was to aim. Also, for some reason, the music wasn't obnoxious, despite its very short loop. So nice job of whatever mind tricks you played there.