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***NOTE*** Despite what the game says, W & S (NOT A & D) grow and shrink the player. Sorry, I'll fix this when I can! Thanks to @PowerSpark for noticing this!
How far can you go?
Grow & shrink! Big fish are BAD!
And Walls are BAD too!
W to grow
S to shrink!
Downloads and Links
Ratings
| #5 | Theme | 4.61 |
| #134 | Humor | 3.30 |
| #211 | Innovation | 3.61 |
| #330 | Fun | 3.35 |
| #352 | Overall | 3.39 |
| #410 | Graphics | 3.22 |
| #524 | Mood | 2.90 |
| #591 | Audio | 2.36 |
| #1727 | Coolness | 40% |
Comments
Nice concept.
The keys A and D are not working for me. (I used the web version, here at page)
Good job.
@seththefirst
If you're playing the web version, try clicking on the game window once it loads. That should allow you to use the controls properly!
Nice game :) The music gets pretty repetitive pretty quick but the sound fx are good. I liked the game concept. Pretty well-executed and good use of the themes. It was pretty difficult though :o I had fun playing it :)
Nice original game idea buddy! Really hard but I did notice that it seems to work gradually, never expecting you to jump from a tiny fish to giant in one move, at least it felt that way.
Good work!
I thought the yellow warning sign was a great idea. It helped me to feel like it's my fault that I died.
This game is pretty fun and I think with a little more work on things like the sound (it was kind of annoying) it could become a very good game! PS Loved the parallax hills
I could not get the game to work with A and D but did with the up and down arrows.
The game is cool, with a nice mechanic. I did have to mute my computer after a while, though. :) I like the use of the fish, and the warning signs.
@ChiPassGames weird... I'll have to take a look at why the A & D keys would not work...
As for the music, I guess I should learn how to make music properly... :/
Solid arcade game, I like how there's warning signs if you're too big or small for the obstacle! The game says A and D but you probably meant to say W and S, which are correct controls.
Cool game!
I found a bug: When you collide on a fish at the same time as you grow/shrink you dont eat the fish. You just swim through it.
Oh my god, so hard x) yet I liked the idea. Maybe you should speed up a bit the growing/shrinking to balance the game ;)
@PowerSpark oh wow, I can't believe that I didn't notice that! Thanks, I'll update the build when I get the chance!
Gameplay and tune a bit repetitive... but nice retro feel!
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Enjoyed this! :) Nice concept! Yeah the tune is repetitive but it's got a nice retro arcade feel.