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Fly in space and dodge aliens. This was my first Ludum Dare and I had fun!
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 52% |
| #365 | Audio | 2.88 |
| #514 | Theme | 3.69 |
| #662 | Humor | 1.87 |
| #736 | Fun | 2.77 |
| #756 | Mood | 2.52 |
| #787 | Overall | 2.85 |
| #802 | Graphics | 2.42 |
| #900 | Innovation | 2.19 |
Comments
Cool game although I wasn't very good at it. Got to the first boss.
Fun little game, good job on your first entry! I was unable to beat the (first?) boss, but got a high score of 7000.
It's not bad for a 48 hour game, and thankfully you coded in the ability of using A and D instead of just the mouse, which makes this so much more playable.
Welcome to Ludum Dare, congrats on your first entry! Nice job overall, nothing too exciting, but a great start. :)
If you get far do the aliens start to become so big they eclipse the screen? I like to think they do
Cool game - I like the tension between getting points and avoiding stuff. The destruction animation is funny. The collision detection seemed a little weird, like it was using a box though the aliens have a polygonal shape. Also I think the game could have been more interesting if not restricted to left / right controls, even though that was the theme.
I liked that you need to choose point or life. :D
Music is awesome.
Cool game. Music and Sounds were really good. Graphics were astonishing. The idea was generally pretty good.
this game knows your expectations you think it will just be space invaders with a better soundtrack. Its not this game i really fun and quite innovative
Feels pretty satisfying to play, and I like the sounds. The boss battle is pretty neat too. Nice job!
i believe the game could be improved by creating patterns of aliens instead of just using random placement - nice effort
Fun little game! The stages of enemies were pretty neat, and the boss was a nice surprise! I would have preferred arrow key controls though. Good first attempt!
Really challenging little game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/-PrUibNueHg
The mouse controls are really weird, but with keyboard the games is quite enjoyable.
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Nice soundtrack. And loved how short it was (it is a good thing). Was very fun!