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A Two button game where you are a plant. Eat as much meat as you can. If a bug touches your stem, you lose.
A = Grow Left
D = Grow Right
A + D = Reverse Grow
I only tested the WebGL version in firefox
Engine: Unity
Audio: Audacity
Art: Paint.NET
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 54% |
| #33 | Theme | 4.38 |
| #36 | Humor | 3.88 |
| #57 | Fun | 3.88 |
| #112 | Audio | 3.60 |
| #246 | Mood | 3.33 |
| #259 | Innovation | 3.52 |
| #263 | Overall | 3.52 |
| #526 | Graphics | 3.00 |
Comments
Nice job having three controls with two buttons ^.^
Not to mention (except that I'm about to) you managed to fit both themes!
Very well done!
Very fun controls/gameplay. The sounds are... creative! Graphics are good. If this were an app, I'd buy it.
That music cracked me up XD Doo be doo waaaah, shoop be doo...
Good game!
But really soon, it turns into a "just hold A+D, and watch the amusing bug traffic jam" game.
Pretty fun :-)
Unfortunately, you can score arbitrary points if you just keep pressing A+D, and let the bugs fly into your mouth ;-)
Du bi du wash tip ti du, dup dup dupi shup ti dup, dup da ba da tira shup ti dup. Its very fun to play.
Bugs collide with each other which makes them stay on screen and I had too much bugs on screen so it just stopped working. Also because of it, bugs go underneath the pot, and can eat you but you can't eat them.
So you can say the game is "BUGGING"... tu dum tss
Very funny, I was impressed with the algorithm used to draw the plant as it grows.
Hey, you had a pretty similar idea to mine. I liked the grow reversing mechanic, it adds a bit of twist to the gameplay. I found the game a bit too hard though. Also, you should totally win in audio. :)
Lots of fun! If you can find a way to get around the "hold A+D" exploit, you'd have a really solid game. It's really close though. If you can find some time afterwards, see if you can fix that exploit! Great work!
Super neat. Loved the retractable snake idea. Controls were great, felt just right.
Great fun - easy to get going. Crazy number of bugs at the end!
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Fun game and well made too. I liked the idea, and the difficulty was just about right I think.