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SHAPE RACER
First, they ignored you. Everyone knows only Spheres can compete in the drag.
Then, they laughed at you. An n-sided polygon? Who does this Shape think it is?
Now, they race you.
Compete with the Spheres for glory over four distinct courses, and prove to the world that n-sided polygons have what it takes.
Controls:
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W/S: Accelerate/decelerate
A/D: Turn left/right
LMB/RMB: shapeshift
Tab/Shift: Shift gear up/down
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Hints:
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Some shapes are better at navigating certain terrain than others. Use the upper-left guide to figure out which shape you should be.
Going nowhere fast? Try down-shifting.
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
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Lead Programmer - Tony
Modeler - Vince
Composer / Audio Engineer - Lou
Programmer - Leo
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 67% |
| #193 | Theme(Jam) | 3.79 |
| #372 | Audio(Jam) | 3.19 |
| #423 | Fun(Jam) | 3.27 |
| #460 | Overall(Jam) | 3.32 |
| #486 | Humor(Jam) | 2.55 |
| #492 | Innovation(Jam) | 3.12 |
| #519 | Mood(Jam) | 3.13 |
| #792 | Graphics(Jam) | 2.91 |
Comments
Fun game. I played a few races to try out different tactics. Apparently staying as the pentagon and brute forcing through the dirt with speed is the way to go. I came in 1st a full minute ahead of 2nd. Also, some of the AI started going backwards for some reason.
Some weird behavior from the AI but mainly a good game and i like the "Virtua Racing" mood it gaves me. Thanks :)
AI acted quite odd, but otherwise it was a fun little racing game :)
Having to maintain gear shifting as well as shape shifting (haha) was a good challenge, easy to learn, hard to master (and very fun once I mastered it). Music was also very pleasant.
Getting an error of "There should be 'Shape Racer_Data'
folder next to the executable" But they are in the exact same directory. I've tried them next to each other, and inside.
Neat concept! If I could make a suggestion: color the shapes for the type of ground that they drive best on.
Cool concept! I like how the player's advantage is the ability to plow through terrain when different shapes.
Great game! At first I was frustrated by how hard it is to turn, but then I realized that's exactly the point and beat the first 3 races.
I absolutely can't beat the last one, though, I managed to get 0.1s behind the first place, but the race is just too short for me to be able to catch up.
Oh, and I really liked the music!
I agree with suggestion to add colour to the shapes - I immediately forgot which shapes corresponded to which terrain.
Really fun! It took me a while to get used to the shifting.
The mechanics to this game were really well done! I felt like I was playing a proper racing game. I liked the Canyon level xD
Really liked the use of the different shapes. Great concept!
Wow, this was really fun! I was a little frustrated with the controls at first, but once I got the hang of it I wanted to keep playing. I like that there were four tracks.
Neat game! Controls are a bit wonky at first but you get used to them.
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cool game, i loved the idea and use of theme! =)