Press and hold 's' to get the bat to drop down. Letting go of 's' will make him stop flying, and return to his "roosting" spot.
'a' and 'd' change the angle that he's flying at. Space-bar shoots lasers from the bat's eyes. It's pretty tricky to get the hang of... but gets easier over time!
In order to finish a level (there are 5 in total), all of the critters need to be killed by shooting them with the laser-eyes. The bat can then head to the exit (green-ish hole in the cavern).
Call me retarded, but I can't figure out how to fly the bat. The best I can do is get him to land a few spaces away along the ceiling. The music is great though.
I'll get white boxes for all letters and a few particles. Also the bat is so damn fast I can't control a bit (just move the crash spot to the left or right a bit). Looks like timing is not working correctly.
Good music; there isn't much more. Played for some time; flying speed is just ridiculous- because there seems to be some problem with the frame rate (and I know for sure that my computer isn't old or slow). Bats shooting lasers are, however, a pretty good idea.
The controls were *tough*, but that gave the game a certain addictive appeal as I tried to master them. As others have said, the zooming and music were cool. I did find myself wishing the laser could just reach a little farther, but I'm probably biased given my extensive real-world experience with laser-bats.
Ouch, the controls! They wouldn't be so bad if you didn't inexplicably explode if you bump into a wall. Nice graphics, nice sound, nice idea - but I just couldn't play it.
Well I didnt get to play much of it, as your particles (fire and blood) made the framerate dive to 1/2 fps, but the music was awesome, and I also liked the controls, for the few seconds of play I got in.
Ok, this game seems like it could be really neat, but the bat moves so damn fast it's basically hits the ground instantaneously. And this is on a really really old computer.
Also, it seems like you've chosen a font not present in Windows 2k (and not included in your zip), since all of the text is empty white boxes.
I'd like to give this game a shot, but at the moment its unplayable.
Neat idea! Level 3 was too hard for me, though. But on the plus side, the controls were weird but fun to learn. It even has music! The zooming was really cool, too!
Well I can see why the bat explodes when he hits a wall, considering the speed he's flying at. I'm thinking there's a bug with flying speed, or perhaps the game speed globally.
It ran fine on my computer, there must be some kind of compatibility issue. The game got a fair amount of polish, which really helps it. The learning curve for the controls is pretty steep- it's not a bad movement system, but it feels a bit awkward. It doesn't have quite the satisfaction once you get used to the movement of some other games with unconventional controls, like tank games or Flywrench for instance. I like the idea, though, and it seems like it's worth exploring.
You know, I have one simple request... and that is to have bats with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!
Oh wait... you did that. :D
Funny idea, but the movement was waaaayyy to hard. It was hard enough for me to move through the level without crashing before I figured out I also had to laser things into crispy oblivion.
The bat must be really suicidal. It's a very punishing game, much because of that insta-death when you fly into a wall, and the bat moves at fast speeds too, so, fly, BANG, blood.
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