
Ludum Dare #24compo
Ivan the Infection
A game where you play as a germ (Ivan the Infection), who can develop immunity to antibodies by being repeatedly exposed to them.
You will need to have flash installed to play.
Thanks for reading/playing!
I have thought for a while that one of the best examples of rapid natural selection is seeing bacteria develop immunity to antibiotics due to the rate at which they reproduce.
Hope the game isn't as boring as the previous paragraph :D
You will need to have flash installed to play.
Thanks for reading/playing!
I have thought for a while that one of the best examples of rapid natural selection is seeing bacteria develop immunity to antibiotics due to the rate at which they reproduce.
Hope the game isn't as boring as the previous paragraph :D
Comments22


Skulls28 Aug 2012, 02:26
Got about 40k and I was using trying to use the immunities to get as many of that color as possible by culling the ones that were the wrong color. Sadly the kept switching colors and I wasn't quick enough to change them. Interesting little game :)

cacciatc28 Aug 2012, 03:15
Game plays great. I like the look of the antibodies.

axcho28 Aug 2012, 03:25
Darn, I was hoping that I'd be able to gain immunity by getting hit by an enemy of a certain color! If your health slowly regenerated, you could play it that way, where you can only build up immunity to one color, so you have to choose - kind of like Ikaruga except way slower...

amidos200630 Aug 2012, 09:01
nice game :)

Orni30 Aug 2012, 09:18
nice!
the only thing that took me by surprise is the lack of music during the game although you made fantastic in-menu music
other than that - very solid gameplay, loved killing off all that enemies
the only thing that took me by surprise is the lack of music during the game although you made fantastic in-menu music
other than that - very solid gameplay, loved killing off all that enemies

Switchbreak31 Aug 2012, 02:00
Wow, this is really fun. Something about the movement and shooting feels just right. Love it. I like the Ikaruga-sorta color mechanics too.
juaxix2 Sep 2012, 00:54
Bubble Bobble + genetics = Ivan the infection :)
Sergey Mohov2 Sep 2012, 01:33
I liked it! To me it seemed a lot like a horror game of some sort. I was generally scared at some point. Perhaps the sheer numbers of enemies might have something to do with it. Anyway, great job.
Sgt Squirrelly2 Sep 2012, 01:39
Really liked this one. Liked the art style, and the general feel of being totally overwhelmed was great. The effect of the bacteria dying kept me wanting come back.

kato92 Sep 2012, 01:49
Very fun! Nice power-ups.

Cipher2 Sep 2012, 02:31
Very fun, and it looks nice, well done!
Jacic2 Sep 2012, 02:50
Fun little arcadey game.
rylgh2 Sep 2012, 02:52
Really liked having to try to work my way over to powerups through the horde. One of my favorite games so far.

WITS2 Sep 2012, 05:56
I loved this, even though I'm terrible at it.
The sounds and graphics were great, and I really liked being able to aim up and down in a platforming shooter. The controls felt very smooth, and obviously this fits the theme perfectly.
The sounds and graphics were great, and I really liked being able to aim up and down in a platforming shooter. The controls felt very smooth, and obviously this fits the theme perfectly.
ubear2 Sep 2012, 06:11
Great game. Cool art and sound, interesting idea, nice gameplay. Good job.

timtipgames2 Sep 2012, 06:13
I really enjoyed playing it. I will come back I guess :)

Jorjon2 Sep 2012, 06:13
Nice game! I got 107700 final score. I thought there was an ending, though.
Raptor852 Sep 2012, 23:02
nice oldschool arcade-type game, broke 112k but it just gets insanely packed at that point, i did find the aiming a little frustrating though, often if you quickly turn around you still keep shooting the opposite way.
alvivar4 Sep 2012, 23:17
Fun bonus!

LoneStranger6 Sep 2012, 02:53
I like it. Very well done, and nicely polished. Add some sort of natural end-point so you can change up the level, and the replay value would go up a lot.
P.S. 137700
P.S. 137700

Teknik8 Sep 2012, 18:28
great game, very well done. music and art are very good. hard to handle all those antibodies coming at once



The game is great, really well done. Sounds are awesome, especially the in-menu music. It looks and feels really polished!
I'm going to play again later on, to figure that immunity thing out...