Mad Scientist Monster Maker

by frosty
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.82
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.43
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★55%
Build up a giant mega-monster and destroy cities!

- Smash buildings to find and eat the 3 scientists in all 5 cities

- Eating humans gains health (citizens and scientists are worth the most)

- Upgrade your monster in your evil genetic lab

- Get bonus points for throwing vehicles

- Eye lazers! When the indicator lights up, press space to shoot. Raising your LAZER stat lets you fire more often.

Post-jam note: I sped up the enemy bullets to make it a bit more challenging.

Comments21

Pixelulsar
Pixelulsar28 Aug 2012, 02:10
Cool game, I liked it. Graphics worked, and it used the theme good. It took me a while to find out that you needed to find scientists in buildings.
Uberi28 Aug 2012, 02:15
What a great concept!
SethR28 Aug 2012, 03:56
Great entry, lot of fun
sP0CkEr228 Aug 2012, 04:16
I love this game. Perfect for the Theme. And old school. Awesome job!!!
rhysvdw
rhysvdw28 Aug 2012, 04:35
Hey, that was great. The audio and screen shake really made your actions feel epic. The retro art style worked really nicely too. There is room for improvement in the game play however, I just felt like I was going around aimlessly smashing everything. When you get shot it's not a big deal and there aren't many different strategies you can use. Great work.
minism
minism28 Aug 2012, 04:37
That was really fun! I love the feel of the screen shake and the slow stomp of the monster. Was confusing about how to find scientists at first, though. Nice job
TheGamingProject28 Aug 2012, 06:43
This was really cool though it got a tad boring after the second level.
sanojian
sanojian28 Aug 2012, 18:53
I love this. Sometimes I would smash a little extra before exiting because it was so fun. I played Mail Order Monsters to death when I was a kid. Yes I am old.
ButtercupSaiyan
ButtercupSaiyan28 Aug 2012, 19:30
Well, that was more fun that it had any right to be. I wish I had more spammable powers and an opponent with knockback would be really good.

Walking seems really slow, probably a deliberate thing, but it does feel very sluggish.
Kinokochan1 Sep 2012, 22:32
I found the controls very intuitive. What a cool little game!
Even though it was simple, controlling the monster and smashing up the city felt just right.
Great work!
fruitfly2 Sep 2012, 10:27
this is hard. had anyone completed the game?
anyway: great idea and execution. also like it how the screen shakes when the creature moves.
thewiseguy992 Sep 2012, 23:38
Great game. Difficult but enjoyable. The game related well to the theme. Definitely should be developed further. Very good start. Well done!!!
shard123
shard1233 Sep 2012, 16:15
A great concept executed really well! I had a ton of fun playing it and it was really addicting! If you make a post compo version maybe add more stuff to the actual monster making mechanic?
kibertoad
kibertoad3 Sep 2012, 18:59
Great game, immense fun to play - loved overall game balance and game mechanics.
zx81
zx813 Sep 2012, 21:09
I loved that game!! It had a mood of the 80s style gaming, I am waiting for your next games !!
kato9
kato94 Sep 2012, 00:01
Dang, this is awesome! A little bit on the slow side, but all the other great things about this make up for it. Really nice work!
Problem Machine11 Sep 2012, 06:27
Cool game, but I accidentally lasered a scientist and made the second level unwinnable. Maybe killing a scientist could spawn another scientist in a random building?
lurkingshadow11 Sep 2012, 07:52
all round very good game, although movement felt a bit to sluggish.
Zamando11 Sep 2012, 08:30
Great game! Actually finished it :D Really could have used some nice music!
fanatiko
fanatiko11 Sep 2012, 09:33
You really got the old school feeling.
Robotic
Robotic11 Sep 2012, 10:34
Nice feelings, fun game. I killed a scientist with a car and couldn't win, but loved the graphics and gameplay

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