Poor Man's Tower Defense

by untitledq

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.09

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.59

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.88

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.88

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.60

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.57

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.77

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★62%

Everybody has left to attend a party in celebration of minimalism. Meanwhile the aliens are attacking and you alone are to fend them off with your single measly laser tower and some mirrors!

You might need:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable
x86: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555
x64: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632
- DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

Comments23

wrongcoder30 Apr 2013, 03:20

Looks like this is linked to the debug version, MSVCP100D.dll

UntitledQauthor30 Apr 2013, 04:17

You're right, good catch, thanks a ton!
Replaced it with a release build, should work now.

MRvanderPants30 Apr 2013, 11:54

Good game with cool new mechanics. Some sound effects and music would make the game a lot more colourfull.

Tainted_Code30 Apr 2013, 12:23

Hmm, lacks sounds. It is a good game though and I enjoyed playing it, so Kudos! :)

TheAwesomeProgrammer30 Apr 2013, 12:25

I can't turn :/ So it is a little hard to do so much :(
I think the explosion, when they die is awesome :D

Pinkerator30 Apr 2013, 12:27

Original idea :) Wish more comfortable controls, but right now it looks cool!

Aron30 Apr 2013, 13:22

Wow I followed your streams from time to time and never thought your game would be that hard to beat. Ok, maybe I just dont got the controls right. I really like the idea of manipulating the shootingpath.

GetFun30 Apr 2013, 19:24

whoa! Really cool! =D I like it!

TriBeard30 Apr 2013, 19:25

This would've been a lot more user friendly if the mirror had it's pivot point in the middle.

reheated30 Apr 2013, 19:28

This is a very clever take on both tower defense and the theme.

alcazar1 May 2013, 00:13

Nice Entry, i like the idea

Purplescape1 May 2013, 09:58

This was a fun but challenging tower defense game. It was fun trying to aim the beams. The graphics had a lot of character. Nice work.

EatenAlive31 May 2013, 20:15

Fun :P I think sound would have made this one of the best games here... :L

nicso1 May 2013, 20:44

sorry but you are way too much out of the theme :(

avidgamerNino1 May 2013, 21:38

You watched me play, Sound guy just failed... lol. Great Idea, love the mechanics of mirrors. Fun all around. No sound = minimalism I guess.... maybe just 1 sound..

gameXcore2 May 2013, 21:34

Clever mechanic, but very difficult.

Dew4 May 2013, 08:50

I made a tower defence too!! The idea of multiple path is fresh and great :D

manax5 May 2013, 01:07

Nice gameplay idea. Although general angles seems like a good idea, it might have worked better with more regular angles (like 45 degree increments). Controls were a bit... surprising... at first.

klianc097 May 2013, 21:24

This is a really fun and hard game which can be really frantic at some times.

HelkeGames10 May 2013, 19:05

Nice game, well done!

Spiridios11 May 2013, 23:11

Great concept. I think the mirror controls could improve a bit, especially since the pivot point changes based on... Randomness? Definitely needs audio, but overall I like it.

Tifu11 May 2013, 23:16

Most original Tower Defence I've seen in a long time, but very very hard. The mirror doesn't seem to rotate how I'd expect, like around the centre? Good job, even if I suck horribly at it :)