Cowdown

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.57
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.45
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.49
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★78%
Cowdown - A space opera of loss and revenge

In this platform Jump&Run you need to save your star cows, which have been abducted by a ruthless rustler. He brought them to his flying range land platform, where they are waiting to be rescued.

Every platform loses energy as longer as you stay on it and will fall down after 10 seconds. So don't waste time, collect all star cows and get back to your rocket.
On the other hand each loss of energy and platforms is a damage to the evil rustler. Get better and higher scores by getting every platform out of the sky. If you do not want to wait the 10 seconds use your special move (space bar and down) to destroy a platform instantly. But be careful not to destroy your way back.

This was our first Ludum Dare and we had a lot fun. We used Unity and handcrafted paper assets to create the game. The music and sound effects are self-made too.

We hope you will enjoy our little game,
Tugba, Rebekka, B0rje, Frederic, Peer and Marlene "Schnoetz" :)

Comments34

Tanser27 Aug 2013, 02:36
I just love the graphics, the entire concept is incredible nicely done! The sounds are great too, I like the bit of holy music behind, or at least I get it like that.
Overall the game is great - good job!
tamy27 Aug 2013, 04:36
Wow,really cool graphics,nice gameplay and really cool way of using the theme,pretty neat.
xndr27 Aug 2013, 07:54
Cool. Very professional.
headchant
headchant27 Aug 2013, 09:40
The idea is quite good. The platforming could be a little tighter but still good.
mikegbrown
mikegbrown27 Aug 2013, 15:46
The art and concept here are great. DIdn't love the platforming mechanics, but really like the actual platform mechanics.

Well done.
MinionStudios
MinionStudios27 Aug 2013, 15:47
Fantastic work! The game play and graphics are great!
Friday27 Aug 2013, 15:47
Nice integration of the theme!
cafeine27 Aug 2013, 16:26
Very pretty, nicely polished entry. Too bad I suck at platformers :)
lordjosephdeburg
lordjosephdeburg27 Aug 2013, 16:38
excellent polish and good concept on the theme! A good jam guys!
wine
wine27 Aug 2013, 16:46
Stylish and crazy
Entity2D
Entity2D27 Aug 2013, 17:47
Interesting game mechanics, great job!
CmdBrewsky27 Aug 2013, 18:55
I really enjoyed the graphics style for this game. really awesome job for 48 hours!
killmonday27 Aug 2013, 20:26
Cool concept and really nicely executed! The art is cool :)
SaintHeiser28 Aug 2013, 02:32
Nice entry, man!
I love your design. It's looking very unusual and impressive.
Good job!
nicotuason28 Aug 2013, 11:15
Holy sh*t... now I have to rethink all the other games I gave 5 stars for graphics. This one truly deserves it. Incredible artwork and solid mechanics.
GeorgeBroussard29 Aug 2013, 00:48
Graphics are awesome. I liked the gameplay with the platforms having timers. Would have started with easier levels and ended with what's level 1 now :)
onzephyr29 Aug 2013, 14:03
Gorgeous game. nice job mixing in the theme. solid gameplay and controls. Overall fantastic job
Almax2729 Aug 2013, 19:03
Nice looking game! The post process looks ace, gives a really nice mood. Nicely done.
Dry Tree
Dry Tree31 Aug 2013, 07:23
One of the best looking games so far. Clever use of the theme too and well executed.
AMAZING presentation. The countdown on the platforms is phenomenal. This is the best art direction I've seen on this LD.

Very fun mechanic as well, and 5/5 for the theme. Bravo!
acro31 Aug 2013, 23:39
Very clever theme use - the best I've seen, in fact. The game's also very pleasing to the eye. The platform sequences are really very tightly timed, though, and unforgiving. That's not necessarily a bad thing, I will probably return for another go later, but I grew really rather frustrated with the 2nd level as there's virtually no margin for error. The audio seems too loud and I wasn't a huge fan of the sound effects, but they did fit in with the feel of the game.
Mlle Eole1 Sep 2013, 15:06
Stylish and i love the "ten seconds" interpretation ! \o/
ratalaika
ratalaika1 Sep 2013, 17:53
Quite funny! Great job :).
blackotus1 Sep 2013, 22:23
Lovely graphics and nice concept!
Very good use of the theme too!

Nice job!
SecondDimension
SecondDimension7 Sep 2013, 06:25
Really liked the platform time limit and fantastic art style, the jumping sound grated after a while though.
Exergy14 Sep 2013, 16:02
Truly fantastic! Loved it all from the idéa of using the 10 seconds to the graphics and music!

Kudos!
Broxxar
Broxxar14 Sep 2013, 16:36
How am I just finding this gem so late in the competition? Excellent job, art and design is great, levels are well put together, and a really fun way of implementing the theme as a mechanic.
MrBlade
MrBlade14 Sep 2013, 19:50
Nice work! Very nice graphics, good addition of sound. I like your take on the theme. The "head butting" mechanic where you can destroy platforms was kind of annoying when I didn't know what it was. This is a nice platformer. 8/10.
Linus Lindberg14 Sep 2013, 21:01
Awesome! Love the graphics and the sounds and the gameplay is very fun!
panurge15 Sep 2013, 14:12
Lovely aesthetic and mood. Graphics, sound and gameplay came together really well - I thoroughly enjoyed playing this.
yagiz15 Sep 2013, 16:42
Polished!
cappelnord
cappelnord15 Sep 2013, 18:06
Beautifuly rendered graphics :)

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