Jump Drive

by smotko
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.91
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.94
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.79
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★56%
Jump Drive is a new kind of warp drive. It allows spaceships to travel vast distances at the blink of an eye. Jumping between planets in your solar system has never been so easy. Do note that after each jump the drive needs to cool down for 10 SECONDS before it can be reused.

Using the Jump Drive is not a walk in the park. A highly trained professional navigator is required or else you'll end up in the middle of an asteroid field... or worse.

// move the ship with your mouse
// unlock the hardcore mode by finishing the game
// if you manage to beat the hardcore mode you'll get a small reward :)

Thank you for playing!

Comments23

ericdpitts26 Aug 2013, 02:38
Neat little mechanic, nice, simple graphics too. I liked your music track, as well!
Lars Faust
Lars Faust26 Aug 2013, 08:41
Surprisingly cool looking, with really neat level design for a 48h competition.
Liked it.
Nitrodeus26 Aug 2013, 10:11
Nice game, well done !
like the music.
smotko
smotkoauthor26 Aug 2013, 12:15
@ericdpitts: thanks!
@lars: thanks, I wanted to add more levels but ran out of time :(
@nitrodeus: thanks!
BenWhi26 Aug 2013, 14:00
Fun! It's a like a 3d version of Asteroids without a gun. The narrator + story were nice touches!
Sergey Mohov26 Aug 2013, 17:41
I really like the music, reminded me of Osmos! I had a hard time controlling the ship and telling its current state of health, but that can be solved with a few new feedbacks, I suppose.
netguy20427 Aug 2013, 02:17
"Rimmer, you dolt!" Nice work and way to finish. I think your game design suffers from a similar problem to mine: lack of player agency. By that, I mean, it doesn't feel like there's much a player can do to influence the outcome of the game. I love games that, even if they kill me all the time, always leave me realizing how I could have escaped the situation. Your game kills me all the time and leaves me thinking "Friggin Rimmer."
fullmontis
fullmontis27 Aug 2013, 08:27
I love the music, and the gameplay is surprisingly fun for such a simple mechanic.
N0_Named_Guy27 Aug 2013, 17:52
Will post video review later.
Oxygamer29 Aug 2013, 12:34
Simple graphics....good concept, but messed up with game controller. I wish you to fix that
udo
udo29 Aug 2013, 16:23
Very nice concept, I liked the gameplay style overall. More detailed 3d models would have made this even better. Overall, very nice!
RARoadkill31 Aug 2013, 01:59
Always a fan of space games, would love to see this with more detail added and more levels. Great job
fferro23431 Aug 2013, 19:08
Nice graphics and game. I like the dialogue from the captain.
Supercannon
Supercannon31 Aug 2013, 19:10
Cool game, maybe could have had some feedback when you take damage, but a solid entry for 48 hours!
canvapps
canvapps1 Sep 2013, 10:14
the idea is original, I just would speed up the time between stages.
Great work!
Gonzo
Gonzo4 Sep 2013, 21:35
One of my favourites so far. Brilliant mood.
dj_pale4 Sep 2013, 22:15
Nice mood, idea and fun dialog. BTW: It says that the music is from Soundcloud, is this your own? If not it would be a JAM entry :/
smotko
smotkoauthor5 Sep 2013, 07:59
Yes the music is not my own. I've misread the rules a bit and I'm not sure what to do now :/
g_o9 Sep 2013, 07:03
Haha nice game!
It was well done, and the officer is funny :D
Great job!
g_o9 Sep 2013, 07:04
What libs did u use?
smotko
smotkoauthor9 Sep 2013, 16:53
I've used threejs for the graphics and cannonjs for the physics.

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