The Enemy

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.78
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.95
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.68
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.84
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.56
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.47
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★37%
NOTE: To play on Linux, download LOVE (love2d.org) and open the source (The Enemy.love) with it.
NOTE:NOTE: Actually, this runs on LOVE 0.8.0, and the current version is 0.9.0, so in order to run the source with Linux you'll have to track down the previous version, which might be more trouble than it's worth.

In this game, you only get one enemy, so you have to protect it. If you allowed such a defenseless (if malicious) creature, the last of its kind, to die, how could you live with yourself? You couldn't. Don't even pretend that you could. So now you have to guide it through this treacherous ocean environment, keeping it from impaling itself on the scenery, all while it tries to kill you. Good luck.

Press enter to start, pause, or unpause the game
WASD or arrow keys to move
Hold left shift to sprint
Press space to emit a shockwave, knocking the enemy back

screenshot

Comments12

Tyro
Tyro16 Dec 2013, 04:28
Cool concept, 'tis a nice arcadey-type game. I liked it!
ParaPup16 Dec 2013, 06:37
Nice It had a nice art style to it too.
leafo
leafo16 Dec 2013, 07:05
cool game idea, I like the music a lot
josefnpat
josefnpat17 Dec 2013, 07:41
Nice game you have! I really like the health bar system. Unique!
SiENcE18 Dec 2013, 10:20
Nice litle game. I like how you animated the water. Nice Idea!
ChrisMingay
ChrisMingay19 Dec 2013, 13:49
Haha, on my first play through I (naturally) didn't read the instructions properly so was attempting to make the enemy hit the mines. Turns out this tactic made him last longer than when I tried to help him avoid them :S

Regardless, love the animation, movement and feel to this one.
Mutt20 Dec 2013, 03:30
Really cool art style, very unique, and so simple. I like the way everything was outlines. The gameplay's also pretty unique. Good out of the box thinking.
Monoquartz20 Dec 2013, 14:26
Pretty enjoyable game. I like the concept and the graphics and audio are fine.
01rafael22 Dec 2013, 01:20
Let the enemy die! ))
archaeometrician
archaeometrician22 Dec 2013, 01:33
Cool game, I like the style of the graphics very much !

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