Defend the Surface

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.38
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.32
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.59
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.79
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.28
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.23
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.53
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★55%
Press any key to PLAY. Hold the key to hold the ice rock, lift the key to drop it.

My second Ludum Dare! All in all this is a five hours of work originally meant for the compo but I didn't make the compo deadline. Hope you all enjoy this little game!

Comments16

BallpointPress28 Apr 2014, 21:33
I couldn't make any sense of this. Nice art style though.
zeal
zealauthor28 Apr 2014, 21:56
Thanks! I should have included the instructions with the game. You press any key when you need to speed up. Press any key when the Inuit guy is touching the ice block and lift the key only when you are right above the penguin to eliminate him so he cannot get into your igloo.
ninjascript29 Apr 2014, 21:48
Not so easy! I especially like the penguin sound.
Martin_Monosys29 Apr 2014, 21:51
Cool, nice variation of the "one button" game. Was a bit too hard for me, however... Those damn penguins! :)
XrXr29 Apr 2014, 21:52
Interesting gameplay, but probably need more of than just one mechanic. Good job!
sudorossy
sudorossy1 May 2014, 00:20
Difficult, but kinda fun. I'm a big fan of penguins and this made me sad :( 8/10
jtcrash1 May 2014, 00:24
That my friends is how you waste your life! Quite addictive when you get the hang of it.. that being said still didn't get more than 6 :(
hanoth1 May 2014, 00:26
I like the penguin sound. The art style is pretty cool too.
thinkster2 May 2014, 14:33
I have no idea why I enjoyed this so much haha

The controls just seem in that nice place of easy to pick up but hard to master! Nice art style and fun game. Great design as it is addictive!
Nichii
Nichii2 May 2014, 14:38
Epic game XD, nice art style and killing the penguins make things so satisfying
Bekokstover2 May 2014, 16:40
A fun game because it's so damn weird. Protect the surface from penguins using ice cubes? Looks good, and it took me a while to get a good score. (7 is my highest by the way.) Good job for only 5 hours!!
Daveloper
Daveloper2 May 2014, 16:48
Nice submission, controlling the player felt a bit odd, moving and picking up then holding the button threw me off for a bit.
teambrookvale
teambrookvale3 May 2014, 08:48
Art is cool but a little explanation would be good. I was a bit lost what to do. But still a fun game
randoman4 May 2014, 14:46
The game gets boring after sometime. There could have been some power ups or stuff like that.
lightsoda
lightsoda5 May 2014, 17:41
Pretty decent for the time you put in. Kinda hard to get the right drop when you move that fast.
vigrid19 May 2014, 00:10
This one made me laugh - simple controls, and ridiculous graphics and sound ;)

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