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Tick Attack

by hanoth
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.90
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.77
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.53
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.94
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.71
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
I made Tick Attack as my first Ludum Dare entry. It was written in Monkey-X, using FantomEngine. I made the graphics in Acorn, the sounds in CFXR, and the music in GarageBand.

The controls are simple - click the ticks to make them disappear before they dig in and get BENEATH THE SURFACE of your skin. Eww.

The Web version is HTML5. I put an untested OS X version out there too. Enjoy!

UPDATE 1: Ported to Flash and Android
UPDATE 2: I removed the OS X version and replaced it with an iPhone version.

screenshot

Comments37

Daniel X. Moore28 Apr 2014, 03:43
Simple and fun, congrats on your first entry! I like the take on the theme.
nigelmnz28 Apr 2014, 03:45
Makes my skin itch.
ehtd
ehtd28 Apr 2014, 04:03
Damn... some of them are really big. Goosebumps....
cr2crstudios28 Apr 2014, 04:09
If I had that many ticks crawling on me. . . man, I would freak. :)
pixelpun
pixelpun28 Apr 2014, 04:29
I like how the bugs crawl over the score and the ui.... I am really itchy now... Nice entry :)
Quady14
Quady1428 Apr 2014, 04:54
Ugh, gave me the shivers playing this! Fits really well for the theme though, so I applaud you, nice job!
hanothauthor28 Apr 2014, 05:08
Thanks, all, for the kind comments. I've been itchy since I started working on it.
TaleLore28 Apr 2014, 05:44
Good take on the theme.
alvarop28 Apr 2014, 07:05
Ugh! This game makes me feel uneasy. I really like where you took the theme.
Caridorc28 Apr 2014, 12:11
This is so simple and mind relaxing... Very good!
burquitlambadgers
burquitlambadgers29 Apr 2014, 01:17
Love the music in this one! Makes me want to scratch at my skin...
ruthiepee
ruthiepee29 Apr 2014, 02:20
Absolutely disgusting. And hilarious. Both the Flash and HTML5 versions work great. I felt like the 'buzzing' noise could be quieter so you can hear the music better. The music is perfect! Nice job!
cavf88
cavf8830 Apr 2014, 01:32
I tried to get rid of them but at the end they won. I wouldn't like that situation in real life.
conormn30 Apr 2014, 01:48
Guh, ticks are the worst. Really like the execution tho.
Marcellus30 Apr 2014, 01:57
Reminds me of mariopaint. good job.
Jake_Cohen30 Apr 2014, 02:48
this would be fun on an iPad, upgrades could be cool and easy to implement for extended replay-ability
brogrammers30 Apr 2014, 15:16
My highscore: 68.
Fun little game!
xensky30 Apr 2014, 15:18
perfect game, except for the part where I got the skin crawlies. *shudder*
Cake&Code30 Apr 2014, 22:34
WOW that really creeped me out hahahah. I was really unsettled by the ticks crawling everywhere. I thought it was pretty fun though! The Web one froze on me, and I think the Flash one was on its way to freezing. On my third attempt I was able to get it! My best wasn't very good, it was 30-something, but I got overwhelmed pretty quickly.
vicious_br1 May 2014, 00:36
yuck! but great fun!!! hahaha,
Snild
Snild1 May 2014, 16:26
Ew. I think I'll stay inside this summer.

The "kill" sound was annoying.

Stereo sound would be a nice addition to give a little hint on where you should look.
Stratovarius1 May 2014, 20:49
You're right, our games are pretty similar, both in style and gameplay. Pretty neat!
wicht
wicht2 May 2014, 20:19
Android Version breaks with a classnotfound exception.
hanothauthor3 May 2014, 00:48
@wicht - Sorry about that. I don't have an Android phone so I'm kind of flying blind on it. I've compiled a new version that runs ok on my Ouya, and am publishing it right now. I'll update the page again when it's up.
caranha
caranha3 May 2014, 02:59
Congrats on your first game! Played the web version on my android phone - android version did not work. Some feedback:

- could not hear any sound.
- some sort of feedback when you splat a tick would be good - an animation or sound effect.

nice use of the theme! thanks for your game :)
hanothauthor3 May 2014, 11:31
OK, I think I FINALLY have the Android version working right. It's now in both the Google Play store (linked above) and the Amazon Appstore - http://amzn.com/B00K3BEQ3S
vladimirdlc
vladimirdlc3 May 2014, 17:55
Playing this game makes you feel incomfortable in your own skin, that's an achievement itself. Cool first entry, really creative take on the theme.
Regarding the sound, I would have preferred softer sfx's, and on the web version there is no music.
mark.goetz
mark.goetz3 May 2014, 18:11
Oh man, that's so creepy (which I'm sure was your intent!). It's really simple, but it gets the job done. I felt like the bugs were a little harder to click than I expected, though. But great job making a game that makes my skin crawl and makes me want to take a shower, in a good way. :)
hanothauthor3 May 2014, 20:03
@vladimirdlc - Thanks for the feedback. Which browser were you using for the web version? Just curious since the music plays on mine on Chrome.
ceosol4 May 2014, 02:42
Nice little entry. The music/sound was definitely a good offset for watching ticks burrowing into the skin :D
pinkmonkeyhead4 May 2014, 16:16
Nice use of the theme
evilDan5 May 2014, 20:40
Rad - loved the banjo (but it made me itchy <the game, not the banjo>)
rincewind_cz8 May 2014, 17:23
Simple game with no innovation, but implemented well. :)
vigrid19 May 2014, 00:35
I'm never going camping...
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