Starside Takeover

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.72
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.38
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
Shmup with 2 maps on only one screen. Collect all upgrades and beat the mothership.

Move arrows
Shoot X
Switch Map Z or Y

Hints for the gentle reader:
Hint 1) Switching maps costs A/B
Hint 2) Switching maps can get you out/into sticky situations
Hint 3) A/B combinations unlock different upgrades, e.g 1/0 unlocks the backshot

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Comments31

eruiz008 Dec 2014, 11:37
Fun fun fun. Love shmups. Takeof on the compo theme almost similar to my game (rescue to the princess) although mine is a platformer. Good good one!
eruditespirit8 Dec 2014, 11:46
There's a lot going on in this game, what with the powerups and the map switching, and that's great! I'd have liked it if the enemies were a little easier to kill, but that's just me.

The familiar is super useful btw.
cmayhem8 Dec 2014, 11:49
Good use of the theme! Very solid and fun shmup.
Aglavra8 Dec 2014, 11:57
I liked the visuals and the audio, but the game was a bit too difficult for me. Maybe it is just me (still sleepy after finishing own entry) but I can barely survive until I'm able to switch map.
berkano
berkano8 Dec 2014, 13:46
Nice crisp graphics, sound and great music. Feels very polished. Got that crunchy arcade game feel.
lekochen
lekochen8 Dec 2014, 14:20
Fantastic entry with solid gameplay and energetic music. I really want to check more power-ups but it's too hard.
oh_andrej8 Dec 2014, 19:22
I love me a good shmup and for 48h this is really impressive! Great graphics and energetic sound. The map switching mechanic is the icing on the cake.
sausagroll8 Dec 2014, 19:26
Fun game, I love the style of the graphics and audio.
PriorBlue
PriorBlue9 Dec 2014, 08:37
Cool pixalart graphics and old school gameplay. :D
resty9 Dec 2014, 13:13
very good, i love shooting game, played so much.
it's hard to believe that you do all those thing in just 48h, great work!
only problem is that it has some frame drop on my computer with e3 + gtx970...
jellyislovely
jellyislovely9 Dec 2014, 13:16
Fantastic. This is a bang on shmup. Really excellent. Great art and gameplay.
sirival9 Dec 2014, 14:49
Ugh the memories... Nice job! Feels very polished
oskardevelopment9 Dec 2014, 17:27
Cool and fun game that have lovely graphics! A lot more fun than the normal procedural space shooters IMO. Thanks for the game, good luck and Merry Christmas!
TriSquare10 Dec 2014, 13:31
This game was awesome, i really like the scrolling plane type shooters, and you sir had done well, i also really like the switching maps mechanic :)
Domicuc10 Dec 2014, 19:47
LOVE the art ! :) funny game ! Also check my project if you have some time mate x)
K.Chplr10 Dec 2014, 20:01
Good job on your compo entry, we can see a lot of work went into it and the map switching is a nice feature.

Player movement should probably have been constrained to the screen though. It's possible to dash directly to the boss at the start of the game, though it's not really useful.
UlydevSecondGame
UlydevSecondGame10 Dec 2014, 20:10
Pure awesomeness, fellow Löver ! Great graphics :D
TeamEagle10 Dec 2014, 20:22
crashes for me (yosemite) unfortunately :(
headchant
headchantauthor10 Dec 2014, 22:10
@K.Chplr: Haha, didn't think about that!

@TeamEagle: Sorry. Löve does not seem to be supported for yosemite at this time. Or maybe I'm bundling wrong, sorry!
radmars
radmars13 Dec 2014, 18:50
Wow this is awesome!! Graphics and music are stellar. Controls are pretty good though the movement feels pretty slow relative to how big your hitbox is, so that makes it a bit hard. My only suggestion would be to have the A/B and switching mechanics explained more ingame, it took me a while to figure out what my strategy should be. Awesome work!
FloatingGhost14 Dec 2014, 15:27
Very nice overall package, sound especially
anael14 Dec 2014, 15:28
fun ! but the theme ?
blzkz
blzkz16 Dec 2014, 01:39
Awesome, very very fun, love shoot'm ups. Well done!
Backterria
Backterria17 Dec 2014, 23:22
Very nice mechanic with the maps and great controls!Visuals are cool too!
Odefus
Odefus17 Dec 2014, 23:33
Loved the graphics and the effects. Solid shmup action.
seraphki
seraphki21 Dec 2014, 23:34
Awesome graphics. Takes me back to Skyshark. Can't ever get enough shooters like this. You certainly aren't pulling your punches with the difficulty either =3
lxd1
lxd128 Dec 2014, 20:38
fun
Valeour
Valeour29 Dec 2014, 13:00
Ouch. You hit my nostalgia hard. This looked and felt great, wonderfully executed. :D
jachepe
jachepe29 Dec 2014, 13:41
Funny game! congratulations :D
Hellequin29 Dec 2014, 22:09
Awesome fun game! Really like it!

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