Ludum Dare #32compo

Hot shot

by crazyrems

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.55

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.37

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.55

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.05

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.19

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.95

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.26

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★37%

In a wild country, miners look for power crystals. They can boost your power and are an endless source of energy.

It's basically a two player shoot them up.

First, you upgrade your ship with your credits (they're 6 credits to place in 4 upgrades).

Then you can select an upgrade that will be boosted when you carry the crystal.

Finally, you can fight the crystal to death!

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Player one uses Xbox controller, player two the arrows and X, C.

In the upgrade panel, you place your credits with the joystick / the arrows. You assign the crystal boost upgrade with A button / X key.

X button / C key to switch between upgrade panel and ship control

When controlling the ship, joystick / arrow keys to move and A button / X key to shoot.

Genres: shooter

Tools: Superpowers

Comments11

Malsanity20 Apr 2015, 09:11

I don't like the fact that I need to ask someone else to test the game with me. Next time please put a basic AI

jhell20 Apr 2015, 09:33

Clean graphics and nice concept, I like it.

Dhim20 Apr 2015, 09:40

Can you support second player through keyboard too because I don't have a controller :(
I don't know how to start the game, is it possible to start without the controller ?

crazyremsauthor20 Apr 2015, 09:51

I prefered spend time on two player support, IA comes after.
You still can control the second player by using arrows and X,C keys.

Unfortunately, two player keyboard is very limited since all keyboards can't press the same number of keys at the same time, and most of the time it's not more than 5-6.
Since majority of players don't have Xbox controller, I'll look for a solution.

asobi tech21 Apr 2015, 08:50

Interesting idea. Agreed you need to implement some sort of AI, but I know there's never enough time for Ludum Dare.

sorlok25 Apr 2015, 00:53

Interesting idea! I found the upgrade system a little hard to follow, but the controls were nice and responsive. Sadly I had no-one else to play with. :D

Tatsu Studio28 Apr 2015, 03:51

Nice concept, i liked the graphics ^^

LD_LAN_Party28 Apr 2015, 04:03

No XBOX controller. Although the little I played by myself resulted in smooth play. looks like it would have been fun with another player.

nihilaleph4 May 2015, 01:21

Interesting idea! Smooth controls and good graphics! Played by my own though so I can't get a full review on this x.x but seems fun!

Archonthewizard6 May 2015, 20:44

Fun little game, I really like the upgrades idea. It would be fun if you could continue to earn money and get additional upgrades. The speed update didn't seem worth it though - it makes it harder to hit your opponent.