Solar Swing

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.84
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.77
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★50%
The point of the game is to get as much score as possible before your hp reaches zero. You can use your forcefield to block bullets and destroy enemies. To replenish your energy use gravity to gain speed.

Controls:

W - Accelerate

S - Decelerate

A/D - Turn

Space - Activate Forceshield

Shift - Activate Speed Boost

Scrollwheel - Zoom in/out

P - Pause the game

M - Mute the game

IF THE GAME DOESN'T RUN (and you still want to try it):
Downloading .NET 4.5 and/or XNA redist might fix it.

Genres: action

Comments15

drakekin20 Apr 2015, 16:24
Game wouldn't run on Windows 8.1 :(
plams20 Apr 2015, 16:24
I have no Windows computer and the game doesn't run with Wine
nihilaleph20 Apr 2015, 16:25
Tried to run the exe in Windows 8.1 64 bits but nothing happens x.x. Quick play didn't work either >.<
MJaawa20 Apr 2015, 16:25
Pretty nice mechanics, challenging gameplay, solid little game :)
scorched
scorched20 Apr 2015, 16:27
After many failed attempts scored 7000 points) Controls are fun when you get used to them. Disliked the music and often hangs on game over (hence, no fast restart).
DarkMeatGames20 Apr 2015, 16:34
Nice concept! Really interesting. Controls were very tough, but once I started to get the hang of it, it was a good deal of fun.
Marek Lisý20 Apr 2015, 16:43
Does not even start on Windows 7, no error message...
texdata20 Apr 2015, 18:29
could not get it to run
Andrew Quartermain20 Apr 2015, 22:01
Really cool idea and mechanics. It crashed when I went back to Firefox to reread the instructions ~_~ but was fine when I restarted it.
rgehan
rgehan21 Apr 2015, 14:00
Interesting gameplay. Maybe you should add more ways to win points. Because rushing into the ennemies is a bit weird. You could turn the gravitational energy into ammo for plasma guns or stuff like that.

So I think there's a lack of something to make it perfect.
Anyway, it's great, the graphics are more than correct, and the souns are quite enjoyable.

Good job.
pk21 Apr 2015, 14:05
Good arcade feeling.
RockhopperGames
RockhopperGames21 Apr 2015, 14:15
This was really a lot of fun for a 48 hour game! The controls were hard to get a handle on, but one I did I was able to get a high score of 53000!

The song was good, but it was a shame about the looping.
Os_Reboot22 Apr 2015, 00:57
Fun game, interesting concept!
daltostronic
daltostronic22 Apr 2015, 13:15
I can't run that game on Windows 10 :( It looks amazing, but I can't play it..
fleegle2000
fleegle200022 Apr 2015, 15:25
I like the concept but found navigating a bit awkward. Zooming out at faster speeds might have made it easier to deal with. Anyways, you should keep working on this - good work!

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