Ludum Dare #32compo

Space Cripes 2

by jbasinger

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.12

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.20

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.32

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.79

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.19

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.71

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.69

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★65%

"I swear I will turn this planet around!"

Use Left and Right arrows to crank the planet and make the incoming meteors smash the aliens trying to invade your planet.

The power ups have to hit a shield or the planet to be collected.
If they hit an alien, they will harm the alien, but you won't collect them.
This can be useful if you have a single alien left or collecting a health power up would be pointless =)

I can't personally get past level 8. Stuff gets crazy at about that point. Try and beat my score!

The Android version is probably the most fun though:

Here is a link for a mobile optimized version

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gq5cmww2zfa3s63/SpaceCripes2.apk?dl=0

Comments17

diiq220 Apr 2015, 00:05

Haha this is fun! It's challenging to retrain yourself to think this way -- to have only one axis of control, and it's roll. Nice work.

nurabsal20 Apr 2015, 02:41

noooo my purple alien babiessss

OccamsRazor20 Apr 2015, 02:53

Very nice! One of the most genuinely fun entries I've played so far. Good work!

sharpcoder20 Apr 2015, 02:54

Fantastic and clever game! Though I got to Level 2 and after I killed all the aliens, it never progressed :( still, great entry!

jbasingerauthor20 Apr 2015, 02:58

@sharpcoder Was it the web version, or another version? Try one of the downloadable ones. If you have an Android, that version if probably the most fun/arcade-ish =)

shyupuff20 Apr 2015, 03:14

I really like the mechanics and the fact that the aliens move around so it's not as easy to aim them correctly. Really adds another facet to the gameplay. Awesome job! (:

Fanttum20 Apr 2015, 04:01

Kinda slow and simple, but it looked really nice. Cool job!

From Smiling20 Apr 2015, 05:44

Very nice feeling, and intuitive with the 2 button controls! Plays very slowly though, having to wait has the control feel very indirect.

ddalacu20 Apr 2015, 13:48

Not much of a wapon but the graphics,powerups and the gameplay are cool,sometimes asteroids just come to fast to avoid i lost a lot of healts because of that.

jbasingerauthor20 Apr 2015, 14:04

@ddalacu It's a bit meta, but the meteors are the weapons =)

anokta20 Apr 2015, 14:19

hahaha nice game! at first, i thought i was supposed to 'protect' the aliens, and it didn't turn out well. :) loved exploding alien parts!

badlydrawnrod20 Apr 2015, 17:06

Nice idea. I like how everything breaks into pieces when it's hit. Fun.

sawyerWeld20 Apr 2015, 17:06

Fun game! I would recommend adding the ability to use the keyboard arrow keys as well.

StefanDJagers20 Apr 2015, 17:10

First of all: The earth art is gorgeous!! And so is the pixel art text!! TRULY AMAZING!!
All in all,
Great game!! :)

Wevel20 Apr 2015, 17:12

Nice concept, might be better if the view area was bigger so you can see asteroids coming for longer.

Marcellus20 Apr 2015, 17:20

Fun and challenging, went to level 4 then level 6. I think the planet doesn't turn fast enough as sometime, when there are only one alien left, RNG can make you lose or win and there's nothing you can do about it.

Diventurer23 Apr 2015, 09:53

I'll be honest - I thought I was supposed to protect those aliens first. xD I should have read the description.

Very nice entry, although it would have been nice with some background music, and a bit more polish.