Exploding Sport

by jk5000
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.24
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.06
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.04
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.98
This is a simple two play game, where the goal is to score the most goals. The sacrifice in this game, is that you have to explode Mr. Bomb.

Controls:

This is a local multiplayer game. The game is played with one keyboard.

*Player 01 (Red)*

- A and D: Rotate Cannon
- S: (Hold) to shoot, and (click) to explode bomb

*Player 02 (Blue)*

- Left and Right Arrows: Rotate Cannon
- Down Arrow:(Hold) to shoot, and (click) to explode bomb

Escape to quit the game
R to restart the game.

*Good luck and have fun*


Used Software
- Unreal engine 4.19.2
- Blender
- Inkscape
- GIMP
- LMMS
- Audacity

*Games made in Unreal Engine, do not always runs great on older computers or on computers without dedicated graphics cards.*

screenshot

Comments53

NightmaresDev
NightmaresDev3 Dec 2018, 08:56
Gotta enjoy some local multiplayer games :D
I like the idea of making it a cannon instead of an... can't figure out the name. You probably know what I mean :wink:
Sarwin
Sarwin3 Dec 2018, 08:58
Its really cool .. If you could make an AI so that the game can be played single player that would be super cool. Nice concept
ManTou
ManTou3 Dec 2018, 09:40
A fun game. It's will be very funny, if I can play with others. But I can only defeat myself. I think it need more Sacrifices. Good job.
timeshapers
timeshapers3 Dec 2018, 09:51
Played with my SO, we had fun. I'm really not feeling the theme, but the game has incredible polish for 48 hours. Well done.
jk5000
jk5000author3 Dec 2018, 10:15
@sarwin @timeshapers every time you explodes a Mr. Bomb, you have sacrificed him to be able to push the ball.
Blodyavenger
Blodyavenger3 Dec 2018, 11:16
I really like the unique take on the classic game and next to that it's so much fun! I only wish there would be an AI player to play with ;)
Captain Tyx
Captain Tyx3 Dec 2018, 12:55
I Pretty love this game !
First, gg to use Unreal Engine, its pretty rare !:D The graphics and lightning are really well made, so its beautiful to watch as a starting point.
The Gameplay is pretty simple, shooting the ball and scoring with it, nothing much, so its really easy to understand. As soon as we start playing it, we have a much fun ! :D

Most of it, the sound ambiance is pretty funny > , and the music give to the game a good mood.

Well done then ! :D
oxrock
oxrock3 Dec 2018, 13:49
I have nobody to play the game with. /forever alone
xenop
xenop3 Dec 2018, 14:11
Fun for local multiplayer. Don't think the theme is that great. I get what you wanted to do here but overall fun game and local multiplayer is always a +1 :)
theBOSS123 Dec 2018, 16:24
Nice game.There could be more theme present.
Berkin3 Dec 2018, 17:51
I loved the sound effects, music and graphics a lot :smile: But i can't say something about gameplay, i have no one to play with :cry:
itsjustjord
itsjustjord3 Dec 2018, 19:39
Loved it, i hope you continue further!
MadreDeDios3 Dec 2018, 21:21
GOAL!! Nice game, had a lot of fun!
IVIURRAY3 Dec 2018, 21:26
loved the game - great twist and very well polished - I was asked to get is permissions through my firewall when playing though - not happy about that
Esosek3 Dec 2018, 21:45
We had fun with my brother in law. Thank you! :) Great gameplay and graphics. Keep up the great work! ;)
Cristiano T.3 Dec 2018, 23:44
Congratulations ! This game is very fun and Beuty! Good work!
jk5000
jk5000author4 Dec 2018, 07:46
@iviurray the firewall warning is normal for Unreal Engine games.
Ajay.20024 Dec 2018, 11:35
WOW! Nice concept for a game, had a lot of fun!
dry-squid
dry-squid4 Dec 2018, 15:25
I like the lighting in the game from the screenshots, looks sweet. wish i could play this on mac to get the "FULL" experience
FooMar4 Dec 2018, 15:44
This is one of these games I would have played for hours with my brother back when we lived with our parents. Great entry! I delete most of the ldjam games after a few weeks but this one is a keeper! :thumbsup:
Radical Dog
Radical Dog4 Dec 2018, 15:46
Pretty cool game, very different. I do wish you'd make your projects a little smaller, 113mb is very big for a jam game!
Roka Josh
Roka Josh4 Dec 2018, 18:17
Good game and I like the audio in it, especially the narrator, and I feel it is very fun and replayable. I do think however the tie into the theme is fairly weak, but the game makes up for this. Great job and good luck!
Hamsters Actually
Hamsters Actually4 Dec 2018, 18:20
Yeah file size is really big, but thats 3d for ya. Game is fun haha. Good job.
one-seed-fruit
one-seed-fruit4 Dec 2018, 18:49
Wow, I like how when the bomb explodes there's that comic-like "Baaamm!!" graphic and the voice! Great job!!
mrwillowb5 Dec 2018, 11:11
It was a boring game it did nothing sorry not a fan.
chrismcmath5 Dec 2018, 18:38
Nice spin on an old genre. I found the two functions on one button (shoot and explode) a little frustrating, especially when I was trying to react quickly to something. Also not feeling the theme but the mood and whackabout style was fun.
Virtual Turtle Studio
Virtual Turtle Studio5 Dec 2018, 19:29
I really like the concept of this game, having some sort of 'airhockey' style gameplay with exploding projectiles really adds another dimension to the genre. I unfortunately had to play alone, but I did get the chance to try the mechanics. I felt that it was pretty hard to accurately aim your canon. More slow movement would have solved this (maybe even fast movement whilst holding shift), and something like an aim-line? I liked the graphics, it looks pretty realistic and nice. One last thing, when you shoot at a distance, bombs tend to skip over the ball, which is pretty annoying, hehe. Maybe make it so they can't make any horizontal movements, or whatever. Anyway, good job on making a game this jam :)
Icehottet5 Dec 2018, 19:55
A niiice take on air hockey I bet you guys had allot of fun making the audio!
jk5000
jk5000author5 Dec 2018, 20:41
@virtual-turtle-studio thank you for a detailed feedback. In my play testing, I found that a more slow rotation not was a good idea, because you then can't respond fast enough to fast moving balls. And I found that exact precision is not super important, because it is mostly the explosions that pushes the ball.

I have also tried making the bombs collision into a sphere, and this made them fly much more precis and they did not jump over the ball. But for some reason it made the game less fun to play.
KunoNoOni
KunoNoOni6 Dec 2018, 00:29
Very well polished for 48 hours. Music was nice to listen to and the sound effects were funny.
designernap
designernap6 Dec 2018, 16:18
Played this against a friend and we had a lot of fun! Great work!
Kirke7 Dec 2018, 15:36
Your game is so funny - I love these cheers "Goal, Goal, GOAL!!!". And I really enjoy your game! Moreover, idea to move ball by explosion is really fresh to me! Good job! :D
wdebowicz
wdebowicz8 Dec 2018, 14:01
I played it with my wife and we had a lot of fun! Type of game that you want to play multiple times, good work! gogogo ;-)
dcrdro
dcrdro8 Dec 2018, 14:09
A bit strange choose of sacrifice, as for me :/
Game-mon
Game-mon9 Dec 2018, 18:45
This game idea is really cool, had some fun playing it (: Nice graphics and music as well. It was a little away from the theme in my opinion but anyway, congrats on creating this nice entry! :D
Antoine Vion9 Dec 2018, 22:09
Hi! Nice little game i had fun playing it with my gf, she got salty fast it means it's a good game x) Nevermind, well played for your work ;p (sound and music are very cool btw)
Darkwing00Duck
Darkwing00Duck9 Dec 2018, 22:15
Interesting game! I like it. This mechanic will look great on mobile
peterfonts
peterfonts12 Dec 2018, 18:27
Great game! The mechanic is original and simple to control at the same time! Very challenging playing with other player! It's so funny! Maybe at draw situation you can do a "sudden death" xD. Also, the sounds explosions I think need more volume. Overall is an amazing game! Congrats!
LukeL12 Dec 2018, 18:52
A local multiplayer game?!?!?!!? NIOCE~! .. After badgering my house mate to play with me, we had a good 5 minutes or so playing, simple and Fun game. Not sure it fits the theme though
Jevgeni Orehhov13 Dec 2018, 09:10
I am not sure that it is truly connected with the theme but it was very fun to play.
Even better it was a local multiplayer game. That's really cool.
After playing it for a while i wanted to turn off the music but overall it was so fun playing together with my children that music is something you can cope with.
All in all a great entry!
jk5000
jk5000author13 Dec 2018, 09:47
@jevgeni-orehhov Thank you for the feedback. I know the use of the theme perhaps is not the best, but the idea is that the cannons sacrifices there friends "Mr. bomb"s. And I agree with you, that the music could have been better, especially if you play the game for more then a few minutes.
Beardmage
Beardmage14 Dec 2018, 00:22
The theme wasn't your strong point, sure, but the game is fun and that's all that matters to me :D
Sthor726
Sthor72615 Dec 2018, 23:15
Nice work! game seemed simple and yet very fun
HDugmag18 Dec 2018, 01:56
Couldn't find how it incorporated the theme, but what I'll tell you is that its a really cool concept with excellent audio design. I imagine it would need a bit more lighting and more responsive controls. But other than that, great job!
franfox
franfox19 Dec 2018, 12:44
Hi @jk5000, please let me know if you release a Mac version to try it :)
CG_Fred
CG_Fred23 Dec 2018, 14:58
Nice and simple game. The theme was maybe not as present as it could have been but still a nice game concept.
acaral23 Dec 2018, 21:41
Accessible, efficient, playable with another person, polished, fun, good rereading of pong (or windjammers perhaps): that's what I were thinking when I played your game.
willmurderface24 Dec 2018, 10:50
Really fun local multiplayer game. Clever twist on a classic really well executed.

Not sure about the sacrifices though. Do the bombs have a sad back story that means we feel bad for exploding them?
Linus26 Dec 2018, 15:38
Beautiful game with a lot of polish. But where is my AI friend? :(

Cool game overall, I had fun playing but was unable to play with another person. I'll comeback to give a rating when I'm able to play with someone else.

Sound effects were funny and I see the connection to the theme but it could have been used in otherways where a sacrifice has a negative impact.
Querk27 Dec 2018, 11:46
it's look great but i don't have anyone who want play with me. i think that then might be more fun than when i play alone :( nevermind, good job :)
jk5000
jk5000author1 Jan 2019, 01:26
@nightmaresdev @sarwin @mantou @timeshapers @blodyavenger @captain-tyx @oxrock @xenop @gamers-blood-entertainment @theboss12 @berkin @itsjustjord @madrededios @iviurray @esosek @cristiano-t @ajay-2002 @dry-squid @foomar @radical-dog @roka-josh Thank you all for playing and rating my game. Especially a thank you to everyone who have played the game with a friends, a family member or a archenemy. For everyone that is really interested in the game, I have now uploaded a more polished version of it.

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