Tug of Warriors [Local 2-Player]

by nbumgardner

co-authored: @agent-p, @doctor-zeus

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.04

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.27

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.96

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.04

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.73

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.83

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.38

Our game "Tug of Warriors" is a competitive local 2-player action game where the goal is to pull the trophy into your grasp without falling out of the arena!

How to Play: Use space bar or click PLAY to begin. Once the game starts, use the keyboard keys ASJK to control players 1 and 2.

Player 1 uses 'a' to pull and 's' to release.
Player 2 uses 'k' to pull and 'j' to release. (There is a typo in the in-game instruction, sorry!)

Press the pull button to bring the trophy closer while raising Tension. Press the release button while your opponent is pulling to fling them away while releasing all of the built up Tension. If a player touches the trophy then they win. If a player falls off of the platform then the other player wins.

Gameplay Tips: Release a pull quickly to create less Tension than a long pull. If both players stop pulling, then Tension will decrease over time.

Credits: Tug of Warriors was created with the Scratch engine in 72 hours with original code, art, and music. The team was made of 3 people.

Feedback Wanted: This Ludum Dare entry has original art, music, and gameplay, we are welcome to all kinds of feedback! Especially related to how fun or balanced "Tug of Warriors" is to play. You can also check out the open-source code on Scratch at: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/578660580

Tags: #2d, #competitive, #local multiplayer, #non violent, #short

Genres: action, fighting

Comments11

LDJam user 2379454 Oct 2021, 21:35

Fun game - would imagine this would make a cool mobile game in expanded upon a bit!

LDJam user 2647194 Oct 2021, 21:59

Loved the game. The mind games were epic. Btw the controls on the screen are wrong, but no big deal.

curleyrach4 Oct 2021, 22:03

Just had a few play through's with my husband and it was enjoyable :)
There is more strategy to it than you would initially think, nice!

NBumgardnerauthor4 Oct 2021, 22:11

Thank you for the feedback! Good catch on the controls, they are accidentally reversed for player 2.

LelulaGames5 Oct 2021, 02:32

The player on the right needs to press K to pull, and J to release. You might want to update that in the text.

Hobzone6 Oct 2021, 21:23

Hahaha always fun to play multiplayer game especialy with cute rectangle :D

tobb6 Oct 2021, 21:32

Simple looking but actually gets quite intense when playing with a friend. Well executed on a good game mechanic :)

erikkire11 Oct 2021, 18:31

Interesting game mechanic. Nice sound and music!

ursagames11 Oct 2021, 19:12

Love the expressions on the characters! The release mechanic is pretty interesting, it definitely adds a good layer of strategy and it's fun to send the other player flying! The audio gave me some nostalgia to NES games I had as a kid for sure, quite effective.

paulhocker12 Oct 2021, 03:14

interesting ide that worked with the theme. really enjoyed your music. thanks for the game.

TwistedHawk18 Oct 2021, 01:02

This is a unique idea to the Tug of War concept! Nice creativity here! The only suggestion I have is to see if there was a way if the player can recover if they are too close to the edge.

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