Release The Bus

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.75
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.07
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Playing this game, you will be the Brave Driver of a booby-trapped bus on a highway full of danger.

Help the brave SWAT get the bombs out of the bus and free you from the trouble!

Helicopter with SWAT arrives EVERY 10 SECONDS

Don't miss your opportunity

CONTROLS:


A - Left turn

D - Right turn

R - Restart

Esc - Pause

SCREENSHOTS:



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Comments61

Usenrame
Usenrame3 Oct 2022, 19:42
I lost my patience playa
Rose
Rose3 Oct 2022, 20:23
Fun theme! Who knew driving a bus was so hard? The driving mechanic (and the limited field of view) is tricky but I started to get the hang of it after playing more, which is satisfying.
Raivk
Raivk3 Oct 2022, 21:13
Cool entry!
Keerti Shetty3 Oct 2022, 21:17
Nice sound effects first thought helicopter came to rescue me but it exploded my bus man
nice controls
Motti3 Oct 2022, 21:20
This is so fun to play, love it!
martysarc3 Oct 2022, 21:29
Great idea and lots of fun!
BayLock
BayLock3 Oct 2022, 21:30
Great game...Really cool graphics. Got a little confused and found it hard to get the actual objective but got the hook after a while.
DavidBradbury
DavidBradbury3 Oct 2022, 21:34
Nice work! Can't seem to rate the game, but I enjoyed the look and gameplay. Kept oversteering at first hitting the wall but got used to it. Would maybe like to see another layer as the rounds go on (Cross through a city? Avoid animals or pedestrians? etc...) but still had a good time! Nice work!
SoCrazzy3 Oct 2022, 21:34
Nice Game! I Love the wiggle of the bus when you drift left and right!
PBG
PBG3 Oct 2022, 21:36
Fun! Looks great, and a nice twist on an auto runner. Is it possible to win? The bomb number seems to go up and done. Anyways, looks great and fits the theme nicely. Well done!
LDJam user 250905
LDJam user 2509053 Oct 2022, 21:37
That was great! I had a few problems starting out, with how the bus controlled; but after a little while of getting used to it I really enjoyed the game! My one complaint would probably be how the SWAT helicopters spawn randomly, regardless of if there's a car in the way... But other than that, I really liked it! Something about the graphics struck me as neat, specifically the explosions, so good job! :laughing: (I wish you had ratings enabled, I would love to grade it...)
Chonghan Wang3 Oct 2022, 21:42
this is fun, I am impressed by the turning too long caused drifting effects. Always doge the SWAT at the beginning
01edward013 Oct 2022, 21:49
The turning mechanic is very fun! loved it!
Joshua Denk3 Oct 2022, 21:52
The movement in particular is really fun! Right on the edge of out of control
Ryan Macumber3 Oct 2022, 21:56
Love it, very cool and straight forward, great feel and control, although it took me awhile to figure out what I was supposed to be doing to the swat guys, some story or context might of helped in addition to possibly other ui guidance
Kman3 Oct 2022, 21:56
I really like the game! The movement is interesting and the concept is great. I never thought I would play a game like this! Great job! Really fun to play!
saintchristopher777
saintchristopher7773 Oct 2022, 21:57
Nice Game! Graphics, sound, and controls are all really smooth. The page isn't letting me rate it for some reason though :-(
MistaGiggles3 Oct 2022, 21:59
Really fun, very chaotic but a great concept
c4ris
c4ris3 Oct 2022, 22:02
The detail you spent in the bus controls shows I had fun trying to figure out the best possible way to sneak by the cars. I was able to position the bus between two lanes for awhile but a larger vehicle came through and ended my streak. I think the counter is a little confusing if it goes up when you get the swat team to remove a bomb. Great game, had me eagerly playing a few rounds.
Omaewanderauthor3 Oct 2022, 23:19
@kman Appreciate that! thank you, Btw i enable rating ha ha, made a little mistake
Omaewanderauthor3 Oct 2022, 23:24
@ryan-macumber Ha ha yeah, my game design little mistake. Didn't think about players understanding. Btw I've enabled ratings, forgot to do that at start
Omaewanderauthor3 Oct 2022, 23:28
@joshua-denk Thank you!!!!! by the way ive enabled rating, forgot to do that at start
Omaewanderauthor3 Oct 2022, 23:34
@chonghan-wang Ha ha, still my bad as game designer. Thanks for feedback! Btw i enabled rating!
Omaewanderauthor3 Oct 2022, 23:36
@sephowepho Thanks! Ha ha For that you can just skip one helicopter, but after you skipped 2, you will lose :D And yeah, btw, i enabled rating :)
Omaewanderauthor3 Oct 2022, 23:41
@keerti-shetty Thank you!!! A helicopter delivers Swat to clear the bus. Btw i enabled rating, made a little mistake at start :3
Omaewanderauthor3 Oct 2022, 23:46
@motti Thanks! Appreciate that! Btw i enabled rating!
Omaewanderauthor3 Oct 2022, 23:55
@davidbradbury Thank you! Btw i enabled rating, it was my mistake ha ha! I planned to add some layers like city or desert, but have not enough time!
Omaewanderauthor4 Oct 2022, 00:05
@socrazzy Thank you so much! By the way, i've enabled rating, forgot to do it at start
Omaewanderauthor4 Oct 2022, 00:08
@pbg Thanks a lot! You can win if beat my record lvl 6 😎
DJTequila4 Oct 2022, 01:13
The way the bus sways and sounds makes it feel really satisfying to control. Well done!
KayLALALAValentine
KayLALALAValentine4 Oct 2022, 22:58
This is a really fun game! I can’t control very well though aaa!! I keep crashing into the wall!!! Love it though
Dae_udain4 Oct 2022, 23:02
This game just has really great game feel to it. The sound effects are really well done, and you can feel the impact of the explosions very well. I do think the bus driver would have a lot more success if he wasn't driving face first into traffic though :)
Dae_udain4 Oct 2022, 23:03
Also, for people having trouble rating the game, simply click on the creator's profile (omaewander), click on his games, and then click the Ludum Dare 51 entry. It'll take you to the main jam page, where the ratings are now visible.
velvetlobster
velvetlobster4 Oct 2022, 23:07
interesting take on the car lane game. I would like the bus to take a bit longer or a harder hit to get a gamer over though, cause it is pretty satisfying to hit on things and destroy the cars, far too satisfying to want to avoid them lol.
rodolfodth
rodolfodth4 Oct 2022, 23:13
the phonk made me play even more :P
johnnysix
johnnysix4 Oct 2022, 23:16
This was fun ! It'd be cool to see a different view of the bus when you fail, like you have in the beauty render, to really showcase the explosions! Great particle fx there!
omphh
omphh4 Oct 2022, 23:18
Nice graphics and bus is fun to control. I'd say moving the camera behind the bus would of worked better, but quickly got used to it being where it is anyway! Like others, wasn't sure what to do with swat, but when I hit once, made started making sense. Good job!! :v:
Misfire_dev
Misfire_dev5 Oct 2022, 13:11
the track goes hard, the gameplay is good, its an absolutely solid game
neowhoru
neowhoru5 Oct 2022, 19:00
really cool game, nice gameplay and very great graphics.
ironjeff5 Oct 2022, 19:16
very funny game =) nice job team!
DrummerManSam5 Oct 2022, 19:57
Pretty chill game ha. I like how the movement of the bus feels as you drift around cars and its funny when the swat guy flies out of the bus after getting the bomb. Nice job!

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