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B000MERANG by TheBigShot

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made by TheBigShot for LD32 (COMPO)
B000MERANG is a simple game that challenges you to use a B000MERANG to kill the enemies that are surrounding you. But be carefull, if you dont hit the enemies the B000MERANG will hit you instead.

Controls:
> Movemenet: W,A,S,D
> Shoot: Mouse Click
> Aim: Mouse

How to Play?
Destroy all the enemies as fast as you can. You can do so by firing your B000MERANG at one of the yellow Bombs around you. The B000MERANG will then carry the bomb into the enemy. But if you miss, it will fly back into you
and you will lose health. Enemies also drop health.

This was my first Ludum Dare and I really enjoyed it. This game is written entirely in Java from scratch. Thank you very much for playing my Game.
Windows (.jar) https://www.dropbox.com/s/rcizjezkvjm69wa/Boomerang.jar?dl=0
OS/X (.jar) https://www.dropbox.com/s/rcizjezkvjm69wa/Boomerang.jar?dl=0
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/wm7o1jlvi62hw0f/LudumDare.7z?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=52247

Ratings

Coolness 81% 2
Overall 3.87 71
Audio 3.38 190
Fun 3.87 59
Graphics 3.66 225
Humor 2.48 680
Innovation 3.81 124
Mood 3.09 416
Theme 3.39 515

Feedback

nurabsal
20. Apr 2015 · 02:45 UTC
gets more fun as you get the hang. with some polish could be really great. not so unconventional though
gamedevBear
20. Apr 2015 · 02:47 UTC
Fun to play, though I had problems with the boomerang not picking up the heart and instead hitting me with the bomb despite successfully hitting an enemy.
ViliX64
20. Apr 2015 · 03:14 UTC
I like the simple graphics.
ErikU
20. Apr 2015 · 03:14 UTC
Oh wow. Tough game. Took a good number of tries to finally win. Score of 68. Liking the music and graphics, and gameplay was addictive. Well done!
sydan
20. Apr 2015 · 03:23 UTC
The difficulty curve on this game is high, be sure to read the description to understand how to play. However once you get into it it's a really challenging and run mechanic to work with and the turn around time on failure is so fast it doesn't matter if you die a lot.
FuzzyWuzzie
20. Apr 2015 · 03:29 UTC
Adorable graphics and very innovative mechanic! I had *a lot* of fun playing this. I didn't find any issues either. Well done!
Flygamer101
20. Apr 2015 · 03:33 UTC
Pretty good graphics and gameplay, but not really that great of a theme.
Havacore
20. Apr 2015 · 05:09 UTC
Yea!! Got that blue sumbitch!

So it was pretty confusing at first, but it's really fun once you figure out how it all works.
manabreak
20. Apr 2015 · 05:16 UTC
Pretty cool gameplay!
morgondag
20. Apr 2015 · 05:58 UTC
Nice pixelart!
🎤 TheBigShot
20. Apr 2015 · 06:51 UTC
Thank you for your Comments :) I really enjoyed making this game and playing all the other games.
Evgiz
20. Apr 2015 · 06:58 UTC
Really cool! Loved the concept, it's really original in my opinion. Graphics are decent, sounds too. Would've liked some decent music with it though. Keep up the good work!
yahooda
20. Apr 2015 · 07:00 UTC
Very innovative! It's difficult but not frustrating, probably because the smooth controls and simplicity made me understand why I lost so I could improve next time.
Alondo1990
20. Apr 2015 · 07:04 UTC
Awesome Game. Really something new. I think it goes quite well with the theme. Loved the music as well. Great work.
ajopart
20. Apr 2015 · 09:12 UTC
Hardcore. But really fun. Congratulations !! Addictive, neat, simple and original. I must be tired because I didn't grab the rules right away. Nice job !
🎤 TheBigShot
20. Apr 2015 · 09:31 UTC
Yeah we are all tired. I really want to sleep, but there are so many cool games to try out. Thanks for your Comment :)
aaronjbaptiste
20. Apr 2015 · 10:17 UTC
Pretty cool idea, sometimes the boomerang seemed to pass right through things, but it was still good fun.

Hard too! But that's a good thing.
Armanky
20. Apr 2015 · 15:19 UTC
Whoa, this game's really cool. I like how you hurt yourself if you miss an enemy and how it balances with healing yourself when you do, since it discourages reckless shooting. This would've done great in the arcade era!
strawfield
20. Apr 2015 · 17:30 UTC
5/5 for innovation definitely. It's a nice spin on boomerangs that has room for further development.
It's a nice game. Took me a while to figure out what was going on though.
bpleonvong
21. Apr 2015 · 05:17 UTC
Boss is hard, what happens at the end?! Fun game.
aeveis
21. Apr 2015 · 05:24 UTC
Great gameplay and difficulty curve! the blue guy was a surprise. Great job!
Mental Atrophy
21. Apr 2015 · 05:28 UTC
This was very good. My best time was 37 seconds. Early on I spam attacks since I'm guaranteed to hit a lot of things, after that I start aiming more carefully so I don't kill myself.
🎤 TheBigShot
21. Apr 2015 · 06:02 UTC
Thank for the kind comments again. When you kill the blue guy it plays a victory sound and you win the game :) Didnt have much time to add extra things. But I can udate the gae if you guys like and upload a new version somewhere else.
PIXEL^3
21. Apr 2015 · 06:18 UTC
A really well polished game with some really good game feel going on.
Archonthewizard
21. Apr 2015 · 07:08 UTC
Tons of fun- took me a while to figure it out. Very impressive considering it was coded from scratch
Yamzho
21. Apr 2015 · 07:36 UTC
Nice game ! ;)
wg_phancock
21. Apr 2015 · 10:28 UTC
Really well done mechanic.
PIXEL^3
21. Apr 2015 · 19:51 UTC
Made a twitch highlight of my review. http://www.twitch.tv/alucardx60/c/6578204
andrewjoy
22. Apr 2015 · 02:39 UTC
Fun game, challenging too :D
Crefossus
22. Apr 2015 · 22:12 UTC
Really polished with an innovative weapon! Great job balancing the difficulty. I like the sfx, win music, and attention to detail on the enemies and art.
Xaychru
23. Apr 2015 · 11:02 UTC
Nice concept, a bit short, but feels polished and the music is really nice, congrats on your first LD! :)
Omiya Games
23. Apr 2015 · 23:28 UTC
Had a lot of fun in the live-streaming session. Pretty darn hard, but felt very fair. Hard to believe it's your first entry.

For a future update, line-of-sight would really help assist the aiming.
LukeZaz
25. Apr 2015 · 02:12 UTC
Very nice game, the boss was unexpected and it was nice to hear a unique soundtrack for it.
Dorgam
27. Apr 2015 · 12:00 UTC
Although there is not much connection to the theme, the game is still fun
blubberquark
09. May 2015 · 17:47 UTC
I like the risk involved in shooting the boomerang. My only gripe is that you die when you touch the edge of the screen.
Almost
09. May 2015 · 22:04 UTC
This is pretty cool, and it felt polished for a Ludum dare entry.
TeamSpatch
11. May 2015 · 18:18 UTC
Nice entry, very well balanced. We have to fight against the enemies AND ourself ^^.
Graphics simple, retro and efficent.
Good : )