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Search & Destroy by highlyinteractive

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made by highlyinteractive for LD32 (JAM)
***** CONTROLS *****

Move: LEFT + RIGHT Arrow keys
Jump: UP Arrow
Fire: SPACE
Reload: RETURN

***** NOTES & ADVICE *****

You can jump higher if you shoot all your ammo
Agents take 3 hits to kill
If you get hit by an agent, you lose an ammo slot
Get power-ups to add ammo slots & clear DMCA takedowns
You must use a unique search term every time!
Images come from Flickr - full image credits if you win!

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The NSA are trying to take away your 2nd Amendment right to carry weaponised mobile search engines

Destroy them by hunting down top-secret documents and exposing their evil plan. Use your browser gun to download ammunition & take down the evil agents.

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Created by Mike Cobb (@mcobb) and Darren Perry (@darrencperry)
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Web http://gamejolt.com/games/platformer/search-destroy/61296/
Windows http://gamejolt.com/games/search-destroy/download-distribution/63138/?os=windows
OS/X http://gamejolt.com/games/search-destroy/download-distribution/63135/?os=mac
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=14065

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.41 346
Audio(Jam) 2.63 551
Fun(Jam) 3.10 487
Graphics(Jam) 2.94 682
Humor(Jam) 3.59 156
Innovation(Jam) 3.93 65
Mood(Jam) 2.92 620
Theme(Jam) 3.97 106

Feedback

Sim00n
21. Apr 2015 · 00:05 UTC
I love that upon entering "murica", "freedom", "eagle", and such, appropriate pictures appeared. Besides that it was kinda hard to figure out what to do and how to jump high enough for the walls. The music was a tasteful touch :)
Destruktorrr
21. Apr 2015 · 00:15 UTC
I LOVE the concept. The game was very fun, funny, and well made. Great job!
gene-z
21. Apr 2015 · 00:15 UTC
Good Game
TheWzzard
21. Apr 2015 · 00:15 UTC
Wilhelm!
Firefox
21. Apr 2015 · 00:17 UTC
It was interesting how you could jump on your ammo infinitely. I managed to go too far forward and glitch out the game! :D The music got annoying quickly because of the odd instruments and repeating. It did add to the mood of the game though. `MURICA!! YEAH!!
emmelineprufrock
21. Apr 2015 · 00:18 UTC
Fun music, good sense of humor and interesting concept. Good work.
RARoadkill
21. Apr 2015 · 00:18 UTC
Really enjoyed searching for all the different kinds of ammo. kept getting shot by people off screen, which was a little annoying. and it seemed like the ammo got in the way of my jumps. But a very innovated take on the theme
syawqy
21. Apr 2015 · 00:30 UTC
great idea
but, kinda hard when facing more than 1 enemy, because you must type fast to reload another ammos
KCrimson
21. Apr 2015 · 00:42 UTC
Good fun and a good idea. Reminded me a little of Scribblenauts.
internetpaulicy
21. Apr 2015 · 00:54 UTC
Man this is really fun. I'm not sure that it finds just anything that im looking for in its search engine but perhaps thats better for screen shots. The control is fun and bouncy it reminds me of earthworm jim circa sega genesis days. I hope the NSA don't give you any trouble.
SmilingCat
21. Apr 2015 · 01:05 UTC
Great graphics, awesome job. Is it actually hitting a search service to find the pictures?
scumbly
21. Apr 2015 · 04:07 UTC
Ingenious mechanic! Search results in the game are brilliant.
roving-stone
21. Apr 2015 · 10:00 UTC
Concept was good... Music was absolutely terrible. Nothing I searched came up properly.
shimage
21. Apr 2015 · 10:05 UTC
Very nice! It stimulated my creativity.
darrencperry
21. Apr 2015 · 10:30 UTC
The music is sooooo bad. (I made it...)
Zeriver
21. Apr 2015 · 10:40 UTC
Creative idea, solid game. Well you can type "asd" "as" etc and still get ammo but i suppose if type that in google you will also get some results.
Wilhelm scream is a nice touch :D
refreshcreations
21. Apr 2015 · 11:21 UTC
Cool concept, glad to see the finished game, with ending :) I must admit, I cheated a bit by jumping on the ammo ;P
Dickie
21. Apr 2015 · 19:49 UTC
very original concept, one of the most interesting implementations of the theme I've played.

the search system introduces its own humor and tenseness to the combat though screw the bit by the server where you throw multiple enemies at once is very punishing
HotBoxGames
22. Apr 2015 · 22:43 UTC
Haha funny and pretty cool :D
Ghen
23. Apr 2015 · 11:53 UTC
'MURICA!, hahaha, really great idea and execution!, love it, especially that search ammo even though i didn't get the point xD
nice one !
chikun Dev Team
23. Apr 2015 · 11:59 UTC
Video games masquerading as biting anti-authoritarian social commentary! I'll admit I spent a while seeing what, if anything, I could get past the radar of the ammo search service, but no dice - looks like Google SafeSearch has served your game well!

The music got a tad repetitive though.
mildmojo
24. Apr 2015 · 05:48 UTC
Really clever ammo system using search terms. Not allowing reuse was a good decision but makes it that much harder. Thankfully most strings of characters produce search results.

I thought at first the ammo count was dependent on the number of search results or popularity, later realizing it's based on health. Given how your mobility's restricted when you're carrying ammo, I think the capacity/health penalty is a little stiff.

That anthem music comes on really strong. It fits the theme, but might be better used sparingly.

The level layout seemed good and the game over screen was funny. There could be a little more visual feedback when you take a hit so you know when the game over's coming.

Keep it up!
QuestionableQuality
26. Apr 2015 · 00:01 UTC
nice one, ever get any search's that returned no results?
Gabemeister1201
28. Apr 2015 · 20:18 UTC
Good Game, had fun.