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BOOMerang! by BroCade

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made by BroCade for LD32 (JAM)
What is the most unconventional weapon? Answer, the humble boomerang.
Now, what happens when the boomerang explodes on hitting its target? You get the even more deadly BOOMerang!

Challenge your friends to frantically fun BOOMerang duels or hone your skills against wild critters in training mode. BUT BE CAREFUL! BOOMerangs return to sender and its never a good idea to try catch explosives.

Please to enjoy our 3rd Ludum Dare Project, BOOMerang.
Any and all feed back would be greatly appreciated.

Controls for player 1:
w,a,s,d
"space" to throw
and "e" to run

controls for player 2:
i,j,k,l
"p" throw
and "o" to run
Web http://brothersarcade.com/games/play?tag=LD32
Windows http://mikecdn.blob.core.windows.net/ludumdare/LD32/WindowsBuild.zip
OS/X http://mikecdn.blob.core.windows.net/ludumdare/LD32/MacBuild.zip
Linux http://mikecdn.blob.core.windows.net/ludumdare/LD32/LinuxBuild.zip
HTML5 http://mikecdn.blob.core.windows.net/ludumdare/LD32/Html5Test/index.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=42427

Ratings

Coolness 68% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.60 205
Audio(Jam) 2.95 434
Fun(Jam) 3.52 199
Graphics(Jam) 4.26 90
Humor(Jam) 3.33 283
Innovation(Jam) 3.67 164
Mood(Jam) 3.20 424
Theme(Jam) 3.83 170

Feedback

KhaoTom
21. Apr 2015 · 08:03 UTC
Very clever twist on the boomerang! Graphics and sound are tight too.
Horsed
22. Apr 2015 · 11:43 UTC
The graphics are awesome. Very funny take on the theme. I found it hard to aim at the beginning but eventually I got used to it. Refreshing.
SkyWolf
22. Apr 2015 · 11:43 UTC
10/10 would kill myself with a boomerang again
Suvidriel
22. Apr 2015 · 11:54 UTC
Heh indeed an unconventional weapon :D
coderitual
22. Apr 2015 · 11:57 UTC
+ Graphcs style
+ pretty fun
- Unity player (not your fault:))
MGhareeb32
22. Apr 2015 · 12:47 UTC
At first I thought "what's unconventional about a boomerang?", then I was blown away (pun intended :D)! I think just the concept of a weapon that can kill you if you misuse it is very creative. Also, awesome graphics! Good job!
🎤 BroCade
22. Apr 2015 · 13:24 UTC
Thanks so much everyone!
Glad you found killing your self an experience worth repeating SkyWolf :P
phi6
22. Apr 2015 · 16:34 UTC
OK. Didn't expect that. Hahaha!
rishal
22. Apr 2015 · 19:47 UTC
Nice and simple. Great mechanics for the theme. Well done!
tummyache
23. Apr 2015 · 03:21 UTC
I didn't have a second person to play with but the training was cool enough. Couldn't quite figure out how the throwing worked, just seemed to go in a random direction the whole time. But then I figured out that staying in the center just made it rotate around until something else walked into it.

I also got the boomerang stuck on a pillar a few times and had to restart.

Amazing artwork though, no complaints there.
Benjamin
23. Apr 2015 · 07:25 UTC
Haha I love the you miss > you loose style of the BOOMerang. Well done, this is a very funny concept.
🎤 BroCade
23. Apr 2015 · 07:45 UTC
Hey tummyache, thanx for the feed back. Will have a look at the colliders on the pillars and see if we can fix that :)
Thanx for taking the time to try our game
ccglp
23. Apr 2015 · 07:52 UTC
11/10 would buy a boomerang right now
kabutakogames
23. Apr 2015 · 08:12 UTC
Really solid controls, I loved the little pictures on the pillars!
Junber
23. Apr 2015 · 15:07 UTC
Cool concept. Very nice graphics too. But the controls listed here for the second player arnt really correct. You use o to run and p to throw. But really fun.
🎤 BroCade
23. Apr 2015 · 16:09 UTC
Thanks Junber for that. I've updated the controls for player to in the description
2R
23. Apr 2015 · 18:28 UTC
Cool graphic, cool gameplay :)
Toby Pinder
23. Apr 2015 · 20:12 UTC
I liked what I saw. I have no access to a player Two but I can see these mechanics being fun!
chromebookbob
23. Apr 2015 · 20:23 UTC
Lovely art style, very frustrating gameplay! well done!
dvdking
23. Apr 2015 · 20:26 UTC
Nice explosion sound and effect!
adsilcott
23. Apr 2015 · 20:31 UTC
Unconventional, more like inconvenient! Great concept! Really well done :)
peterkirk
23. Apr 2015 · 20:34 UTC
First of all the art is remarkable. Just the amount of detail put into it is amazing. I felt that the sprint button was awkwardly placed since it require me to use one of the fingers I was already using for moving.
Snicklodocus
02. May 2015 · 03:04 UTC
Oh great use of the theme! Art is nice too. I liked the sounds a lot, but I wish there was music. Only other complaint is it's difficult to run with the E key while using WASD. Fun though! I'll have to try this with a friend!
kaa
03. May 2015 · 00:23 UTC
Very good game!
Xanjos
03. May 2015 · 14:08 UTC
Hilariously funny concept but it's kind of hard to aim the boomerang (the throwing power might be too high as well) and the placement of the run buttons is pretty awkward.
ruerob
06. May 2015 · 05:58 UTC
Nice little game! I really liked the graphics! I've found a little bug! one time I was throwing the boomerang it get stuck in a wall and I couldn't reach it anymore! But except of that it was very fun to play!!! Well done!
snapman_GT
07. May 2015 · 03:17 UTC
It's a little confusing which way the rang is going to go when you release it. Seems to be always clockwise, but I've been looking left and suddenly it flies off behind me! The hold-for-strength mechanic (so familiar! ;-P ) is nice, but ends up getting it stuck in the wall a lot. And since the rang never stops, it could be pointless in multi if it just sits there in a loop forever (but maybe you can push them into it? Haven't had anybody around to try it with).
MrShoestore
11. May 2015 · 00:31 UTC
I think this game could be a lot of fun, but it needs a catch button! dying because you missed a throw is a bit rough