A Gun That Shoots Bees by ShaunJS

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made by ShaunJS for LD32 (COMPO)
YOU HAVE A GUN THAT SHOOTS BEES
why are you still here!?

Ok fine,

Collect nectar from flowers to acquire vital upgrades.
Defend the central hive from invading bears after your delicious honey.
Shoot bears with bees.

Move around with WSAD/Arrows, click the mouse to fire bees.

HAVE FUN.

I came up with a bunch of serious ideas then asked myself why not just make a game where you have a gun that shoots bees. So uh. I did that. Very refreshing to make a really silly game for once that's not really trying to do anything clever and is just stupid and fun. Also Bee puns.

PRO TIPS:
*There's a boss at Wave 20, after wave 20 the game gets exponentially harder with each passing wave until you're overwhelmed.
*You can explore the map to find big sources of nectar but it's very risky, learn when the best times are to hunt for nectar!
*You can't shoot through flowers and bees get distracted by it which affects your aim, so collect them quickly whenever possible!
*Watch the little ones.
*BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ

Ratings

Coolness 63% 3
Overall 4.22 8
Audio 3.40 179
Fun 4.24 4
Graphics 4.35 31
Humor 3.68 125
Innovation 3.29 420
Mood 3.62 116
Theme 4.24 30

Feedback

Finn
20. Apr 2015 · 01:34 UTC
Excellent game, a joy to play. Was also great fun to watch be developed!
ReymonARG
20. Apr 2015 · 01:40 UTC
Niceeee!!
Kahztein
20. Apr 2015 · 02:17 UTC
Overall a pretty fun game, I feel it was kinda lacking in the sounds department however this was definitely worth my time, keep up the good work!
Conk
20. Apr 2015 · 03:30 UTC
Excellent! I much prefer this to your last one, very well balanced considering (wave 21 though... triple rock combo) and overall really good.

The audio sometimes glitches and all I could here was buzzing, which was creepy, but not game breaking.
mrhminer
20. Apr 2015 · 06:14 UTC
Is it ok if i post a MAC port here?
And great work's very fun!
Berserker_Chris
20. Apr 2015 · 06:26 UTC
Watched the Stream and like the Game from first Moment
OnErrorResumeNext
20. Apr 2015 · 08:51 UTC
What else can you expect from this guy? This was superb.
aaronjbaptiste
20. Apr 2015 · 09:26 UTC
I saw a bit of this during the steam, it's brilliantly fun and well executed.
Asado
20. Apr 2015 · 09:37 UTC
Lots of polish. Great.
ColdStone
20. Apr 2015 · 09:39 UTC
<3
Maeva_Vgr
20. Apr 2015 · 09:43 UTC
Very nice work, I love this game !
DesignerNap
20. Apr 2015 · 09:43 UTC
Great work again from the Master of Game Maker... Loved the style and the gameplay. Lovely entry!

Question - How do you make a game like this if you were to only use "Drag and Drop" ;) - A fan
helekopeter
20. Apr 2015 · 13:26 UTC
BEEst game ever
cgriff
20. Apr 2015 · 14:16 UTC
Really fun game, and very polished. Love the recoil on the gun, and all the SFX.
guigrillo13
20. Apr 2015 · 17:08 UTC
Congratulations Shaun!!
I really like the game :P
Norbex
20. Apr 2015 · 17:47 UTC
I really like the art style and the sound effects! ;)
QuexD
20. Apr 2015 · 19:17 UTC
YES!
Joe Williamson
21. Apr 2015 · 01:39 UTC
Haha, love it! I want one of these in real life.
Manu &amp; Wan
21. Apr 2015 · 01:59 UTC
A very good and fun game. I like it very much ;)
gv1351
21. Apr 2015 · 05:37 UTC
Shaun again what an amazing game. I was just hoping for some soft background music? But over all it is a great game, maybe you can make a tutorial on when the bees collide with the bears the sprite change? This is why you are the legendary Shaun Spalding the game king!
GameOfMax
21. Apr 2015 · 19:55 UTC
it really a good game ! Bravo !!! -CardsOfMax
RyanNielson
22. Apr 2015 · 01:33 UTC
Interesting game, nice simple wave based shooter. I would have liked to see an indicator in the direction of bears since one time I lost by a bear off-screen getting to my hive. Some music would have been a nice touch as well. Though I do like the sound effects otherwise.
broknecho
22. Apr 2015 · 03:18 UTC
Overall a great game. Lots of polish. Well thought out. Great entry!
eddynardo
22. Apr 2015 · 11:28 UTC
an excelant game, great work :)
Avastify
22. Apr 2015 · 14:32 UTC
Was so fun watching your stream and the game is amazing
-BirdPlaysGames
SinclairStrange
22. Apr 2015 · 19:47 UTC
Very lovely game! I love the clear graphics and the game play yet simple is extremely addicting and has a layer of complex strategy. The sound effects were cute and added to the over all humor. Would of liked some music to go along with the frantic bee shooting but it's nothing major.

Overall very solid and polished game, one the bests I've seen this LD! :)
nameoftheuser
23. Apr 2015 · 01:01 UTC
Great job Shaun!
syncxzoz
25. Apr 2015 · 13:22 UTC
simple but verry cool...
RadioactivePnda
25. Apr 2015 · 20:30 UTC
SO much fun!!! my favorite game so far
uheartbeast
26. Apr 2015 · 01:37 UTC
Great game Shaun. This has been one of my favorites in the compo.
Ershany
26. Apr 2015 · 02:04 UTC
Sweet game man :)
thaaks
03. May 2015 · 18:24 UTC
Wonderful game! Graphics, sound, gameplay, humor and fun - all in this beeloved game! Never beefore have I played such a funny top down shooter - beeautifully done!
I will definitely look at your source code and bee wondering how you did all this!
Great work - unfortunately I couldn't follow your stream cause I was too beesy finishing my own game ;-)
SelfTitled
07. May 2015 · 16:50 UTC
I liked the game, can just pick up and play.

+ I really liked the cartoony art style.
- No music :( a little summery tune would have been awesome.
+ Controls are spot on in my opinion, felt very comfortable straight away.
- Feel dead bears need to be more destinct, lost a few times to the little bears that were a struggle to see when the bear carcasses had piled up.
+ Feel of the game is great, from little bits of polish like the screen shake and the growing ammo bee hive thingy.
- Wasn't sure what the honey did at first.
+ Full game loop.
- Think a suttle way to indicate the bears health would help. Not really thinking a health bar but somthing "suttle" lol.

Most of the negatives are small and most likely down to just running out of time. One of the stronger compo games I've played.

p.s. feel like it was missing somthing sweet and explosive . . . perhaps honey grenades ;)
freaknarf
09. May 2015 · 08:13 UTC
Nice game, sweet visuals and super good gamefeel and mechanics ! too many bees ... I've reached wave 17 and could not make it again since :)

First i thought i would be childish when i saw screenshots but killing bears (beers?) families brings the fun...
I've just read there is a boss at 20th wave, I want to see this i may try again...

Great :)
Benjamin
11. May 2015 · 15:24 UTC
Great overal I'm nota big fan of sfx with mouth but I must say your sfx are very good, I'm not getting sick of them even after 6-7 plays. The difficulty curve is also nicely done. congrats
Mossy Frog
11. May 2015 · 19:52 UTC
Awesome entry, I enjoyed watching your progress on Twitch. The gun is strangley satisfying to shoot! Amazing entry, great weapon. Great job!
funisfun8
11. May 2015 · 23:10 UTC
Great art, great sound, great gameplay, fun theme! Well done!!!