Siege From Above by CeriseGhost

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made by CeriseGhost for LD30 (COMPO)
Hey guys,

This is the second LD competition I have entered, and I've got to say, I've been looking forward to this weekend for the past 4 months.

This entry was made using Game Maker studio and the HTML5 extension. I figured it'd be the easiest format for you guys to be able to play.

The following tools were used in one way or another in the creation of this project:
- Game Maker: Studio
- Photoshop
- GarageBand
- Audacity
- http://www.bfxr.net/
- Drop Box
- gmscoreboard.com

The Game: Siege From Above

Aliens have "connected" to our world, and now want to destroy us and take all of the planets resources.

Anti UFO guns have been constructed all around the globe. You have been tasked with defending your sector.

You must not let them land in your city.

try to destroy the most UFO's and take your place at the top of the leader board! (Be sure to go back to the main menu after dying. This will automatically submit your score. You may also need to enable popups to view the high scores or simply visit: http://gmscoreboard.com/siegefromaboveufo )

Ratings

Coolness 49% 1204
Overall 2.64 1041
Audio 2.48 674
Fun 2.85 730
Graphics 2.93 674
Humor 2.75 324
Innovation 1.89 1176
Mood 2.63 864
Theme 2.26 1080

Feedback

bladderbloat
24. Aug 2014 · 13:14 UTC
TOP SCORE! WO!
Sacha862
24. Aug 2014 · 13:48 UTC
This is a fun little arcade style game, I like it!
Tanner
25. Aug 2014 · 06:10 UTC
There you go. Nice game!
BoskoSokolov
25. Aug 2014 · 07:16 UTC
Such a nice game, made me feel like a child again :)
McFood
25. Aug 2014 · 09:08 UTC
Lots of fun, I was compelled to get onto the scoreboards =D
Nanofus
25. Aug 2014 · 10:51 UTC
A big bonus for the scoreboard. :D
🎤 CeriseGhost
25. Aug 2014 · 10:59 UTC
Thanks Nanofus! Getting that working was my main focus this LD!
klusi0
25. Aug 2014 · 12:02 UTC
I hadn't seen this kind of a game for years!
Really cool that you have made the scoreboard - that makes it even better. Congrats!
DaanVanYperen
25. Aug 2014 · 14:10 UTC
Pew pew pew!
Cosmologicon
28. Aug 2014 · 15:12 UTC
Not the most original game in the world, but it's got a few nice touches. I liked the way the score worked, and how you shoot the menu buttons to select them.
sanojian
28. Aug 2014 · 18:47 UTC
Nice solid game and the leaderboard is a big plus. Not high marks for originality or following the theme but its fun anyway!
ChristianEugenio
30. Aug 2014 · 00:09 UTC
simple and fun
zatyka
01. Sep 2014 · 17:45 UTC
There's not a whole lot to it, but it was addicting. Fun little game.
Dining Philosopher
02. Sep 2014 · 12:44 UTC
I like the scoring system where bullets cost points, and how the UFO's on the left become harder to target as they get lower. As others said, the high scores are a really big plus. I didn't know about but gmscoreboard website! I'll probably use it in the future too :-)
Only thing is that in your game, submission doesn't seem to work on Firefox :-( I got 1900+ points but since your game appears to have mixed content (http/https) Firefox somehow prevented my score from being sent. Instead I manually submitted my score, with a little bonus for the extra effort.
🎤 CeriseGhost
03. Sep 2014 · 10:31 UTC
Hahahhah :D I love it :D Cheers dining philosopher! I'm glad it wasn't over 9000! :D
Dining Philosopher
04. Sep 2014 · 09:45 UTC
Actually I tried submitting "Over 9000" but I guess the website strips non-numerical characters ;-)
synchingfeeling
05. Sep 2014 · 11:32 UTC
I really liked the menu selection mechanic. Starting somewhere other than the centre of the screen gave a fresh feel to a defender-style game too.
hbocao
13. Sep 2014 · 23:41 UTC
Nice little game! Would like to see different UFOs and weapons. The score system really added to the game.