Sand Shark by Recursiveanomaly

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made by Recursiveanomaly for LD29 (COMPO)
Sand Shark

Life is hard in the desert... for everyone on the surface.

Controls:
Use WASD or Arrow Keys to move.
Use Space Bar to Attack.

Ratings

Coolness 63% 3
Overall 3.33 398
Audio 3.42 187
Fun 3.28 350
Graphics 3.33 440
Humor 3.39 126
Innovation 3.20 455
Mood 3.03 514
Theme 3.75 157

Feedback

tiffi_gaming
28. Apr 2014 · 02:31 UTC
One of the most original ideas so far! Cool game!
DrPrettyPatty
28. Apr 2014 · 05:34 UTC
The movement sound and shark graphic are both incredibly satisfying. Simple but fun gameplay, but I kept playing for the sound haha
jtpup0
28. Apr 2014 · 05:35 UTC
Personal fav from this jam
GiveMeAllYourCats
28. Apr 2014 · 10:51 UTC
Really enjoyed this one, so fun to play as a shark :D
tiffi
28. Apr 2014 · 10:53 UTC
Didn´t get the goal. but nice to look at
muramasa
29. Apr 2014 · 05:23 UTC
Had a little problem because of not having the necessary libraries, but just in case anyone else gets an error asking for MSVCR110.dll, here you can find it: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679
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Now, about the game. One thing for sure, first time I ever see not just a sand shark, but a shark that swims in reverse!
The perspective, controls and the way the scenario rotates reminds me of an specific arcade game named Metal Hawk. But this one includes the natural badassery of a shark!
Balloonsfor600
29. Apr 2014 · 11:22 UTC
This is a really neat idea. I like the base mechanic but the skeletons kept spawning right on top of me most of the time, so I'd get instantly killed. The sharks "NOM" noise is great and I think you did a nice job with the theme.
Covenant
29. Apr 2014 · 18:11 UTC
LOL, I had fun with this one! Graphics are very cool, congratulations!
Have you seen this (or were inspired by this)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qEfO5iNicI
CiderPunk
29. Apr 2014 · 18:23 UTC
superb! my high score is 20
Rusky
30. Apr 2014 · 03:15 UTC
He who controls the spice, controls the universe! I mean-
Toki Anholmes
02. May 2014 · 15:51 UTC
Hey great game here ! The gameplay is very cool and Itried several time to beat my score.

The fact that we need the mouse at the titlescreen and the game over screen is also a little bit annoying... Maybe there is no need for a game over screen and the game could automatically restart (think Super Meat Boy). And I think that less rocks should be better, to make player movements easier.

However, it is a great entry, with great fun potential.
GlowingSnail
02. May 2014 · 16:05 UTC
When I try to run it, I get this error: Not a valid Win32 application.

:(
dector
03. May 2014 · 12:05 UTC
Shark is a little bit slow for me. But idea is very nice.
Also liked your music!
Idkfawin32
05. May 2014 · 15:48 UTC
Excellent animation/audio
aelita1992
13. May 2014 · 21:19 UTC
Haha, lots of fun :D But some graphics could use a rework, hope the game will be further improved