Earth by george_prosser

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made by george_prosser for LD28 (COMPO)
You are the lone protector of mankind's only home, Earth. Defend against incoming asteroids and try to survive as long as possible!

Made using Love2D, Notepad++, Paint.NET and SFXR!

Move with the arrow keys, aim and shoot with the mouse.

Highscore to beat: 24422 (post a comment with a screenshot if you do)

Ratings

Coolness 72% 3
Overall 3.25 306
Audio 2.35 578
Fun 3.06 357
Graphics 3.33 291
Humor 2.32 454
Innovation 2.56 717
Mood 2.88 426
Theme 3.00 431

Feedback

@Micle2000
16. Dec 2013 路 03:16 UTC
I don't have love installed, sorry. I think you should rename the download link?
AMSmirnov
16. Dec 2013 路 03:22 UTC
Do you can make exe file? Or Love is nesesary?
馃帳 george_prosser
16. Dec 2013 路 03:40 UTC
I've now got a Windows executable up for download! Crisis averted.
Piat
16. Dec 2013 路 03:48 UTC
I think I did more damage to earth than anything else to start with. Very nice graphics, fun little Asteroids-like. Those asteroids can be extremely hard to see on occasion. Also probably worth it to note that its mouse aim and shoot.
Broxxar
16. Dec 2013 路 03:49 UTC
Neat! My only gripe is that I couldn't use WASD but I had to use the mouse!

Well done
gusanolocovg
16. Dec 2013 路 03:49 UTC
Playing with a laptop touchpad was practically impossible, but I get the idea of the game. Would be more fun if I had a mouse. Good Job.
DrooobE
16. Dec 2013 路 03:50 UTC
Amazing game! I absolutely loved it! I like that you were able to develop such a simple concept so well! This was fantastic to play :D
cdgugler
16. Dec 2013 路 03:52 UTC
I love the theme. Disappointed I couldn't save all those billions of people. :)
porglezomp
16. Dec 2013 路 03:53 UTC
Love the game! Took me a bit (second playthrough) to realize that you used the mouse to shoot. The effects were very juicy (CAMERASHAKE), especially the end. A very good entry overall.
sknoslo
16. Dec 2013 路 03:54 UTC
The difficulty increases exponentially lol. Fun little game. Good work. Runs well on Linux.
X-0r
16. Dec 2013 路 03:55 UTC
Wow... that game is hard... Masses of asteroids o.O
Liked the gravity-ish effect as they speed up when they are close (doesn't make it any easier, though) - also, it's great that you can actually damage the planet with your own gun :P
BoppreH
16. Dec 2013 路 04:02 UTC
The difficulty ramps up a bit too quick, but it is a great little game. It was interesting to take each shot carefully, and later just spray everything and buy time.
DaanVanYperen
16. Dec 2013 路 04:10 UTC
I shot my own planet! I'm an evil man. :(
leafo
16. Dec 2013 路 06:30 UTC
pretty cool idea, got really hard. would be sweet with upgrades
JavadocMD
16. Dec 2013 路 08:00 UTC
The gravity acceleration is very nicely done.
zebi24
16. Dec 2013 路 11:44 UTC
Nice use of the theme. Also pretty neat graphics. Well done. :)
ricklesauceur
16. Dec 2013 路 11:57 UTC
Nice mecanics, control are a little bit hard and the asteroid to dark sadly, it is a bit annoying but i guess it is part of the difficulty maybe.
TijmenTio
16. Dec 2013 路 12:28 UTC
Holy fking crap this is hard on my laptop whaha
sam1373
16. Dec 2013 路 12:39 UTC
Wow, the line at the end make you feel really guilty for losing...
Binary Gambit
17. Dec 2013 路 00:34 UTC
friggin HARD! but very polished. Good to see more Lovers in the Ludum Dare.
josefnpat
17. Dec 2013 路 03:54 UTC
Very nice game! I like the gravity well and how you can shoot the planet yourself accidentally.

Some contrast on the asteroids and the background would have been nice, but very nice!
Ekilibr
18. Dec 2013 路 13:36 UTC
I had no mouse to play. But I'll retry later. Seems like a good game !
Ras Lyon
18. Dec 2013 路 17:00 UTC
I wish I could play this, but I'm a Mac user. We both went for the Only One Planet theme.
Ras Lyon
19. Dec 2013 路 00:04 UTC
OK, thanks for the message. I'll look into Love2D and check out your game and rate it. I'm always up for learning about a new game software. Please return the favor!
SiENcE
19. Dec 2013 路 08:24 UTC
The one ship idea is cool! Nice done. I'm not better than you ;).
badlydrawnrod
20. Dec 2013 路 21:03 UTC
Much harder than it looks, but it's a solid little game.
arrogant.gamer
20. Dec 2013 路 22:04 UTC
Nice. I found the controls very difficult, but the gravity effects and the quote at the end were very satisfying. Also, a very pretty game. Where did all those rocks come from!?
Cake&Code
30. Dec 2013 路 01:43 UTC
Wow, this got difficult very quickly! It was manageable until there were literally 30 asteroids on screen simultaneously. Still pretty fun, the arrow keys were both intuitive and extremely unintuitive depending on which side of the planet you were on. I like that you can shoot the planet yourself, definitely one of the first things I tried :)