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STAR BATTER by CTATZ

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made by CTATZ for LD28 (COMPO)
YOU ARE THE STAR BATTER.
FATE EMPOWERS YOU TO DESTORY.
HOWEVER THERE ARE RULES
YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE TO DESTROY A PLANET
IF YOU FAIL FATE IS IN THE PLANETS FAVOR
BATTER UP.



CONTROLS
CLICK ASTROID, DRAG, RELEASE (The length of the drag matters)
When on fire press SPACE to break through Glass and UFOS
PURPLE SATELLITSE TELEPORT YOU
WATCH OUT FOR BLACK HOLES AS THEY ARE DISORENTATING AND VIOLENT
HOWEVER THEY CAN BE USED AS A SLINGSHOT

As always, it was a blast.

I would love to communicate with you through Twitter!
Follow me @CamTatz
Web http://www.ctatz.com/starbatter/starbatter.html
Source http://www.ctatz.com/starbatter/ld28.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=21503

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.90 590
Audio 2.94 276
Fun 2.61 674
Graphics 3.24 335
Humor 2.58 356
Innovation 3.25 273
Mood 2.93 384
Theme 2.37 783

Feedback

Snail_Man
16. Dec 2013 · 03:29 UTC
Nice game, I really liked the graphics, but it was pretty hard to get the hang of, and I missed a fullscreen option.
scoopsy
16. Dec 2013 · 03:30 UTC
Good work! I loved the spectral batter! Pretty challenging to keep click/dragging on the asteroid.

The planet explosion effect was very neat, would love to know how you did that.
ratboy2713
16. Dec 2013 · 03:31 UTC
I love the animation in this. Very hard to control, but fun.
Piat
16. Dec 2013 · 03:32 UTC
Really like the art work and a very interesting setting. Controls were a little fiddly, and pretty difficult to get used to, but still had some fun. Being able to destroy objects wasn't really all that clear, probably needed a nice big straight away to make sure people "get it" the first time.
ENDESGA
16. Dec 2013 · 03:48 UTC
I love a good space game! Very nice!
DaanVanYperen
16. Dec 2013 · 03:54 UTC
innovative! bit hard to control.
andrewkennedy
16. Dec 2013 · 03:58 UTC
It took me a little bit to really understand how to control the asteriod, but once I did, it was pretty neat!
errorage
16. Dec 2013 · 04:48 UTC
Gonna have to agree with the 'difficult to control' comments. It would probably work great on a touch sensitive screen tho. It would probably also work a lot better with a mouse if you weren't required to click on the planet to start dragging (so you could pick an arbitrary position and just move the mouse in whichever location you wanted your planet to move, relative to the mouse's initial position)
mcgraw
16. Dec 2013 · 04:50 UTC
Big of a learning curve w/ the controls. Super pumped to see a space themed game in here! Great work!
SilentBunny
16. Dec 2013 · 04:55 UTC
love the animations, great job
Danman9914
16. Dec 2013 · 05:28 UTC
It bugged out the first time I tried but upon refresh I was able to play. The controls are a bit frustrating, requiring you to continuously click on the asteroid and not just anywhere on the screen.
loggs2
16. Dec 2013 · 06:42 UTC
The idea of batting asteroids at planets is wacky and I love it. It was hard to control the asteroid but once I got the hang of it it was more fun to play.
bugninja
16. Dec 2013 · 07:30 UTC
This is fun, very unique concept.
stayg0lden
16. Dec 2013 · 07:53 UTC
Addicting fun game, Play in full screen for maximum control.
ThatGuy
16. Dec 2013 · 10:12 UTC
I really liked this physics/twitch based mini-golf style game. It's a bit difficult at first, but fun the whole way through, nice work!
meek
16. Dec 2013 · 12:02 UTC
Love the music and graphics. Was a little difficult to control, but very well done!
primaerfunktion
16. Dec 2013 · 12:10 UTC
A indicator something like a simple line between the asteroid and the mouse would have helped a lot while dragging. Because I did not really understand at first how this is supposed to work.

But after I found this out, it was quite fun!
nicotuason
16. Dec 2013 · 12:55 UTC
Love the concept and the art is charming! Controls could be easier but still a fun game.
LatFoued
16. Dec 2013 · 14:27 UTC
very nice concept, handling the astroid was pretty hard on at the beginning but eased a bit after playing a while.
dudsen
16. Dec 2013 · 16:29 UTC
Stars can play baseball too? I Knew it ! LOVE the music and sfx (especially @ intro :D ). Pretty hard to play with a trackpad though. Bookmarked for some more more playing with a mouse later on.

Again, nice work man!
dementor561
16. Dec 2013 · 21:58 UTC
this sucks
Eric
16. Dec 2013 · 22:29 UTC
Its a fun game but kinda hard to get the controls down.
phi6
17. Dec 2013 · 00:28 UTC
I love the concept and graphics, but for me this was hard to play on my laptop's touchpad. I'll try with a mouse tomo :)
doctorscientist
17. Dec 2013 · 02:14 UTC
This is the funniest game I have played thus far. The intro reminds me of going to the arcade(like 20 years ago) back when it was amazing to hear a voice in a video game... like "blades of steel". Good show. If you don't know about blades of steel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDwQh-RGCHI
Sean Noonan
17. Dec 2013 · 02:51 UTC
Kinda made me think about going to the toilet........
fued
17. Dec 2013 · 09:35 UTC
fun game, little bit hard on a touchpad tho haha
Venks
20. Dec 2013 · 08:20 UTC
Really interesting game and a nice challenge!
Lacutis
21. Dec 2013 · 20:40 UTC
Interesting game. The constant clicking and dragging makes it really difficult. Good use of the theme though.
archaeometrician
23. Dec 2013 · 03:20 UTC
Nice work ! That was challenging, cool game !