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My Champion by jacklehamster

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made by jacklehamster for LD28 (JAM)
CONTROLS
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arrow keys: move
[space]: kick/run


ABOUT
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This game was inspired by Stephen Chow in Shaolin Soccer.

So the whole team has been knocked out by the opposing team, the Gorillas. Only left is the replacement player on the bench.
YOU ONLY GET ONE PLAYER!

Good luck for everyone in the jam, and have fun!


UPDATES:
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K, so I'm done with the Jam. I didn't do the compo this time cause I needed a bit more time, but I'm glad I got nice graphics in. I'll probably make a separate post-jam version for newgrounds later, with medals and highscore. Hope you guys like it!
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Feel free to check out the post-mortem
Working on a post-jam version, but it won't be for a while. it will add some details like referee and crowd. I hope I get to it before the jam's over.
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If you're interested, here's the version shown at the real world meetup (after 48h):
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ijx08ibn9ew2y8e/champ3_made.swf
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Warning: Apparently, it's not just me. This game is really DIFFICULT. Happy Holidays!
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Post jam version posted.

OTHER LD28 GAMES:
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* Mama's Sick - pretty emotional game. I didn't like it at first, because I didn't think you could win, but you actually can.
* Natural Sheep Care - The concept is not that new, but it's fun and I like the environment
* Creator Story Saga Tycoon - quite addictive... I hope the creator added roaming creatures in post.
* Princess Kingdom - Love it
* Ludum Simulator 3000 - If you feel you lacked time to finish your game, check this out!
* Other games part of #LD48 #NOKILL: http://goo.gl/w05wsr
Web http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/8e4f6272c18f447562e051ee75b4a919
Source https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z6mr13hxbjidab7/nj3v3wEXAn
Post-mortem http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/12/17/a-long-post-mortem-for-my-champion-a-few-coding-tricks/
Post-jam http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/632991
Gameplay Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eivYYZ4ocrA
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=20841

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.07 281
Audio(Jam) 2.46 370
Fun(Jam) 3.03 208
Graphics(Jam) 3.05 314
Humor(Jam) 3.10 110
Innovation(Jam) 2.94 239
Mood(Jam) 2.85 280
Theme(Jam) 3.31 110

Feedback

LTPATS
16. Dec 2013 · 09:30 UTC
This was awesome, I spent so much time trying to score unsuccessfully before realizing the solution. Short but I like where it's going!
🎤 jacklehamster
16. Dec 2013 · 21:24 UTC
Thanks LTPATS, please check back again after jam, when the game will be done!
JacksGamesSucks
17. Dec 2013 · 08:37 UTC
HAHA nice! i had more fun than playing fifa :) great idea, great job!
Lolshouse Dev Team
17. Dec 2013 · 09:23 UTC
This game was fun. So fast paced!
Hyde Wyvern
17. Dec 2013 · 09:24 UTC
extremely adicting u don't know how hard I tried to score a goal :( amazing game, really fun and perfect for the theme!
KWL_TW
17. Dec 2013 · 09:27 UTC
Great game! I love it!
🎤 jacklehamster
17. Dec 2013 · 10:24 UTC
BTW, can anyone confirm if that the win/draw screen is working? I can't beat my own game ;-/
DeathBySnail
17. Dec 2013 · 10:46 UTC
Quite fun. Very hard!
Moist
17. Dec 2013 · 10:54 UTC
Very fun and addictive. The only thing I dislike is how you stop for a while after being hit. I think it would be much nicer to have the character slide instead. But anyway, great game!
Dohan
17. Dec 2013 · 22:43 UTC
Wow, very fun and very hard! The draw screen works fine, but I've been unable to win... I've been scoring at least one own-goal per match.
eralpkaraduman
17. Dec 2013 · 23:01 UTC
Never mind if it's not, (I may have just felt like it), or you know it already. When you move diagonally vertical and horizontal speeds get added and you move faster than moving sides. You can fix it by little trigonometry.
Here's a brief explanation.

http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/120296-First-Person-Controller-walking-twice-as-fast-when-walking-diagonally?p=809166&viewfull=1#post809166
antila
18. Dec 2013 · 00:24 UTC
I lost 0-3! :D
recursor
18. Dec 2013 · 01:03 UTC
The graphics are lovely and the sound isn't bad either. I managed to score one goal and felt pretty good about it. Quite Fun.
Thecoolestnerdguys
18. Dec 2013 · 18:07 UTC
Haha, very cool!
The graphics are good.
The sfx are a bit annoying.
The name parodies are hilarious.
And I suck at this game bad as I suck at soccer IRL.
f7f5
18. Dec 2013 · 22:55 UTC
My player is a diver!! I actually managed to score once. Hilarious but very hard.
McDonaldsWizard
19. Dec 2013 · 01:07 UTC
Its real hard but very gratifying when you actually do score. I lost 3 times in a row before figuring it out. The art for the characters is amazing, but it makes the grass stand out as being not as high quality. Controls felt very responsive and smooth. Very well done.
zorfmorf
19. Dec 2013 · 11:51 UTC
Haha the feeling of unfairness is strong with this one! Just had to play the game until I managed to get at least one goal in against these *****
_zulli
19. Dec 2013 · 12:42 UTC
Cool idea! Very challenging!!! Good job :)

If you have time please rate my game! I would really appreciate it :)
BarrensZeppelin
19. Dec 2013 · 12:47 UTC
Really hard!
Nelien
19. Dec 2013 · 13:57 UTC
The controls are very tricky for me, not sure why, this makes the game impossibly hard. But I really like the visuals and tongue in cheek humour. Well done!
DustyStylus
19. Dec 2013 · 18:05 UTC
Haha, this game feels like a metaphor for life. ;-D

Very fast and good controls, but very very hard.
stvr
20. Dec 2013 · 01:35 UTC
Dang, this is frustrating. But it's a lot of fun, too! After getting a destroyed a few times you get the hang of it.
Joao Kucera
20. Dec 2013 · 02:03 UTC
It´s so fun to play. The theme was nice too. Congrats!
Noah Ratcliff
20. Dec 2013 · 02:29 UTC
I loved it! First game so far that I've wanted to sit and play over and over.
BluMist
20. Dec 2013 · 05:01 UTC
I just got gorilla stomped.
lilinx
20. Dec 2013 · 07:31 UTC
This is a great little game! Ok I got my ass beaten up 3 times and that was quite humiliating. The whole idea of having to play a match alone against 11 gorillas stronger and faster than you is wonderful.
rojo
20. Dec 2013 · 09:02 UTC
Pretty tough! I like the use of the theme, though.
glovecat
20. Dec 2013 · 10:12 UTC
wow! It's a very hard game! but also very fun, great work! :)
alyip98
20. Dec 2013 · 14:23 UTC
Nice game :) challenging but fun :D
ParaPup
20. Dec 2013 · 21:02 UTC
Cute simple game you got here x3
Bruno Massa
20. Dec 2013 · 21:46 UTC
I lost so many times.... hahahha
zkenshin
21. Dec 2013 · 00:19 UTC
Quite a fun entry!
Collision boxes around the gorillas for knocking down the player may have been slightly too large.
Great job (:
Jgpicatoste
21. Dec 2013 · 14:17 UTC
It's so good, but it's sooo hard. Fuckin gorillas ¬¬. Had fun playing this!
van noctar
21. Dec 2013 · 15:59 UTC
It's the first football game that i see! good job!
Gaspard_
21. Dec 2013 · 16:13 UTC
Arrrghghhghg! Can't win!
kill0u
21. Dec 2013 · 21:24 UTC
The win & draw screens work :)

http://imgup.motion-twin.com/twinoid/b/6/3d03a878_8297.jpg
http://imgup.motion-twin.com/twinoid/7/2/757fa899_8297.jpg
🎤 jacklehamster
21. Dec 2013 · 22:36 UTC
☆
KunoNoOni
21. Dec 2013 · 23:37 UTC
What a cool game. well done!
anvoz
22. Dec 2013 · 05:38 UTC
Really fun game to play. A gorilla was named Justin Bieber lol. I could only score once after a few tries. Really good AI.
yosh
22. Dec 2013 · 10:45 UTC
Really fun! It's just very hard to survive face to these giant and powerful gorillas :D
One weak point would be the AI, as hard as it can be to work on a functional & smart AI in 72h, there is still a situation during which the bots get stuck with the ball and you can't do anything because your poor cat is way to weak to tackle or anything :P
Hypnohustla
22. Dec 2013 · 12:49 UTC
I cant believe I could actually enjoy a football game. :D Really addicting! With some gameplay adjustments, this could be something really awesome! :) I hope you continue to work on it.
Diptoman
22. Dec 2013 · 15:06 UTC
That was really hard. D:
But great concept, and the A.I. is very well made for such a short time!
kirbytails7
22. Dec 2013 · 17:47 UTC
Pretty fun. The controls are a bit unwieldy, but not necessarily in a bad way. Why is diagonal movement so fast, though?
Techblogogy
22. Dec 2013 · 18:41 UTC
First of all IT HAS CATS, so that's already something. At start I was confused, but after game was good.
Dry Tree
22. Dec 2013 · 23:32 UTC
Great game, with good challenging gameplay (and I usually don't like football games - but this is an exception!!) on one game I managed to somehow send the ball over and past my goal and although myself and the gorillas kept chasing it we never found it - after a minute or so I just restarted. I found the sound a bit grating (and it's the only game so far when someone else in the room asked me to make the noise stop ;) ). Overall though a very fun and compelling game. Good work
ENDESGA
23. Dec 2013 · 01:37 UTC
Awesome game, very cool :)
olafsworld98
23. Dec 2013 · 02:28 UTC
ha nice
mcapraro
23. Dec 2013 · 05:56 UTC
really hard!
LatFoued
29. Dec 2013 · 10:29 UTC
Very nice gameplay really liked it, makes me so mad when you can't get the ball from the big guys xD. Good job
ayame9joe
30. Dec 2013 · 10:11 UTC
Awesome
VanhaVihtahousu
30. Dec 2013 · 14:09 UTC
This was really cool! Loved the challenge and Ronaldo McDonald.
Beavl
30. Dec 2013 · 20:07 UTC
Really nice soccer game. It reminds me of Sensible Soccer. Good all fun!
henrykun
02. Jan 2014 · 02:47 UTC
Freaking gorillas!!!I really hate them >< I wanted to punch them in th face and take the ball from them haha. Awesome game man, great job.
Colapsydo
02. Jan 2014 · 09:40 UTC
It's quite hard since gorillas stun you so easily, but it's a kitty against gorillas so I guess it's ok.
Nice work on the players name.
cappelnord
03. Jan 2014 · 13:45 UTC
Fun little game :)
mmickyman
03. Jan 2014 · 21:53 UTC
Tricky, but funny eheh.
AlexFili
04. Jan 2014 · 10:59 UTC
This game is really difficult. Interesting theme though and best of luck in future LD contests.
Jeremias
05. Jan 2014 · 13:38 UTC
The controls are very unfair: I know I have to be weak (story-related), but it's hard to get to the ball or make a goal with the limited view and the big range of the enemies. Anyway, quite fun!
sahoskins1
05. Jan 2014 · 20:07 UTC
Think the biggest problem I had with this was how difficult it is as soon as you get knocked down. Maybe a sideways knock in momentum or something would have been a bit more fair than falling down. Still, good effort with nice cartoon graphics!
ziomorti
06. Jan 2014 · 13:35 UTC
Argh! Quite difficult! Loved the names :D
Cake&amp;Code
06. Jan 2014 · 19:08 UTC
Hahaha, love the inspiration. ;) The game was pretty hard for me since my perspective was to just try to shoot it into the goal (sports is not my thing...) but after much perseverance I was able to manage ONE goal! Felt good, even though I still lost. :) Great work!
🎤 jacklehamster
06. Jan 2014 · 20:57 UTC
In the post-jam, I toned down the difficulty but added a goalie. I hope the game is still reasonably challenging.
Raphy
06. Jan 2014 · 23:08 UTC
Funny game but it felt really hard to control the ball. Also other players are gigantic and so hard to dodge, it's a bit frustrating. Camera zoom makes the terrain feel kindda weird too.