Protector by minibutmany

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made by minibutmany for LD26 (COMPO)
This is a 2D outer space action game. Fight aliens and destroy
asteroids to protect yourself and you cargo ship, both which can be controlled independently. As you destroy asteroids, your score goes up, as your score goes up your level increases, as your level increases the speed of asteroids goes up. At level 3 alien ships start to spawn. Watch out! If you let them get too close they will open fire at your cargo ship.

NOTE: Clicking on the Windows link leads to a ZIP file which contains the source code as well as a JAR file.

Ratings

Coolness 36% 1619
Overall 2.50 1169
Audio 2.95 412
Fun 2.45 1015
Graphics 2.17 1176
Innovation 1.83 1299
Mood 2.29 1080
Theme 2.91 1087

Feedback

@SamPotasz
29. Apr 2013 · 17:21 UTC
This was pretty fun, and I loved the music! For me, adding a 2nd ship didn't change my strategy that much because it was too hard to focus on both ships at once.
TheSambassador
29. Apr 2013 · 22:39 UTC
I got to level 3 by simply holding the "turn" key and the "fire" key. Then a red ship came and shot me.

That said, it's a good attempt!
Jim Haslett
30. Apr 2013 · 01:19 UTC
Way too much going on with controlling both ships. It felt like an overly complicated asteroids.

I liked the audio.
Tainted_Code
30. Apr 2013 · 11:37 UTC
It's an OK game. I suggest adding velocity to the ship, for smooth movement and some sort of thrusting effect. Also, controlling two ships is awkward! Good game though :)
Qaterknan
30. Apr 2013 · 20:26 UTC
Well I think this concept was here before... The innovation of adding a second ship didn't make me change my gameplay - hold A + Space except for when a ship comes. At least there is cool music and it isn't too easy.
ahm99
30. Apr 2013 · 20:35 UTC
Controlling a SUPER HIGHSPEED object is one thing, controlling two is..well...HARD! Other than that it was pretty fun. In the future, please make an applet. Good job :)
iamorim
03. May 2013 · 01:21 UTC
Good game. I like the idea to control two different objects at the same time. It's challenging :)
KevinLaity
14. May 2013 · 02:35 UTC
The retro music is great. It's a bit weird that the ship doesn't have inertia but the rotation of the ship does.