Ra Ra by YMM

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made by YMM for LD23 (COMPO)
It's two-player versus extreme star boxing! So grab a friend you want to punch in the face with a planet.

Use WASD/Arrows to move through space, swinging your orbiting planets. Position your aforementioned satellites to block, jab, and uppercut your opponent in a bitter fight to the death.

(note: there is actually zero randomness in the game's physics)

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 4.10 11
Audio 3.94 19
Fun 4.18 1
Graphics 3.69 136
Humor 3.67 29
Innovation 4.31 12
Mood 3.26 137
Theme 3.45 212

Feedback

Shazer2
23. Apr 2012 · 02:48 UTC
This is really fun, there should be a single player version against an AI. :)
nihilocrat
23. Apr 2012 · 04:50 UTC
Holycrap this is cool! I will try to get friends to play it. It's hard to aim your attacks so it's a bit random-feeling, but I think over time I could figure out some methods. This would be a PERFECT arcade cabinet game.
Jacob
23. Apr 2012 · 05:54 UTC
Fun!
chartinboy
23. Apr 2012 · 08:10 UTC
Holy crap this is awesome! Love this, though I wish my guys travvelled slightly faster, to get cooler loops happening. Great entry!
andrebeton
23. Apr 2012 · 13:12 UTC
Best boxing game since Super Punch-Out!! .
The non-randomness means it really is skill-based. Cool!
Toast
23. Apr 2012 · 20:38 UTC
I won't take account that there's no single-player (but still...)

I like how the seemingly simple boxing mechanic is actually surprisingly deep. Great style, too.
GreyShock
23. Apr 2012 · 21:26 UTC
I really enjoyed some fights with my girlfriend! good job with the audio too!
mikolalysenko
23. Apr 2012 · 21:26 UTC
What an awesome game idea!
Zathalos
23. Apr 2012 · 22:05 UTC
Nice. The graphics and music are catchy. Gameplay gets old fast though. Needs a vs AI mode.
Cambrian_Man
23. Apr 2012 · 22:05 UTC
One of my favorites so far.
piterlouis
23. Apr 2012 · 22:07 UTC
Nice versus. Good touch the facial expressions of the suns, great work.
bms
23. Apr 2012 · 23:58 UTC
Aww yeaah! this is awesome I'm certainly going to play this with my friends xD
ben
24. Apr 2012 · 00:07 UTC
Seems like alot of fun, i'll have to come back to it when i've got someone to play with.
eburn184
24. Apr 2012 · 01:23 UTC
This is a lot of fun. I even played two players and solo and still had fun solo just seeing how brutal the 'punches' could get. Nice job!
saint11
24. Apr 2012 · 07:02 UTC
This is really fun! I love this :D
EricTheCoolDude
24. Apr 2012 · 17:12 UTC
I love it. I'm gonna play it with my brother!
matt
24. Apr 2012 · 18:16 UTC
I think the characters should move faster. Other than that, this is pretty cool.
30dogs
25. Apr 2012 · 03:08 UTC
Genius! I'll have to remember to give it a real try with a friend!
30dogs
25. Apr 2012 · 03:21 UTC
Gotta say too that this is the first game for which I just can't pick a single category to dock off any stars...
Maple
25. Apr 2012 · 04:58 UTC
The game does lag my computer when (I think) the planets are traveling fast and wide; the start of each match always has no lag. Also, It would have been awesome to have a single player mode, even though the fun does lie in the multiplayer aspect.

I liked the expressions! Also, I liked how when player 1 wins, he has a sad face, almost as if to say "okay little brother, I'm kind of bored of beating you now!" as apposed to when player 2 wins and it's like "Haha I'm better than my older brother!". Did you do this on purpose?

Pretty awesome, man!
marudziik
25. Apr 2012 · 12:11 UTC
Great, simple idea forged into an awesome entry! If you added online multiplayer, I would play this non-stop! :D
seagaia
25. Apr 2012 · 23:01 UTC
A nice, simple and complete concept I think. A friend and I did enjoy what time we spent with it - trying to figure out how to move the little planets and whatnot.
intmain
26. Apr 2012 · 22:30 UTC
Playing this against one of my roommates, getting my ass kicked, but still having lots of fun! Awesome work :D
Vilborg
27. Apr 2012 · 01:50 UTC
This is almost as out-of-the-box as the Nazis-vs-beef game. Brilliant and fun.
dokidoki
30. Apr 2012 · 05:16 UTC
Uppercut! Jab! Right cross! Way cool. :)
Thotep
02. May 2012 · 11:41 UTC
This is a good one! Wish the planets moved faster though.
Madball
03. May 2012 · 12:28 UTC
Wow! Cool idea!
I fought against myself and yellow won 10:5
moonmagic
12. May 2012 · 17:07 UTC
This is glorious. It feels so satisfying to get a solid hit; playing the game with a motivated friend quickly becomes a nice mind game, pleasantly anxious feelings. Great feedback when you connect.
ASOT
13. May 2012 · 20:22 UTC
Oh my, the physics are beautifully scripted. Graphics, music, everything is brilliant! A+
Rémi
13. May 2012 · 20:35 UTC
Gravity-based VS fighthing is an awesome idea! Really fun to play!
Valeour
13. May 2012 · 20:58 UTC
Very funny, would have enjoyed a single player more, but very awesome and well made!
dray
13. May 2012 · 21:33 UTC
I think you can start some e-sport of that game. more seriously, really neat concept, even if i lose agains myself, i kept the link to play against some friend next week
mcc
14. May 2012 · 00:56 UTC
This is really cool, there's a lot of depth to it and I feel like I could spend a lot of time playing it just since I've never seen anything quite like it gameplay-wise-- I mean, it feels like something I want to spend a lot of time with to work out all the unique subtleties to the gameplay.

This had kind of bad performance problems on my computer, which is probably the worst macbook ever made.