No Air Out Here by zkenshin

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made by zkenshin for LD23 (JAM)
This was our first ludum dare game jam, so we weren't quite sure of the best way to submit the game. Download the .rar and run setup.exe to play. Have fun :)

Edit April 28th, 2012:

Just would like to apologize to those people who don't have windows machines and therefore are unable to play, I don't know the first thing about how to make a c# game with Xna work on different operating systems, and sadly will not be doing so for this competition. :(

On the brighter side, we have decided that we will be making a version of this game for xblig at some point (with better controls :P) So thank you to everyone so far for the great feedback. :)

Ratings

Coolness 58% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.26 231
Audio(Jam) 2.28 161
Fun(Jam) 1.96 230
Graphics(Jam) 2.11 234
Humor(Jam) 1.62 211
Innovation(Jam) 2.15 216
Mood(Jam) 2.35 186
Theme(Jam) 2.96 129

Feedback

Nilmrots
24. Apr 2012 · 00:05 UTC
Very amusing game, but kind of repetitive.
Nice drawings and upgrade system.
Raptor85
24. Apr 2012 · 17:20 UTC
Unfortunately I can't test your game, the XNA4 crashes under WINE
pbackx
24. Apr 2012 · 17:38 UTC
Game doesn't launch for me. It looks like it installs everything correctly, but clicking on the game icon yields absolutely no results (no error messages, no game)
Alink
24. Apr 2012 · 18:13 UTC
Interesting shooting mechanic, but need more challenge or variety. Nice to have a upgrade/shop system though.
tompudding
24. Apr 2012 · 18:16 UTC
Quite enjoyable, though the control system got a bit confusing.
mailman105
24. Apr 2012 · 19:38 UTC
All right, but the controls were a little weird.
devwil
24. Apr 2012 · 20:55 UTC
***I'm posting this on all non-browser games I bring up in an attempt to encourage folks to make browser games next time around. Do not take it personally.***

When hundreds of people make non-browser games, that means that, to play all of the entries, I would need to download hundreds of games to my computer. I typically use OS X, so Windows-only entries are particularly inconvenient.

Please consider making a browser game next time.
SusanTheCat
24. Apr 2012 · 21:55 UTC
Where is your source code?

Did not play because I do not install games.
Kharza
24. Apr 2012 · 22:51 UTC
Worked great for me, but then I code xna so I had all the prereqs. I went heavy on the laser upgrades and it got really easy near the end. Balancing stuff takes time though and not enough of that in a weekend! :)
SFBTom
24. Apr 2012 · 23:05 UTC
Made me a little nervous the number of registry keys had to be modified to install it, and then the first time it ran, it froze my entire computer (Win7 on a MBP). After a hard reset, I tried again and it worked the second time.
cjke.7777
25. Apr 2012 · 05:49 UTC
Nice idea. Liked the shop and the idea of running around the planet. Good effort but needs refinement :)
tripleVisionGames
25. Apr 2012 · 17:06 UTC
Good job putting this together so fast. Found the controls awkward but you've nailed the tiny world theme
Mach60KAS
25. Apr 2012 · 17:10 UTC
Great idea for a game, I think if you put in a bit more work and variety for a future release it would be great!
demonpants
25. Apr 2012 · 17:38 UTC
Please consider releasing this for Mac via mono or something, or I won't be able to play it.
netmute
25. Apr 2012 · 19:04 UTC
Can't rate because I'm using a Mac. Sorry :(
aeveis
25. Apr 2012 · 19:16 UTC
Fun, but really easy! Yeah, the controls are a bit weird but once you get used to them it's fine.
AirRider3
26. Apr 2012 · 16:52 UTC
No web/Mac version! You could get more reviews if it was more compatible!
kroltan
27. Apr 2012 · 00:36 UTC
Nice, but weird to control.
Topaz
27. Apr 2012 · 01:49 UTC
Nice work!
davidwparker
28. Apr 2012 · 15:04 UTC
I'm sorry, I can't play your game because I don't have Windows (OSX).
RHY3756547
28. Apr 2012 · 18:11 UTC
Fun initially, but it gets repetitive. You can easily kill enemies by standing still and spamming the mouse buttons.
Gunmonkey
30. Apr 2012 · 01:05 UTC
I do want to play it but on a mac
deejorg
02. May 2012 · 14:13 UTC
The shooting mechanic was interesting but the controls when going around the planet got strange at turning points. The upgrade system is nice and makes you want to keep going.
lasseastrup
06. May 2012 · 15:41 UTC
Fun little game - way too easy though. I never walked around i just spammed my "giant laser" and everything died :)
asfdfdfd
09. May 2012 · 21:07 UTC
It will be cool without setup :C
csanyk
12. May 2012 · 17:33 UTC
Repetitive and no challenge. I can just sit in one place and shoot enemies left and right and beat the level without needing to move or power up.

Also the sprite for your character reverses as you walk around the surface of the planet, and sometimes makes it appear that you are walking backwards.