Macro Marines by JonathanG

made by JonathanG for LD23 (JAM)

Credits: Ricky Willis, Duncan Stead and Jonathan Gover

Command your macro marines, tanks and jets to conquer the tiny worlds! Place arrows to redirect your troops and those of your enemy! Balance unit production with battle control to overwhelm and destroy the enemy HQ!

You can play against AI or a second player with an Xbox controller. Controls etc can be found in the main menu.

Timelapse	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rKojSgseRY
Web	http://dl.dropbox.com/u/73342570/LD72/WebPlayer.html
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=11515

Ratings

Coolness	73%	3
Overall(Jam)	3.22	96

Audio(Jam)	2.12	173
Fun(Jam)	2.63	156
Graphics(Jam)	3.00	151
Humor(Jam)	1.83	193
Innovation(Jam)	3.56	45
Mood(Jam)	2.39	183
Theme(Jam)	3.22	86

Feedback

Lidfrid

23. Apr 2012 · 21:34 UTC

nice idea!! But very difficult to complete!
Good work as well :)

Shigor

24. Apr 2012 · 12:12 UTC

Good idea, but it's suprisingly hard to get into the game. Bookmarked, will try again later.

lasseastrup

24. Apr 2012 · 15:37 UTC

Some kind of tutorial would've been nice - took me a while to get he knack of it. But looks good

zkenshin

24. Apr 2012 · 15:46 UTC

Fun game, though I agree it took a bit to get into or know what you're doing.

Chtulhu

24. Apr 2012 · 16:03 UTC

So hard against AI

tacograveyard

26. Apr 2012 · 01:08 UTC

I liked the concept, but had a hard time getting started. I read the controls, but still would have liked a slower intro versus the AI. Once I go used to it I really enjoyed the game.

Mesene

28. Apr 2012 · 23:45 UTC

My first idea was something like this, i'm happy someone did it :) good job!

nihilocrat

29. Apr 2012 · 18:07 UTC

Really creative, fun concept! "Base getting hit" sound is a bit annoying.

Cyboot

29. Apr 2012 · 18:58 UTC

fun game, nice concept, great graphics

and "timelapse", its more than that, is really great!
you did a very good job!

emongev

29. Apr 2012 · 20:09 UTC

Loved most of the game, mainly the camera and the controls, since they felt very smooth. It felt a bit chaotic at times and didnt understand what was happening, and maybe a visual reminder of what beats what, couldve enhanced the experience. Besides that, great job dude =D

Zoomyzoom

29. Apr 2012 · 21:26 UTC

Awesome use of time!

mildmojo

02. May 2012 · 03:49 UTC

I like the concept, but the AI seems punishingly difficult. Maybe it would help if you had some control over the speed of the game, at least in the beginning? I did manage to eke out a win one round by surrounding my headquarters with arrows pointing away from it and getting lucky with the positioning of my airfield relative to the enemy headquarters.

robcozzens

10. May 2012 · 07:47 UTC

Really cool idea. I think it would be more fun on a flat playing field so you could see what was going on... and maybe turn-based.

Catman

11. May 2012 · 11:17 UTC

Original, fun and well executed!!!

Alexandre

11. May 2012 · 14:32 UTC

Fun game!
The concept is really nice.

BenW

12. May 2012 · 16:26 UTC

I wish I could spin the world with the mouse instead of just the keyboard.