The Hooks, the Lava and Me by Superyoshi

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made by Superyoshi for LD21 (-)
You're trapped in some kind of endless corridor, with two hooks and lava chasing you. Best story ever, right?

Try to escape the advancing lava with your hooks and swing around obstacles in your way, as the wave gets faster and faster, until just a single mistake seals your fate as you are engulfed in the hot doom.

Think you got a good score? Submit it to the online highscores and compete with all the players!

In-Game Controls:
A/Left - Fire black hook
D/Right - Fire blue hook
The hooks are fired at your mouse cursor. They only stick to the black walls!
K - Suicide (improved version only)

Ratings

Coolness 2% 246
Overall 3.37 93
Audio 3.14 85
Community 3.19 95
Fun 3.33 66
Graphics 2.13 388
Humor 1.50 335
Innovation 3.83 37
Theme 3.20 184

Feedback

Marco Jonkers
22. Aug 2011 · 16:28 UTC
Oooh this is a nice game! Sounds, music and everything!
freeplay4c
22. Aug 2011 · 17:31 UTC
Amazing, just amazing. Best LD game I've played yet.
kevglass
22. Aug 2011 · 20:36 UTC
Um, whats going on here then?
heck
23. Aug 2011 · 04:37 UTC
Great work! The most fun LD game I've tried so far.
marudziik
25. Aug 2011 · 05:50 UTC
@kevglass: read the instructions! :)

It's quite a good entry. Too bad I got stuck at one moment in a blue rectangle, but this was a little my fault (I drove myself into it in such a way that firing hooks seemed impossible). Good game though.
callidus
25. Aug 2011 · 07:24 UTC
really good stuff, nice mechanic and well executed. Lots of fun.
Dark Acre Jack
26. Aug 2011 · 02:46 UTC
Spider-man, Spider-man...

Really liked the concept, I think the first escape could have been a bit easier/clearer to help with getting players into the game.
Andrew
26. Aug 2011 · 19:47 UTC
Had to take some shots in the dark to walls I couldn't see but that only added to the excitement.
SusanTheCat
27. Aug 2011 · 04:00 UTC
The title at the top of the web page says LD #20 :)
foobaz
27. Aug 2011 · 11:31 UTC
Quite a fun game. Rather addictive. I also got stuck in the corner of a rectangle (and couldn't do anything anymore).
LegacyCrono
28. Aug 2011 · 05:01 UTC
Fun concept, really liked it! The highscore submission seems to be broken... =/
DrPetter
31. Aug 2011 · 21:43 UTC
19 km. Cool! A bit stressful once you get some ways in and the lava catches up. Kind of weird that you often have to fire the hooks off outside the screen into blind spots and assume that they'll hit a wall. Sound made me feel like I was talking to aliens.
8bitmuse
04. Sep 2011 · 08:54 UTC
Very cool mechanic! It needs some more comprehensive instructions though; once I figured out how everything worked I was having a blast playing this. While the music did its job by increasing tension, it feels like rock isn't the best choice but that's just my own personal taste. There was one bug I ran into where I got half-stuck in a blue square and was unable to shoot any hooks, aside from that great job!