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Rhythm Command by mmason

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made by mmason for LD 41 (JAM)

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A Missle Command Rhythm Game

Meteors are coming, and they need to be stopped! Time to use earth's last defense against those damn dirty rocks. Use the Safety Cannon(TM) to blast those meteors back to hell!

The Good Guys(TM) have deployed aid packages for the cities affected, just make sure you send the signal to deploy the parachutes before they slam into the city causing irreparable damage.

Controls

``` |mouse| left click to fire missiles where the mouse is pointing

| 1-4 | use the number keys to deploy the parachutes on the aid packages when the're in the frame above the city ```

HTML5 (web) https://mmason.itch.io/rhythm-command
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/rhythm-defense-1

Ratings

Overall 893th 3.125⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 967th 2.839⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 657th 3.268⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 723th 3.411⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 937th 2.804⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 741th 2.611⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 995th 2.704⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 36🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

24. Apr 2018 · 01:12 UTC
Good job
shrinjoy_fox
24. Apr 2018 · 01:12 UTC
Good job
shrinjoy_fox
24. Apr 2018 · 01:18 UTC
Check out our game https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/boomball
trulyspinach
24. Apr 2018 · 01:19 UTC
Cool graphics on a webpage.
But it just taking too long to load.
Dizzy
24. Apr 2018 · 01:22 UTC
wow, i liked! :D
JLV
24. Apr 2018 · 01:25 UTC
Nice mix between a "rhythm" game (grabbing the aidpacks ?) and a traditional shoot them up. However, some heavy balancing seems needed. Kudos for the online leaderboard, a great addition to a pure socring game !
douglass
24. Apr 2018 · 01:26 UTC
@trulyspinach Did it not start at all? If that's the case could you tell us what OS/browser you are using? It shouldn't take more than a minute.

The game actually downloads the whole song, then does the analysis to generate the beats in the browser. In a more fully baked version we would probably store the beats rather than generating them every time.
dob
24. Apr 2018 · 01:29 UTC
This was fun! I was a little frustrated that the missile clouds didn't always stop the comets, and I didn't always see how the song mattered with the rhythm, but I had a good time. Couldn't win on any level other than relaxed. Very nice work. Crisp graphics and controls.
🎤 mmason
24. Apr 2018 · 01:36 UTC
@dob there is definitely some tweaking to be done, and if it makes you feel better I almost never win on anything above relaxed unless the song is short. Did you try the metronome level to see if it was a syning issue for you?

@JLV agreed, as typical of game jams, balancing is a bit off
nbickford
24. Apr 2018 · 01:38 UTC
This was really fun to play - the songs really fit together at the later modes!
Inventivum Games
24. Apr 2018 · 01:47 UTC
I think the idea is good its just that a rhythm game requires a lot of concentration its almost impossible track the aid packets and shoot the meteors but i think the game is good and you fit the theme really well
Dekobii
24. Apr 2018 · 02:41 UTC
Fun game, but very difficult
rainysolar
24. Apr 2018 · 06:25 UTC
It's fun but difficult.Defence two battlelines simultaneous, too hard for me.XD
sheehan
24. Apr 2018 · 06:33 UTC
You made my dog bark....
Lecalat
24. Apr 2018 · 06:50 UTC
Its fun but really hard.
GiGiChef
24. Apr 2018 · 09:34 UTC
nice concept ! i like it, great job guys 👍
Bitten Toast Games
24. Apr 2018 · 09:49 UTC
Fun game but pretty challenging.
Fleoh
24. Apr 2018 · 14:22 UTC
Wow, the challenge is here ! Nice game man
theslate
25. Apr 2018 · 03:59 UTC
Had a hard time then realized it used missile command rules.
Mister_Kweh
25. Apr 2018 · 04:01 UTC
LUMP BUMP! Lol Great job guys!
Jupiter_Hadley
07. May 2018 · 13:05 UTC
Challenging game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 41 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrYzQfgK9hU
cristiano.m.garcia
07. May 2018 · 16:14 UTC
Hard retro game. I loved your work. Congratulations!

I left my rating of your game, if you can leave your feedback in our game, Witch's Escape.

I hope you continue with the project.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/witchs-escape