New shmup: Wormhole Invaders

[jimtapeslack]

Hello everyone!

Here is a new shmup. It can be played online in various websites such as Kongregate. It can also be downloaded for mobile. I left some links bellow:

A video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzViKOFpj10

Google Play Link (the game is free!):

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... vadersfree

iTunes Link (paid):

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wormhol ... ?ls=1&mt=8

Any comments or reviews are welcome!

[Captain]

I've seen better.

I've seen worse.

OK is the best word to describe it.

[1up]

^this, but it is colorful and the artdirection is interesting.

Is my mind broken, or does the movement of the spaceship make no sense? When it tilts left, it looks like it's moving right?

[jimtapeslack]

Hi 1up,

That's because the ship is following the curvature of the wormhole!

[Blinge]

cornhole invaders ololo

[Jeneki]

I suppose this can't really be avoided, but the large obstacles cover up huge portions of the screen as you pass by them. This makes visibility quite problematic, in a genre where good visibility is of key importance. Maybe it would work better to center the screen closer to the ship, so when a big obstacle goes through the middle of the tube it won't block everything.

[spadgy]

What is the mechanic with passing over the coloured panels? Does that have impact on score/play? That seems interesting enough, if the colour does impact score or weapon behaviour or something.

And I like the vibrancy and look enough.

But, yeah; the leaning direction thing is a little strange on the eye.