Now on revision 1.07 which addresses many suggestions and a bug.
/EDIT
Here is a pc shmup I want to share. It has some rough edges and violates some rules of shooter design. As a first attempt I think its very playable and has a decent scoring system.
Raving Ones: Maenad Zero
Vertically Scrolling Shooting Game
![Image](http://www.chironinteractive.com/images/phocagallery/maenadzero/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_Untitled-4%20copy.jpg)
Game Description
Whats your high score? Raving Ones: Maenad Zero is an arcade styled shooting game where the goal is to have the highest score possible at the end of your play. You must control your character to avoid projectiles and enemies as well as position yourself for the best line of fire. You have two firing modes, straight shot and spread shot as well as a mana bomb. The scoring system is designed to reward practiced players as consecutively killing enemies increases your score multiplier and using bombs or dying resets the multiplier. Three action packed levels and Boss encounters with original graphics and music make this shmup a refreshing challenge. More information can be found in game by pressing F1 or by reading the text file in the zip.
Core Information
Title: Raving Ones: Maenad Zero
Genre/Category: Vertically Scrolling Shooter
Download Size: 38.5MB Full or 18.3MB Lite
Game File-Type: Zip
Suggested Minimum Resolution: 1024x 768
Resolution: No Change, Windowed, Widescreen
Current Version: v1.07
Host: http://www.yoyogames.com
Link Version: v1.07
URL: http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/62416
Mirror Two
Host: http://www.rapidshare.com
Link Version: v1.07
URL: http://rapidshare.com/files/170641527/ravingones107.zip
Mirror Three
Host: http://www.chironinteractive.com
Link Version: v1.07
URL: http://chironinteractive.com/downloads/ ... nes107.zip
FULL version with music 38MB
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/62034
http://rapidshare.com/files/170644937/r ... 07full.zip
http://chironinteractive.com/downloads/ ... 07full.zip
Videos On My site
Videos On Youtube(lower quality)
The gamemaker community felt the 38MB was too big so I created the stripped down version.
I have learned a lot from it, and want to put my learnings to use on my second, more refined title. Any feedback on Raving Ones is appreciated.