Core Mechanic (Arena Shooter)

[WarpZone32]

Core Mechanic
Now available for Windows or Mac
Free Demo / Store at http://www.coremechanic.net/

Okay so here it is, guys. My first commercial game. It's a multi-directional shooter with random enemies, non-deterministic enemy AI, various enemy shot patterns, and basic kiting. Input is via keyboard and mouse. There are 16 different types of enemies each featuring a single, slow attack pattern. The random combination of groups of these enemies create novel tactical situations that emerge organically as the game progresses.

There's a free demo available at http://www.coremechanic.net/CoreMechanic.html, along with some larger screenshots. I hope you all enjoy it.

Special thanks to everyone who responded to the development threads, and to neist for his help with the beta-testing.







Have fun!

[Udderdude]

Oh man, you added some awesome music, decent graphics and then .. the game itself. Ugh.

Get rid of the ridiculous inertia. Get rid of the health bar. Add some more stuff to the arena (Assuming it doesn't start happening in later levels). Making the arena several times smaller couldn't hurt either. I'm not even going to stick around to see what happens later on in the game, the internia and health bar just ruin it.

You should make it more like these .. (Yes this is by me)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HGZZCN79dw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqo4ZaXTr4M

[worstplayer]

First of all, nice graphics and sound. But there's one HUGE problem: I finished the arena mode on first try. Didn't die once, and my energy never dropped below 60%.
I understand it's a casual game, but even then, it's just way too easy.

And the few hits I took were caused by player ship's clumsiness, rather than dangerous enemies, which is never a good thing.