A Vicious Cycle of Self-Harm

January 27-29, 2012

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Game Information

Short Introduction:

A top-down shooter in which powerups hurt more than they help in the long run.

Platform/System:

Windows

Platform/System:

Mac OS X+

Platform/System:

Web standard (Html5, Java, JavaScript, Flash)

Platform/System:

Linux / Unix

Platform note:

Made in Flash using the lovely Flashpunk.

Brief Play Description:

Move with WASD, shoot with the mouse.
Dodge enemy bullets, pick up upgrades.

Each new wave of enemies inherits all your upgrades.

Red = firing rate
Green = Movement speed
Blue = Bullet speed

Diversifiers and Credits

Team Image:

Credits:

Sebastian Jakaus

Downloads

Game Files:

game

archive of the source

Installation Notes:

play in your browser of choice.

By sjakaus at 01/28/2012 - 00:08
flash
score-based
shooter
Single-player
top-down
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I didn't really feel the

By Daniel Dresser at 01/30/2012 - 11:01
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I didn't really feel the Ouroboros mechanics in this too much - the enemies are stupid enough that powerups do you a lot more good than they do the enemies, so you always want to pick up powerups. But enjoyed the mechanics of trying to draw new batches of enemies into the herd that you are circle strafing ( and ended up spending more time with this than with the other entries I've randomly tried so far ).

My high score: 1054