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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #11 | 3.586 | 3.586 |
| Innovation | #15 | 3.241 | 3.241 |
| Overall | #17 | 3.586 | 3.586 |
| Graphics | #29 | 3.379 | 3.379 |
| Audio | #33 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Theme | #41 | 2.966 | 2.966 |
| Mood | #41 | 2.724 | 2.724 |
| Humor | #68 | 1.724 | 1.724 |
Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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We had a lot of fun testing your game during our live stream today, here is a link to the video archive wish to check again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoMEaPCVoCU&t=2875s
Thanks for being part of the chat! This game is really well done and a good challenge.
nice game though you can cheese it with the shield would recommend adding a limit but that does that a lot of time so not a big deal (:
Fun mechanic, more difficulty levels would have been cooler, but nice entry
Took me little while to get a hang of the rocket, but a neat little game :)
The defensive options in the game are far cheaper than any of the offensive options(can cancel out a 100 cost bomb with a 20 cost shield), if the game is played by two players of equal skill then they're basically stuck in a stalemate forever!
Other than that the concept was really nice, fastest time I could get so far was 1:11.
Gameplay is really cool :) If I could change something, I'll balance SFX more, because they are a bit too loud in comparison to music.
Congratulations! :)
Reminds me of Rocket Slime on the DS. Great little concept. It kept me engaged for a solid 5 minutes, which is a big accomplishment for something built over a weekend.
My only issue was that I kept blowing up my own barriers with my big rockets when I spawned them in.
I like the game, the aesthetic. I think it's a little too easy but it's a game jam, balance will come later. Well polished. Great job.
I loved playing it! The only thing I think you should change is give saving up a 100 DNA points for a big rocket more wattage as in it could break through shields or something like that. The fact that I had to give up 2 times the DNA points for a big rocket caused me to never purchase it. Other that that, 10/10 and would love to see this game get 1st place.
Polished, good idea, not too easy. Good Job!
Greatly polished little game! Everything comes together very nicely. The only improvement I can see, as others mentioned, is rebalancing. Tried to beat it but in the end you can always build two new DNAs for one destroyed if you take the defensive approach, so couldn't win in the end. Amazing job though!
Great game with a really nice twist on a base-building / defense game. Looks and sounds great and was a lot of fun to play. Biggest critiques would be that I'm not certain if the big rocket was really worth it, and I'm pretty sure the music started playing on top of itself after I went back to the main menu after winning. Overall great job!
Thanks for playing! Fixed the Bug with the music.
That was super fun! Might need some balancing as I got in essentially a dead lock with my opponent but I had fun trying to break it!
Those high apm plays to block rockets!
Very nice game, and very funny indeed! 4 simple elements combined cause many strategies. Only note: the timer does not restart after you hit the replay button! Great job on this game
Thanks for Playing! Fixed the Bug with the Timer.
I actually had a lot of fun playing this! The concept is really cool and the gameplay is clean and fun! I like the sound effects a lot, they are very satisfying! Nice job!
Nice great. Beat the AI in 4-5 minutes, without big rockets.
cool game, not sure if the big rocket is better than normal rocket
Very nice! I think there is a bug with the timer not restarting in between plays, but it is fairly small. The one thing I would change is that I think rockets should be cheaper (15/30 instead of 50/100) since otherwise it's too easy to just replace DNA/ block your entire helix with 3 shields, and I think it would make the game a lot more dynamic if rockets were flying everywhere. Other than that very nice and fun!
Thanks for Playing! Fixed the Bug with the Timer.
Great game and very fun