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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #18 | 3.933 | 3.933 |
| Theme interpretation | #56 | 3.933 | 3.933 |
| Overall | #89 | 3.533 | 3.533 |
| Gameplay | #111 | 3.267 | 3.267 |
| Graphics | #115 | 3.533 | 3.533 |
| Innovation | #198 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub repository URL:
https://github.com/matthewhartman/playbuggergame
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Very fun game! I love the cartoony art style. Good job!
Thank you! :)
Takes me back to my childhood with Mario Paint. This is a wonderful modern recreation. Very entertaining to pass the time. I could see playing something like this on my phone while on the go, something we didn't quite have in the 90s, huh? As far as room for improvement, there's not much, I like the simplicity. But I would personally reduce the number of flies and time per level. I think the challenge is well balanced (I got to level 6), but I did feel like the levels dragged on a little bit. Still, this is a fun entry, nicely done!
Thank you so much for your kinds words and feedback.
I remember watching a show in the 90s called 'Amazing' and they used to play Mario Paint Gnat Attack towards the end of the show (check out this video: https://youtu.be/E7BFB3RHlWs?t=1090 ).
First thing that popped in my mind around bugs. Thought it would be a cool way to recreate the game in javascript.
Yeah, the balance between time and flies could be more challenging for sure. Thanks again for playing and taking the time to comment :)
Nice, I liked it. It's similar to our game, give it a try if you can.
The soundtrack fits perfectly for this style of game, I liked your choice here.
Thank you! :) Your game is real funny! The characters and the story is hilarious! Nice work!
Simple and smooth. Might want to add something that you should avoid swatting for added challenge (ignore if you already implemented in later levels)
Yeah like bombs or wasps or something. Yeah want to do that. :)
Thanks for the ideas :)
Your game looks amazing and I really liked the music and SFX. A good basis for a very attractive game, although I think you’d need a bit more variety going forward. Good submission!
Thank you. Yeah you're right, gets a bit stale after a while. Need to add more challenges, characters, variety.
I really like your interpretation of the theme! I would have liked to know how many levels there are in total (I played up to Lvl 5), the art is simple but stands out and it gives me an old-school type of vibe!
Thank you! At the moment, once you hit level 5 the flies get faster and more to swat. Want to work on more characters, bobby traps and variety of levels. Thanks again for your feedback :)
Good Job! I liked the music and the artwork.
Thank you! :)
Mario Paint vibes here 🎨
Very fun game !!
Thank you!
Yes, was heavily inspired by Mario Paint. I wanted to give it a go making it from scratch.
Was a fun ride! :P
nice game! cool sounds and art, straightforward gameplay and is appropriate for the theme, overall I enjoyed playing (re playing ) this one! congratulations! keep it up!
Thank you so much! :)
You've made yourself a nice basis for quality "time killer" phone game. The concept is easy to grasp but things are kept interesting with the randomness of the bugs' flight paths. Nice job! And, bonus points for actually publishing it to the Google Play store.
Thank you! I was stressing out that it wouldn't make approval in the Play Store before the Game Off ended xD