I was expecting a completely different game at first, where you only control one ant and not the whole swarm! I really enjoyed that mechanic though, it made for a thoroughly entertaining experience, imbued with charm thanks for the excellent music and sound effects. Very nice work indeed!
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Hurrah, Hurrah!'s itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Theme/Limitation | #6 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
Music/Sound | #36 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
Overall | #54 | 3.680 | 3.680 |
Fun/Design | #70 | 3.700 | 3.700 |
Technical Implementation | #81 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Graphics/Animation | #194 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game utilize the limitation and theme?
The goal of the game is to 'collect' crumbs. Your ants must safely bring the crumbs 'back' to the nest before they are added to your score.
What was your team size?
You and 2-3 other jammers
Affirm you have followed ALL jam rules. (Select all below or your entry will be disqualified.)
If your game includes any of the optional challenges, select them below:
Use a theme and/or limitation from one of the past 8 Bits to Infinity jams in addition to the main theme
The game is as long as a single backing music track
If you did any of the optional challenges, explain how they were used:
It is inspired by the theme of 8 Bits to Infinity's arcade jam, "swarm" since it is an arcade game about an ant colony, and each round of the game lasts for the length of the song 'The Ants Go Marching'.
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