Good efforts in completing the jam! and nice Idea! I like the blinding effect of the projectile.
As a piece of feedback, I would say that changing directions slows you down too much, it is very punishing in case you are running away from a trainer and you meet another one in the way.
If you can find the time, would you please check out our game as well?
Our twist of the theme is that a critic tries to play your unfinished game, and you fight from inside the computer to make him like it. Hope you'll like it!