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[cactus]

Let's go to war people! Strap your boots on and get ready to mame and kill.

I worked on it together with Terry who designed most of the levels and wrote most of the military talk.

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Download:
http://64digits.com/users/cactus/xoldiers.zip

Highscore table:
http://distractionware.com/cactus/xoldiers/highscore.php

Controls:
Z - Shoot
X - Dodge enemy bullets
C - Throw grenades
Arrows - move

And no complaints about the explosions. I made this for a competition where the theme was "excessive".

If anyone wants more I can make a level editor for this game pretty easily.

[alexandersshen]

Oh Cactus, you prickly plant you!

I enjoyed the game very much.  The excessive explosions hurt my eyes like an old CGA monitor, and I was okay with that.  I feel that the graphics choice was done with 100% intent--meaning that you didn't make lo-res graphics in one place and super pixely graphics in another.

I liked the straightforward nature of the game as well.  Go in, don't die, blow up purple buildings.  Destroy more for more points.  Classic arcade gameplay.  I could definitely see this in an old arcade, eating quarters and punching nerds.

I'd like a shirt with the commander's face on it.  Maybe I'll go make it.  Hmm...

 

[Cheater‽]

 

[agj]

Hah, the explosions make it near unplayable! But aesthetically it is awesome, as usual, including the anti-warfare irony.

[alphasmart]

Awesome idea and quite well executed, some great puzzles, and some interesting writing between the stages (though FYI it's wimps not whimps).

I did encounter a glitch though:



It appears that whatever makes the blood and explosions move is a bit glitched and starts tearing somewhat, which makes it even more unplayable than with just the crazy explosions.

[Terry]

This was a really fun project to work on! Cheers, cactus!

I hope people like the levels!

[increpare]

The idea is lovely; really bloody original.  I'd happily have played many many more levels.  One thing is that the progressions *between* levels seems a little sluggish...I found myself hitting enter a lot and expecting things to happen which did but only after a little while.

[george]

along those lines I sometimes wished the music was more pumping on the bridge between levels, instead of doing that little fade when you hit enter after the cut.

[muku]

This game is awesome.

The concept is simple, but reasonably unique, and despite the simplicity there's a certain degree of tactical thinking involved. Some of the harder levels felt almost like puzzles, which I loved. I too would have played a lot more levels.

I also enjoyed the ironic writing.

I worked on it together with Terry who designed most of the levels and wrote most of the military talk.

I find that quite surprising since I thought the writing was trademark Cactus style

Great job, the two of you.

[Akhel]

Quite fantastic. Very clever.

[GregWS]

Wow!  You've done it again cactus! 

There's so many things I love about this game that point form seems like a good idea:

- the quick flashes of instructions on the main menu (it's like they're being barked at you by that general)
- gameplay that felt like a cross between shmup/rts
- anti-war message
- explosions that properly captured the chaos and fear of war (when the explosions were going it was hard to see what was going on)
- (as usual with you games) massive polish

Oh, and one little question: are you using surfaces in GM to get all the angled pixels?

[GregWS]

...and I just realized I forgot to say that yes, a level editor should be released.

[undertech]

Those briefings were golden!

Yes, the game was good too, as expected. I liked that you could only fire in one direction -  a subtle message yes?

[cactus]

Oh, and one little question: are you using surfaces in GM to get all the angled pixels?

Not really. I used surfaces to make the explosions all weird, just view porting and view angling for angling the pixels

I liked that you could only fire in one direction -  a subtle message yes?

That message was made subconsciously, yes

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

I did a Let's Play of this game:



It's probably not even worth watching though, I need to speak more loudly and learn how to record game audio that isn't desynchronized.

[Terry]

I did a Let's Play of this game:



It's probably not even worth watching though, I need to speak more loudly and learn how to record game audio that isn't desynchronized.

Thanks! But I can't believe you just ran the entire way though the game!

I'm making the new levels harder, haha

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

Yeah, should be much harder or at least have a hard mode or something (perhaps with no shooting, only grenades and ducking? Now that'd be a challenge!).

[increpare]

I don't think I ever used grenades to finish a level.

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

That's why it'd be a challenge!

[eddietree]

this is the first game i've downloaded since I've created an account.

I want to say: wow.

The minimalistic artistic approach is motherfunkin' awesome. and the gameplay was fast yet tactical. I'm very impressed