Which ship control do you like? (SpaceSwarm Web DEMO)

jkanalakisjkanalakis Member, PRO Posts: 49
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
SpaceSwarm DEMO

I'm working on an update to the SpaceSwarm game for iPad.
information here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spaceswarm/id367292259?mt=8

One of the complaints is about the ship control. In the interest of responding to feedback, I've pulled together a simple web demo of the game. Demo1 features the current control system in which the arrow keys point your ship in a specific direction. Demo2 features a new control system in which the arrow keys control the left/right turning of the ship.

Please check out the web demo and vote for your favorite ship control style.
http://gamesalad.com/game/play/53933

Thank you,

John K.

Comments

  • jkanalakisjkanalakis Member, PRO Posts: 49
    You should be able to play this with the latest GameSalad 0.8.5 Web plug-in
    http://gamesalad.com/game/play/53933

    John K.
  • firemaplegamesfiremaplegames Member Posts: 3,211
    #2 definitely. much more smooth. makes more sense to me
  • StrobanikStrobanik Member Posts: 77
    yup, definitely no. 2. I had a real hard time steering no. 1, I think I might have been confused by the blue fire that bursts up, it felt backwards in some strange way.
  • jkanalakisjkanalakis Member, PRO Posts: 49
    Hmm... I thought option 1 would be easier. But it seems pretty clear that I was wrong and that option 2 is the winner. Thank you both for checking this out, I'll submit the update to the App store today. Please email me: jkanalakis@envygames.com with "SpaceSwarm" in the title if you would like a free promo code as a thank you gift.

    John K.
  • FranzKellerFranzKeller Member Posts: 517
    The rotate / thrust method has always been about "realistic ship control",
    but for pure arcade experience, a directional aproach is usually best
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