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[get the game] Alien Race #198189
02/23/07 16:48
02/23/07 16:48
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maybenew Offline OP
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[get the game] Alien Race

Get a sneak peak at Ice Bytes Games!






Download the game here:

Alien Race, english language, 20 MB
Alien Race, german language, 20 MB
24 Comments
Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: Puppeteer] #198199
02/23/07 23:34
02/23/07 23:34
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 862
Australia
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That was a cool game ^^

May I ask how the loading progress bar was achieved? I heard talk of it being implemented, unless I missed a thread about it here, it's really awesome and needed!

Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: DavidLancaster] #198200
02/24/07 00:31
02/24/07 00:31
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Germany
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maybenew Offline OP
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Germany
thanks for all the comments... the good the bad and the ugly
i don't mind the negative feedback it is helpful for future games..., if you don't like the game you are welcome to say so, but keep it fair, disturbing music is somewhat of an non-objective statement...

alien race is a fairly small and simple game. it is a simple and therefore lower priced casual game. the design and gameplay are pointing in a casual games direction.

i agree on the issues mentioned concerning the controls and camera... we changed the previous keyboard controls to mouse only movements at the wishes of one of our distributors. we will improve it in an possible update for the game.

on the technical questions:
- the loading bar is created with an WDF starter defined by script
- the try and buy limitation is part of the DRM system we use. if you toy around on the opening screen a little you will find out that active mark is used.

stay tuned for more games, we plan to release on per week until our game site will be launched!

Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: Captain_Kiyaku] #198201
02/24/07 01:16
02/24/07 01:16
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 1,534
hamburg
Samb Offline
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Quote:

i dont like the gameplay :/ i also dont like the graphic, and the music is kinda disturbing me...



same here too.
its just... no fun...
I mean thats a game you can program within three or four days.. thats not a game you should sell...

Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: Samb] #198202
02/24/07 01:25
02/24/07 01:25
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Germany
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maybenew Offline OP
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Big Fish Games disagrees!
The game will be released on the german site on Monday! Check your game toolbars tomorrow!

English version will follow!

www.bigfishgames.de
www.bigfishgames.com

Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: maybenew] #198203
02/24/07 10:26
02/24/07 10:26
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,012
germany, dresden
ulf Offline
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well the problem i see is that if you sell a game like this for 14€ you are destroying customers trust in good casual games. no one is forced to buy it and its really your own thing how much to charge for it BUT at least i would expect a bit more for 14 euro than just a 1minute gameplay wrapped in different backgrounds.

as i also forgot to mention the good comments, the only good comment i can honestly make is that the style of the menu/game/models does fit good together.

anyways i wish you luck with it, maybe your future games become better we all startet to make games some day and they looked not so good.

can you answer my question regarding the activemark how much does it cost you to use? may in a pm? thanks.

Last edited by ulf; 02/24/07 10:27.
Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: ulf] #198204
02/24/07 22:26
02/24/07 22:26
Joined: Sep 2002
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Deutschland
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Uh, i think i saw this game at the Dusmania 2004 (or was it 2003 don't know).
To make it short: i don't like it, the control is just unusable. Music is nice (for such a simple game), menu is ok (does the netscore only works if you buy it?). Some of the cars/ships whatever looks really strange.
I can't believe that you really wan't 15€ for THAT game? Thats insane, sorry. You made already better games.


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Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: ChrisB] #198205
02/24/07 22:35
02/24/07 22:35
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Posts: 1,017
Germany, Munich
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i think its one of the games you better not offer a demo version..

the menu is okay.. not good but its working.. and i think the semi fun words if you want to end the game is not really cool...

the controls are really crap... don´t know who wants to spent 15€ for a game.. that has only two elements

1. design - not really cool and i saw the game 2004... i think neary the same version...
2. movement thats crap!

the whole thing appears me a little bit like you made the game 2004 and searched 3 years for someone who want to sell this.. an finally found someone who has now doubt what he is doing or never took a look at ... this.


greetings

sorry for my bad english but there was a bit too much tequila


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Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: maybenew] #198206
02/24/07 23:10
02/24/07 23:10
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 8,177
Netherlands
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I have to agree with the music critic though, this booming sound of the menu is terrible, that's okey, but you can't switch it off. Taste or not, I don't think many will like it. Better add a techno beat something song there.

Quote:

alien race is a fairly small and simple game. it is a simple and therefore lower priced casual game.




15€ is still quite some money for a game this simple though, how many levels does it have? Btw. i'm not saying it's unfair priced, but still.

I had fun playing this game while it lasted (yep played untill 30 minutes ran out ), but you should make the power-ups in a future game a bit more exciting. Apart from reaching the finish line there seems to be no real goal. When you pick up enough hearts it's impossible to not reach the end of the game. Still, as a casual game it's really good and probably fits your target customers quite well.

The controls make it a bit harder than usual with these kind of games and the collision system needs some work (I swear I sometimes avoided a car but still got a 'crash' sign and exploding car), but apart from that there's no real critic.

Cheers


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Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: PHeMoX] #198207
02/25/07 02:05
02/25/07 02:05
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zazang Offline
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Take this negativity a notch down guys..
Every other day I see some "made in 3 days" level
uploaded and compared to that this it is so much professional
atleast...We should congratulate them on a game that has
successfully added Activemark and BFG is ready for its sales.
barring the controls,its a fun game..good luck with its sales !

Re: [get the game] Alien Race [Re: zazang] #198208
02/25/07 02:37
02/25/07 02:37
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 8,177
Netherlands
PHeMoX Offline
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Netherlands
You're right, but I thought this game already could be bought for quite sometime already. Anyways, indeed congratulations from me too on finishing and publishing this product,

Cheers


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