Comments (3)
Can't install it. "The destination directory doesn't exist. Do you want it to be created?" what should I do?
Graphics 3/5
~I like the space theme, but the graphics didn’t seem to blend too well together. The animations were nice though, and the menu designs were good.
Music/SFX 4/5
~I enjoyed listening to the cool futuristic soundtrack. It fit the game design well. The sound effects were also neat.
Controls 4/5
~Swinging stuff around and hitting the target ships took a bit to perfect, but it was pretty easy once you got the hang of it. Smooth controls, and the grab feature added an interesting element to the game.
Wow! Factor 3/5
I liked the concept. The power-ups added a cool element to the game, and smashing stuff is always fun, but it got pretty repetitive and dull after a while.
Playability/Difficulty 3/5
First thing I noticed was that the game was fairly easy. There was not much challenge to it so perhaps this is why it got dull after a while. Also, allowing the ship to regenerate at the base, I felt that this was what caused some unbalance between the ship/base and enemy ship difficulty. Maybe if it was a bit slower regeneration or the base took more damage during regeneration? Of course there were varying difficulties so I won’t take off points for “being too easy”, but I think normal should be a bit harder for the average gamer. Maybe if there was a boss level with a boss ship, that could be an interesting addition. I am only basing this review on the first 15 levels of the game though, the game crashes after that.
Overall Score 3.4/5
Cool concept, smooth gameplay, and a smashing experience. Keep it up :)
I'm impressed. That's a really nice game you got there, Elbert. Very polished. Keep up the good work!
Gum Drop, a free 2D top down space smashing game created by Elbert Perez, a part time independent developer. Featuring physics based smashing action in space, Gum Drop defines a new way to play the top down space shooting genre by removing the shooting mechanic and adding the S.M.A.S.H(Structural Mining Automated Swinging Hammer ) system. The S.M.A.S.H system appeases the player's primal urge to smash up enemies, and collect the rewards of his smashing.
Fight in th colorful depths of outer space in a beautiful 2D top down view.
Link to your S.M.A.S.H to swing it around or throw it at enemies for metal bending destruction.
Leave you S.M.A.S.H unlinked and let it follow you around or direct it to S.M.A.S.H directly into your opponents.
Fight over 15 different enemies of various shapes,sizes, and behaviors
Feed your base with Gum Drops to get more Power-Ups that will give you the advantage you need
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