Hamster Hellstorm - Icicle Games

Hi everyone, my company's first game: Hamster Hellstorm has just passed approval on the OUYA app store and I'd like to know what everyone thinks.

Website:
http://icicle-games.com/index.php/pr...ster-hellstorm

Trailer:
http://youtu.be/mbYs0ZWTLzg

Screenshots:
http://icicle-games.com/images/games...ens/shot-4.png
http://icicle-games.com/images/games...ens/shot-6.png
http://icicle-games.com/images/games...ens/shot-5.png
http://icicle-games.com/images/games...ens/shot-2.png

Description:
Bust up gangs and clean up the streets as a hamster bounty hunter in this hard-hitting action game. He's rough, he's tough, and he's packing heat. Blast your way through 60 different levels while doing battle with the Evil Hedgehog gang. You'll have all the guns a hamster could need with nearly 30 different unlockable weapons. Do you have what it takes to hunt down the criminal masterminds of the Evil Hedgehog gang? This hamster game will knock your socks off. Gameplay consists of contra style platforming and shooting action.

Playable worlds include:
-Detroit: this is your hamster's home town and the start of the adventure
-Texas: a gang of outlaws lives here that you'll need to take down
-Phillipines: even more action as a sinister plot unfolds
-Tokyo: Fight the yakuza they're part of the scheme too
-Russia: The battle will really heat up once you arrive in snowy Russia
-???: We're not going to spoil it for you...

Sniper rifles, assault rifles, shotguns, and sub machine guns make up the four weapon types your hamster can use to his advantage when battling the gangs.

A bounty hunter can always use more tools. Equipment such as hand grenades and throwing knives can be unlocked to add to the fun.

My Hamster would only run forward without stopping or being able to turn around. Is this by design or an error? It seems an error. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing but that didn't change anything so I'm wondering if that is game design?

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Originally Posted by michaelrp67

My Hamster would only run forward without stopping or being able to turn around. Is this by design or an error? It seems an error. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing but that didn't change anything so I'm wondering if that is game design?

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Most likely a error because I can't even get to the start menu without it crashing.

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Originally Posted by michaelrp67

My Hamster would only run forward without stopping or being able to turn around. Is this by design or an error? It seems an error. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing but that didn't change anything so I'm wondering if that is game design?

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I think it's another "endless runner" game; not my style so I deleted it almost immediately.

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Originally Posted by michaelrp67

My Hamster would only run forward without stopping or being able to turn around. Is this by design or an error? It seems an error. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing but that didn't change anything so I'm wondering if that is game design?

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It's by design... Shame really, because free movement and a good amount of extra enemies within the levels would have me sold on this.

Still the title screen made me smile. If just for reminding me of this picture: http://rookery.s3.amazonaws.com/1749..._1024x2000.jpg

Doesn't seem like it would be a runner though. If so it's bad design. As soon as my hamster took off running with no control I thought the game had an error. Especially with no way to turn around and get things being passed.

Maybe this game is not applying the controller's analog stick deadzones correctly? There is naturally a little random variability in analog sticks, so if you fail to use a deadzone, you can end up with controls that work on one controller, but behave as if they are stuck on another controller.

But that is only a wild guess, I don't really know :)

I'm going to keep an eye on this thread; if it's a controller error and they fix it I'll definitely check it out. I really think endless runners should be their own genre and labeled accordingly so there isn't confusion like this. I hope the developer gets back to us to clear things up!

edit added later: I just watched the trailer and the hamster is always walking forward; definitely an endless runner and certainly not "contra style platforming". :(

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Originally Posted by RiotingSpectre

Most likely a error because I can't even get to the start menu without it crashing.

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Same here. Immediately closes. I've tried countless times.