LittleBear
says: You're singing to the preacher.
Welcome to the2bears
What can you find here? You can find my games and read about their development (click the images on the left).
I also write a lot about indie shooters, mobile games, and just about any game with a unique style. I also write about devices, especially ones that can connect to networks in some way. In fact, I really love connecting devices to networks.
There's even a little about connecting devices to networks to play games, which I have done a lot of. Mostly, though, you will find lots of links to games. Some are good, some are great, and some are downright bad. That's the fun of exploring. You can also find out more About Me.
News to share? Want to show off a game? Email me: wrs((at))the2bears((dot))com22.12.09
Charlie’s Games Christmas Special
I’m running a special offer until the new year, Irukandji and Bullet Candy Perfect both for $1. I’m hoping to earn a few pennies to justify taking some time off work and finishing Space Phallus.
Emphasis is mine… worth sending a bit of money Charlie’s way in order to help get Space Phallus finished!
16.12.09
Graze
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen anything from Kairos (see Varia and Kairuga). Tim spotted this game play video the other day:
12.12.09
Leave Home
Speaking of the XBox 360, Leave Home was just added to XBox Live. There’s also a build available for Windows, but unfortunately I haven’t been able to get it running on my laptop (a .net install problem). The game looks great. Also, never too late to enjoy fren-ze.
Shoot 1UP
Shoot 1UP is a new vertical shooter from Mommy’s Best Games. It started out as a 7 day rapid prototype and is shaping up nicely for a release in January on XBox 360 Indie Games.
The idea of the game is to play with all your ships at once. Collect a “1up”? It’s added to your “armada”. Think of options, lots of options. The original prototype is available to try now, and it gets hectic pretty fast. My favourite strategy is to organize the armada into a single ship by moving into the corners.
If you do that Twitter thing, Mommy’s Best Games will be giving away game codes at some point on http://twitter.com/MommysBestGames.
08.12.09
Irukandji
Irukandji is a new score attack shmup from Charlie’s Games. It may be only one level, but with six ships to unlock it has plenty of play value. Especially because it’s a rather well done score attack.
The graphics and production values are as good as anything Charlie’s done. The music is also top notch, and really fits in with the underwater theme. The procedurally generated sea creatures are intriguing from a developer’s point of view.
I’m not quite sure how the score attack works, but it seems the more enemies you shoot (and the quicker you do it?) the faster power-ups appear and the faster your multiplier increases. This fits in, I think, with the ‘Z‘, ‘ZX‘, and ‘X‘ buttons controlling your shots (left, center, and right aiming). The only thing I’d like to see is this made more clear, and if so, a greater stress on directional shooting for speed and score.
Finally, Charlie is only asking a “minimum amount” of $1 for the game. Give a little more and offset the Paypal charges. It’s very entertaining and there’s something great about trying to get your name on the leader board. Plus it has a Giant Crab Boss!
