Score: 2
"Stolen idea. You should have said something."
date: June 5, 2007
This is a blatant rip-off of the Cow Game. The only difference is the cow game was better designed, less laggy and didn't resort to using established characters to give it an 'edge'. Shame on you for not referring to it, and shame on you for not improving on its design. You also stole the sprites directly from a Kirby game without even adding an up/down, which made levels unpredictable. You should at least put in some necessary frames for the up and down motions if they're fundamental to the game system.
Also, if you use an established character, use their universe's rules, not your own. Kirby's powers don't go away after one use; in the game you stole the sprite from, they drastically altered his appearance; and they change the way the game functions at a fundamental level. You used his powers as cheap 'keys'. This is disrespectful to the developers who worked hard to make that character memorable and fun.
Note: Stealing characters is wrong. Unless they serve some dire purpose (Using Pico on Pico day is. Using Megaman in the Metroid universe is, as it's a humorous coincidence when they work out so well. You used Kirby for a 'wow' factor and that is not a good reason), they should not be included in the game.
Final point- blending pixelart and flash-generated vectors is risky at best. You definitely didn't manage it. If you're going to steal from an established, respected game universe, the least you can do is use more than one thing from it. Pixelart for the various obstacles that a pixel character encounters adds a sense of continuity to the world they live in and your substandard flash-art versions are not up to the Kirby universe level. Did you even bother to look at the flash before you posted it? It looks bad. Really bad.
By the way, I am not attacking you personally, and I respect the fact that this is likely your first flash. Please, do better next time. Also, your claim that the game takes 'at least an hour'. What is that based on? Your own time? I clocked it in half.
Author's Response:
Thanks for your review. Actualy, this is my first flash game, and to be honest, i didn't thikn of making my own caractere at first.
Seeying a lot of people enjoyed this game i will re-work on it and improve the main caractere.
