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hey glider521al,

--Production--
A metric ton of structural work has gone into this top-down 2d shooter, and do you love to show it. Slews of weapons, abilities and features, Droid Grids Beta plays like an ambitious pitch for the commercial market rather than a mere flash game. The overall reaction I have from playing this game is that if it works - it'll be a smash hit. And if it doesn't - it will droop under the weight of its own ambition. Only time can tell.

--Playability--
At present, the menu screen is cheap and horrifying. Since when do you press "Start Game", and the default option is "Back"? I'm sure the menu will be reworked and made smexier by release, but even in beta things should be relatively pieced together. Fix the menu. And also, enable a low/med/hi quality button, because this game can produce lag in older computers (such as mine).

--Genius--
The amount of effort put into this game is recognized just by looking at the description, wait, better yet - the title. Version 0.17.6? Will this thing EVER be released? If you are an ambitious man/woman, (and I expect of you highly), this game is a thing to look out for. The only thing is it could use a lot of the "prettying" department. Hire some good artists to beautify your highly intelligent system.

--Flair--
It's definitely something that is not done before on this scale for Newgrounds. It reminds me of DOTA for some reason: multiplayer, spawn points, walking around, fighting, walking around some more. If you could make it addicting enough, then it might be a hit. Heck, why not make it online while you're at it, you've got the guts.

--Tilt--
Obviously I just spent a short amount of time playing a very deep and intricate game with zero polish that looks and feels like a drag. Now I'm not saying that this game is bad, I'm just saying that I just hope you finish this, because if you don't, then the world has just missed out on something special.

Thanks for letting me play.

--Production-- = 12/20
--Playability-- = 11/20
--Genius-- = 20/20
--Flair-- = 20/20
--Tilt-- = 11/20
OVERALL SCORE: 74/100
VERDICT: Getting great. [B+]

Benjamin

--REVIEW REQUEST CLUB--

Seems alright

The gameplay tended to be a bit annoying at first but after a few minutes of practicing the player should be able to get a better concept of surviving and defeating the enemies with shields and the such. I tended to go around a spot and try to get them from behind.

Game tended to be a bit annoying every now and then but a bit realistic since whenever I took a lot of damage I would start to move a bit slower than usual allowing the enemy to get in more hits on me.

The sound effects were nice but adding in some background music would be really nice and give the player a bit better feel of the atmosphere as for where they are.

Reminds me of when I use to play laser tag a lot when I was younger. I would try to stick to a few key spots and snipe everyone who wasn't on my team as they passed on by me.

Overall, a nice attempt at a game but some music would make it nicer. Good luck on future games.

Review Request Club

enjoyed

I enjoyed this thanks I dont make flash games just music so I cant criticise

Could be better

Not sure if you used the game factory widget to make this since it looks amazing like something made from it.
Things to improve on

Graphics:
Just shooting isn't aligned with your hands when you move.
Movement is blocky when you change directions.
Also, give instructions more clearly in the front. Make sure to state that in the menu you need to use arrow keys.
Make your font look more professional. Using the standard font like that doesn't help your image much.
Menu Background would look nicer.
In-game Stats text- this just looks terrible. Maybe make a sort of HUD for it. I'd advise you to look at other games for an idea on how to show these stats.
Also, perhaps little tool tips when you get new weapons so you know their effects better.

Things that were good:
Two players :) great idea!
Weapon progression is good, as well as tossing grenades different distances.
Custom controls is a great thing, could lead to the possibility of more than 2 players perhaps.

There's definitely potential here. Reminds me of Boxhead 2 play, and I would definitely play this w/ my bro once it's more streamlined.