Good for a first try

Great game overall, ok graphics as well. The wall design was especially ingenious, and so were the stat bars. However I noticed that you can shoot while you reload, which could be a problem. As a piece of advice I suggest putting the frame where damage is actually done on the shooting frame rather than be operated by click alone. I have to give you credit that this is your second game only, and it is really good for a second try! (My second try was a box that floats around, triggering hittests and such). Deserves a high score!

wow!

This is a great game, especially for your second flash game. awesome idea, ducking under the cover to save yourself from the bombs was a cool idea too (makes more sense than shooting it). there are a few obvious problems however, but most of them dont take away from the gameplay. maybe if you make a urban warfare 2 (i hope you do) you could upgrade the graphics and possibly add a sidearm or some different ememies or maybe a couple levels. i had fun with it though, 7/10 +1 for being your second game.

That Bomb...

I got stuck on the bomb too - until I read the reviews and aimed down.
The shooting and general idea are fine, just needs a gentler difficulty curve at the start, and then more variety later on (I seemed to get stuck fighting the same two grunts over and over). Health boxes to shoot would be useful.
I wasn't sure what the point of XP was, or why my gun would explode when out of ammo.
As for free art software, GIMP is great for 2d art (like photoshop) and Inkscape is brilliant for vectors (like Illustrator).

lemme see...

i can see why ur other ones r blammed. if u want to put a game here, maybe make it possible to play. no matter how soon the plane is destroyed, the grenade still falls and kills you. if u want to take the medium seriously in the future, don't use the mouse to make ur type...i.e. the logo. use a stylus. if ur using cs, u should use another vector based program like illustrator to perfect it, and then illustrate it in flash. just a suggestion. keep at it :)

Nice attempt.

I'm sympathetic to you being a beginner to flash making, and I'll try not to be too harsh on something you obviously put some effort and time into making.
First off; try to make your menu screen a little more legible. Until you become adept at using stylized script, trying just using good old print, nothing wrong with that! I found it hard to read some of the instructions because they were written in cursive, and some of the text throughout was a little hit and miss in my opinion. Also, try to be more clear in your instructions (I.E. To avoid being shot/hit by harrier bomb, point gun behind barrier.) A lot of the game play was off as well; For example, the bomb at the beginning is impossible to hit, sprayed it several times with no effect, merely a game over. Try getting enemies to switch up attack routines, instead of always scrawling from the left side, it became repetitive motion of; Kill bad guys on screen, duck to avoid being shot by off screen bad guys, kill bad guys, reload, etc. (Also, there is never any additional harriers?)
The actual art was lackluster overall, but with improvement could be decent.

Pros: Controls are simplistic
"Pick up and play" (No learning curve)
Multiple sound tracks + No loop over flash

Cons: Game play uneventful
Somewhat vague instructions
Very simplistic game
Sound effects repetitive/annoying
Script sometimes illegible
Visual quality overall sub-par

Remember; never give up! Becoming a good flash artist is a series of trial and error, and learning from your mistakes. Perhaps some of your friends could help you with the art as well? Collaboration is a great way to make some quality flashes! I look forward to more flashes from you in the future!

Good Luck,
4/10
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