Reviews for Number Ninjas

[Wattz]

I like the concept.

But the execution is lacking.

1. Order of operations. If you're going to multiply, you have to consider order of operations. Either you can alter the equation in the top left to show the "current" number, or you can recalculate the player's number using the order of operations and go from there.

2. Music. Monotonous. Never-ending. Short loop.

3. Controls. They weren't horrible. Moving the character was fine, but throwing something was frustrating. Often times it would land on top of an enemy and not kill him. Also, the juxtaposition of the zoom and fire buttons confused me a couple of times. For some reason, I wanted to jump with z.

4. Notification. Let the player know when they've messed up. Remembering to hit "R" after you've incorrectly moved through a level isn't high priority.

Not bad, overall. I still love the concept. I just wish that the core mechanic of the game was a little more developed. If the mechanic was perfect but the headband didn't wave in the wind, the game would have more value. I guess I'm trying to say that too much time was spent on minor details and not enough time was spent perfecting the core concept.

[JUDDUMS2]

Tweaks needed

Should get a 10/10 however there are a few issues:

1) The Music is too repetitive, needs some variety or a mute button.

2) Somehow the symbols can be thrown into the wall, PLEASE FIX.

3) Zoom thing is annoying because you can jump and climb but not walk and when zoomed in you can't see enough around you, so you often walk into enemies you didn't see and die.

But the concept is very original with addictive gameplay

[DamonandSky]

My issue....

So the concept is great, let alone spectacular that I have to solve solutions in order to complete a level, but the biggest issue is that if I'm just a tad bit close to the enemy, whether this be from behind or infront....I die. This progressively continues in each level not only with the enemy numbers, but the ground itself noting how just a one bit of me is hanging off a ledge or by a razor I die. I understand making a game a challenge, but I also can see when it is just plain ridiculous and when the programmer was lazy with their hitboxes.

[henrybrice]

Bug

This was nice, but I got stuck on a bug that was impossible to get out of without restarting the whole game... In the level with the hanged red 1, where you end by going down a ladder, the game jumped and I ended up at the bottom of the ladder. I couldn't climb back up or go in any direction, and for some reason the quit game button from the esc menu didn't respond either... Neither did the restart.

It is a shame because this was a nice little game but I couldn't be bothered to reload the whole thing

[chrissvector]

Decent game design with a few flaws here and there that kind of ruin the experience on occasion.
I really enjoyed playing this about 10 years ago-ish, and I still enjoy playing it to this day because I've always been a math nerd.
If you just want something to kill the time, this game is great for that.