Made for Game Off 2019, theme: Leaps and Bound

The game is a SHMUP with leaping mechanics.  The character is a magical girl fighting an invasion of alien cats - the character only shoots every time it leaps. 

Controls:

  • Left and right arrow keys to move, up to jump/shoot
  • Holding up can let you hover-jump
  • Esc to pause

I wish I could do more - but I was surprisingly busy last month, so I could only make this much. There are still some more that I want to put into this game, but time has run out.

Have fun! Careful not to let the boss bite your head

Note: From Dec 7 to Dec 10, an updated version with a background and hover-jump mechanic was uploaded. I didn't read the FAQ and thought I could still update the game a little. From Dec 10 onward the game has been reverted to the condition it was originally uploaded in when the submission period ended; with just one small bug fix: The power up initial velocity when dropped has been reduced. In the original version the initial left-ward velocity was way too big.

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Leaping SHMUP executable.zip 12 MB

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I wasn't sure what I'd think of the jumping/shooting mechanic, but it was more fun than I expected. Nice work! I hear you on the surprise busyness. :(

Also, I saw what you did with that boss there. ;)  I had to see what would happen if it bit me, and I was not disappointed!

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Glad you enjoyed it. And it seems I can assume you totally get the reference too - being a magical girl is suffering, people ;)