Compdude's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hangman ++]

Simple but fun.

It's a fun basic hangman game, and I like the little stickman death animations. I like it. Some suggestions for making it better:
-Add keyboard support so you can type in letters.
-Remove glitch that lets you click the same letter more than once.
-Blank out the letters after being clicked.
-Let people play multiple games without returning to the menu screen.

[Red Earth]

Good basic game.

It's a basic game, with a few flaws, but it's genuinely fun to play through. I actually liked the controls, at least, as they are now. The game has some glitches though; just a few I noted:
-The difficulty setting resets after restarting
-Shooting near the shield generator consoles lowers your health for some reason. Splashback from the weapons?
-One time I restarted the game and it told me the shield generators were down.

Difficulty resets after restarting.
Unsure why dies when near shield genenerator console when shooting.

Jiggmin responds:

Yeah, if you shoot directly into a wall the tiney explosions created by the bullets will hurt you.

[Cursors of the Future!]

Kinda pointless.

I give you credit for some neat visuals and cursor coding, but this flash just seems rather silly and pointless. It just feels more like a novelty you'd see on the title screen for something else.

[The Bounce]

Fantasy fun.

A simple but enjoyable game. It has a very dreamy feel to it that would be great for little kids. I would suggest removing the game ending though; that would let people play it for hours straight until their eyes glaze over.

[Fleets]

A shipload of fun.

A very creative and addictive game! I actually managed to beat the whole thing, with a score of 34826. My only criticism is that the learning curve is very steep when starting out. It took five or so tries for me to just get past beginner llevel. Once you get the technique down though, the rest of the levels are fairly easy.
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I recommend adding some extra time on the first few levels, and reduce the time on the ending levels. Also, I found that adding a small ship to a big ship is the same as adding a big ship to another big ship. When combining two big ships, the "step up" in ship size should be larger.

[Save Santa]

It's okay.

It's not a very fun or inventive game, but it's playable one or two times through. The background music gets very annoying very quickly.

[Millionaire: LOTR Edition]

Who wants to rule Middle Earth?

Good, simple, fun game. I liked the questions; I only tripped on the last one. I guess listening to the commentary tracks and watching the bonus material on the EE DVD's paid off!

[D-Fence the Game...]

Plays much like a certain other game.

Well, I don't have anything to say that hasn't been said in reviews before me. The game is obviously inspired by "Defend your Castle," and has the same strengths and faults. It's fun and easy to play, and the upgrades are neat. But it also becomes boring and pointless once you get the best defense options. Computer lag ensures the action never becomes too fast, and so you're never overrun with too many enemies.
There's really not much you can do about the gameplay mechanics; if you make the defenses weaker or the enemies harder, it will either stay boring or get too hard. You could have more enemy types, but that only delays the inevitable.
Some ideas:
Sound on/off button. The effects quickly become annoying.
stronger bullets/guns for the player.
Bigger screen. This window size is kind of small, but I suppose that improves game performance.

[UFA]

Still fun.

It's a good game, because it's still fun to play five years later. What makes it good? It's a fun concept, it's well-coded, and it's short but not too short. Just what a flash game should be. Whatever "trbute" that Alien Homonid will have to UFA, it will probably be fun to play!

[USS Enterprise Two]

Love long and prostate.

A hilarious and entertaining adventure game, improving on the first while keeping the same great theme. The games is longer, the outcomes more diverse, and it feels more interactive. But what makes this game so great is how deeply flawed all the characters are. It's a fun romp you'll play through a bunch of times.