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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #17 | 4.096 | 4.096 |
| Theme | #19 | 4.269 | 4.269 |
| Originality | #39 | 4.135 | 4.135 |
| Presentation (graphics, audio) | #90 | 3.981 | 3.981 |
Ranked from 52 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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You must defeat a duck in a race, using three different modes of transportation - water, land, and air travel!
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Fun game! Proud to say that I beat nature's all-terrain-vehicle. One thing I really liked was the pace of the leveling. This game does a really good job at having the player start out feeling super underpowered and having them claw their way up bit by bit. So satisfying when you finally start to catch up. Really good stuff, nice job!
I was honestly impressed with just the boat race and then the reveal that it's only part one of three was super impressive! I thought the pacing was really good and buying the upgrades felt satisfying just like in an old flash game. I also liked that you went for different movement schemes for each type of race, though I'll echo a commenter below and say that the air race was probably the least interesting (and I think I liked skateboarding the most!). The other little nitpick I'll give is that the upgrade UI was a bit confusing. Really nice work. Probably the most pure fun I've had with an entry so far!
Really great work getting all this content into this neat little package. The duck may be the biggest cheater in the world, but I still really enjoyed beating him. I love how quickly the early levels go once you start to progress.
As a side note, I'm really impressed with all the fitting words you came up with for the ability levels; we used a similar naming for our abilities but we only had 4 and still had trouble!
Nice work :)
this was such a fun little game! it feels just like it would’ve been a flash game i would’ve tried to get away with playing on the school computer back in the day. the gameplay is very addicting, trying for just one more attempt! i actually beat the game before getting all the upgrades, but kept playing anyways just so i could unlock all of them. 😅 the art was very, very cute too, and the music SLAPPED and fit each “mode” of transportation very well! great job, and good luck on space crab vs!
FINALLY!!! Took me a while but I managed to beat this duck!
Fueled by competition I finally beat that damned duck. This game feels pretty polished! I enjoyed the art and sound design :)
Very fun! At first it felt impossible to beat the duck, but after a few mode improvements I finally got 'em >:) Great stuff!
Love it! I don't know why I was so driven to beat that duck. Incredible ending. Only downside imo is the air level, was the weakest of the 3 to me - the tornadoes seemed too random (some runs barely saw any, some I saw lots), and there isn't a good sense of depth. Still one of the best things from the jam I've seen so far!
lmao this duck's a loser I AM THE MASTER OF SEA LAND AND SKY
Really creative use of the theme! Had a blast racing that feathered rascal.
This was awesome! The journey to defeat that duck seems to parallel life itself. I had so much fun and enjoyed the whole thing.
Absolutely adore the aesthetic and gameplay, this is definitely one of my favourite submissions for this jam. Astounding work!
P.S: ending is definitely something
Very fun concept indeed! Never knew racing against a duck would be this hard and challenging!
Before the game play: What a cute ducky.
During the game play: You evil duck.
Overall: Very fun game. I love it.
Fun & unique idea for a game. We liked the mechanic shop upgrade menu. The parallax / depth effects were cool & we liked that you changed the sprite art of your vehicles. Nice job!
Very fun! I love the fresh gameplay in each race and especially the movement mode during the sky race. The sheer number of sprites and angles/versions of each sprite is super impressive! This is the first game of the jam that's earned 5 stars in every category from me. Well done!
Best game I've played in the jam yet! I was hooked the whole way through.
The attention to detail was really nice, like the mountain getting closer in the race. The different sprites for vehicle upgrades was unexpected, but gave an even weightier feel to your upgrades. And getting better scrap as you go was a great design choice.
But the gameplay twist and also that ending twist!! Writers need to take notes on this.
Finished it! That was a fun ride, man. Fun idea
Fun Game, a fun take on the theme. Improving the race screen graphics, especially the stripey water would take it even further, I think.