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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #17 | 4.254 | 4.254 |
| Theme | #28 | 4.324 | 4.324 |
| Presentation | #58 | 4.366 | 4.366 |
| Originality | #105 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 74 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game represent "Power"?
The player has a single power bar which they need to charge up while avoiding enemies. Once your power bar is full, you can punch enemies sky high. More power = bigger punches, but your power bar is also your health bar, and charging reduces your movement speed.
Avoiding enemies gets trickier as the waves keep coming, so it's risk = reward to keep the fight going!
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Fun game. Simple concept, but super fun to play. Good Job
Very Juicy! Everything in this game feels so satisfying! Charging up the punch feels hype as the pitch of the charging sfx goes higher. Unleashing all the charged up energy feels great with a lot of oomph. Punching enemies (and their shields) feels and sounds so good. And the art... masterpiece! This game is so fun!
Thank you! I loved the artwork in your game too :D
rly clean animations even with limited spritework, great feedback for the punches, music fits the pace. simple and well designed mechanic, with some nice enemy variety. i like the touch of the enemies swarming and breaking you apart when you're defeated.
a mobility option could be nice? Or even just an indicator for where the enemies spawn on a new wave -- i found myself getting trapped by spawns with no power sometimes when during later waves, but maybe thats just a skill issue lol
great work!
Thanks Wrygondryn! I added a short invincibility while new enemies are spawning, but totally agree some sort of indicator that they're about to appear where you are standing would be useful. Thanks for playing!
i feel like i'm playing donkey kong in smash bros but i'm at 300% damage
great game
Love games with a simple premise done well, and with JUICE
The punching mechanic felt juuuuust right. Would have loved a shop so that I could further upgrade my fighter along with the pickups. I pity the poor soul who brings a shield to a thunder punch fight.
I too pity those shield suckers! I'd planned on adding power ups, like time-freeze, shield smash and speed boosts etc. but didn't get time in the end to implement properly. Definitely something to consider if I want to flesh the game out a bit more in future though!
A lot of fun, I love the screenshake and sound design. The gameplay loop is simple but addicting
Good GRAPHICS! Thanks for being forgiving during the spawn phase. Love the retro vector effect on the activation and I loved punching dinos 3-4 times to the opposite screen just to rack up my combo.
This was a surprisingly fun little game!
Nice Game, Loved it!
Especially punching the shit out of these little fuckers.
Possible winner right here baby! This is really the perfect jam game. Super simple concept, fast paced, instant feedback and the JUICE cranked up to 11.
This game is really funny and well made. I love the artwork and presentation. Very goofy and effective.
This game is awesome and has a lot of potential, pls consider adding more to the game in the future, it is really fun, had a lot of fun playing it
The simplicity of this game makes it super scaleable and it's really fun! The sounds and the art are also really good. I think my hi-score is 21K
Super fun and addictive gameplay, juice graphics. 24k point and i want continue!
Juicy. Really does make you feel like you are thunder punch
This is a super fun arcade game! I like the dual usage of the power bar as health, that works really well. Stunning the enemies & then running into them to kill them feels like it shares some DNA with the original Mario Bros arcade game. Really enjoyed it, great work.
Never has beating the shit out of aliens felt this good before!
A super fun arcade game! You milked every bit of game juice out of those seemingly simple sprites! The punch + screen shake effects made every hit feel so impactful - addicting stuff, nice job
Very simple game but very fun and polished. The impact from the power burst and punches are delivered really well.