Hi,
Finished the game!
The game mechanics are like in old games from the 1990s-2000s, pleasant memories, especially the scoring and music :).
I think I noticed that when you move on to the next level, there is an option to click several times on the beginning of the level and it seems like there was a jerk at that moment, like it wanted to start twice, it started fine, but visually and soundly it was like a jerk.
I would also like to be able to shoot with the spacebar, the Z and X buttons are good, but they are too close together for frequent use.
The animals were wonderful and it was fun to rescue them, but I would have liked to explore the animal theme a little more. I liked the bunny ear helicopters :).
It was really fun, congratulations!
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GATOR's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #1 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Gameplay | #2 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
| Overall | #2 | 4.188 | 4.188 |
| Graphics | #3 | 4.062 | 4.062 |
| Innovation | #10 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
| Theme | #10 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
got stuck in this room. I never found the key to get in, but was able to get in from below where I am now standing. I tried the level twice, never found the key on the second try either. First time I somehow managed to escape the room, second time I was not so lucky. Good and fun game! 
Ah, sorry about that! I have posted an updated version to Newgrounds where this bug is fixed. Unfortunately, I didn't notice it before submitting for the jam.
I love this game, incredible work! It really feels like a complete retro game experience. Here are some thoughts as I play.
- I love all the different kinds of animals you rescue.
- The music is nice and works well with the game.
- The background art and atmospheric effects like snow also work great.
- The default time limit is a bit high for each level to make it impactful.
- Feels really nice with gamepad.
- There is a weird glitch with the camera when you respawn. I think you need to reset the camera pos to the player so it doesnt try to lerp.
- I got stuck on the boat once and my jetpack wouldnt refill.
- I like how the animals follow behind you, it feels like another subtle mechanic to take into account.
- If there were more levels I would keep playing!
- Great Tutorial! You should consider just including that tutorial in the first level automatically
This was an awesome experience and I hope you keep working on it. What you have here would also be great to show live if you ever get a chance, because it's a short game with easy to learn gameplay I bet a lot of people would enjoy it!
This is a very fun entry and game! Kudos to you for making such a well put together and presented game. Everything from the menus to the overall look and design is well done and polished.
The gameplay itself is quite fun too between shooting and using the jetpack to jump and fly with. Love to rescue the animals out of the crates too!
Would love to play more levels or even have some sort of speedrun option unless I missed it!
Very polished game with nice graphics and music! I also liked the tutorial and the title too, and the concept of helping the animals. There was a level where I couldn't find the key and couldn't get passed. I somehow went inside (perhaps some collisions related bug), but couldn't get back out.
The game is super fun, I like it a lot. I also enjoy the visuals very much. The only thing I’d suggest would be to additionally, i.e. you can keep the bindings on X & Z, bind jumping and shooting to W/ArrowUp and space, respectively. I think some people could find those more comfortable than the X/Z bindings.
this game is a great time, having a jetpack wearing machine gun wielding gator in a game is an absolute win! i enjoyed the action and the pico-8 inspired presentation fits the game so well. the juice is also pretty good! its unfortunate that sometimes rescued animals had trouble following me, but that is just a mild annoyance. also, i really wish there was more of this game, just when things started to get interesting, when the path wasn't so straight forward and when i had to look out for hidden keys, the game ends. consider making more levels for this eventually, its pretty fun!
Amazing game:
Love the particle effects!
Smooth jetpack flight is always a good feeling and you nailed it!
The music for the game was awesome! I found myself chasing the end of level, success, and level transition music. Save those animals fast for the music!
Suggestions:
- Text scrolling speed in tutorial seems a little slow. That's just nitpicking.
- I would love to be able to play this game with just the mouse.






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