Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shootin-star/id1582740820 Shootin Star Steven Lefcourt Play as a star that has been shot out of the sky, and shoot your way back up. Sometimes when you shoot for the stars, t… $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsPlay as a star that has been shot out of the sky, and shoot your way back up. Sometimes when you shoot for the stars, they shoot back. Shooting Star is an endless platformer where you use a variety of weapons to propel yourself ever upward toward outer space. Features: - 10 unique weapons to master - 30+ achievements to unlock - High Score Leaderboards - Endless replayability - no ads or micro-transactions Information Seller:Steven Lefcourt Genre:Action Release:Sep 05, 2021 Updated:Oct 28, 2021 Version:1.5 Size:12.1 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel ShinHadoukin Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 972 143 43 #2 ShinHadoukin, Sep 6, 2021 Looks cool & at .99 why not? Boardumb Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 14, 2009 8,964 880 113 THE BOSS Sacramento, CA #3 Boardumb, Sep 6, 2021 Also is from the same person who made the wonderful Arcane Golf: https://toucharcade.com/community/threads/arcane-golf-clickteam-usa-llc.414084/ Anotherkellydown and FromLefcourt like this. Stag Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2017 316 64 28 #4 Stag, Sep 6, 2021 Looks fun. Anyone try it yet. What are the touchscreen controls like FromLefcourt Active Member Mar 11, 2021 44 48 18 Male #5 FromLefcourt, Sep 7, 2021 Hey, it's me, the developer! Glad it looks fun! I think it is (biased of course). The touch controls are pretty simple. You control the angle of the gun by touching and dragging your finger side to side. With some guns you fire when you release, and with others, you fire constantly. There's also some animated tutorial clips inside the app to teach you all the finer points if you want them. If you pick it up, let me know what you think! Ijipop and Anotherkellydown like this. FromLefcourt Active Member Mar 11, 2021 44 48 18 Male #6 FromLefcourt, Sep 7, 2021 Thanks, that's the goal! I want to make fun games that you never feel guilty about buying! No bloat, no ads, no micro-transactions. Let me know what you think about it. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,581 1,134 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #7 Anotherkellydown, Sep 7, 2021 I like it! But I don’t like those black clouds that shoot a ring of bullets around them. They get me almost every time. Need to practice more. It would be handy if there was a restart button near the bottom of the screen for ease of reach and quicker restarts. Would also be cool if you could shoot at sharper angles, allowing you to move more in a horizontal direction. High score is 1,302 after about 5 games. Looking forward to more challengers on the leaderboard! FromLefcourt likes this. FromLefcourt Active Member Mar 11, 2021 44 48 18 Male #8 FromLefcourt, Sep 7, 2021 Thanks for the feedback. I try to keep the action flowing from game over to restart, which is why no matter how high you fly, you never have to fall far. I'll see if I can incorporate a quick reset option in the next update to speed past those animations. As for the more horizontal shooting. I tried that in early tests, but I found out that if you could go perfectly horizontal the game was too easy. You could keep moving back and forth until you landed on what you wanted. Having to always go up just a bit means you have to be a bit more thoughtful with your shots (especially later on). You might accidentally overshoot, bounce on a cloud, and out of range of what you wanted. Nice scores, once you master the controls you'll soar. I look forward to seeing how high the scores get. Testers got pretty high, but I think there's a lot of room for improvement as players get more time with the game. Lastly, here's a pro-tip: Just keep moving past the clouds. Don't let them trick you into hesitating. They're actually pretty slow. Thanks again for the feedback, and your support! Anotherkellydown likes this. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,581 1,134 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #9 Anotherkellydown, Sep 7, 2021 Thanks for the detailed reply! As far as the restart, it’s not that the after death animations take too long. I was referring to when you’re returned to the main menu the restart button is way at the top. If there was a button near the bottom I could reach it without having to stretch so far up. It’s not a really big deal at all, would just be more convenient if there was a button near the bottom. These newer phones are so tall! Thanks again for explaining the reason for the more vertical movement. Makes sense. Also, for the pro-tip on the clouds. Best of luck on your new release! FromLefcourt likes this. FromLefcourt Active Member Mar 11, 2021 44 48 18 Male #10 FromLefcourt, Sep 7, 2021 ohhhhhhh! Gotcha. I'll look into a solution. Anotherkellydown likes this. solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 907 287 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #11 solarnya, Sep 7, 2021 grabbed it! FromLefcourt likes this. FromLefcourt Active Member Mar 11, 2021 44 48 18 Male #12 FromLefcourt, Sep 7, 2021 Thanks for your patronage Let me know what you think! I've already got a free update planned, so any feedback will be helpful when that time comes. ShinHadoukin Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 972 143 43 #13 ShinHadoukin, Sep 7, 2021 Awesome arcade fun so far! Great soundtrack too! Fantastic first impressions for sure! FromLefcourt likes this. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,234 131 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #14 ColeDaddy, Sep 7, 2021 Is this game a reskinned Doodle Jump? I'm interested but want to be sure what I'm getting into. (And don't say, "it's only 99 cents, how's that going to put a dent in your wallet?") FromLefcourt and elcrazy like this. FromLefcourt Active Member Mar 11, 2021 44 48 18 Male #15 FromLefcourt, Sep 7, 2021 Hey there! Dev here, and fair question. There's definitely some parallels. It's an endless platformer about getting as high up as possible. But it plays much differently. The core mechanic is aiming weaponry to launch yourself toward your targets. Each weapon has unique traits. Bouncing on clouds/platforms is possible, more akin to doodle jump, but you won't get far relying on that. Learning to master each weapon, and the hazards is much more important than in a doodle jump game. There are a number of other differences that are more subtle like you don't wrap around the screen left <-> right, and that plays into some other mechanics you can learn...etc. There are also 25 achievements to unlock if leaderboards aren't your jam (they're optional), and I have plans to add more content in the near future (but don't buy a game on potential future stuff, of course). Hope that helps! FromLefcourt Active Member Mar 11, 2021 44 48 18 Male #16 FromLefcourt, Sep 7, 2021 Thanks for the kind words. I passed your message on to the composer, and he was jazzed up to hear/read it. FromLefcourt Active Member Mar 11, 2021 44 48 18 Male #17 FromLefcourt, Sep 9, 2021 Thanks everyone, for checking out my little game! It's starting to climb the charts! Please leave a review <3 New content soon! Ijipop, ColeDaddy and Anotherkellydown like this. rIcHrAnDoM Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Nov 17, 2008 7,936 30 38 Steelworker/Welder Indiana, USA #18 rIcHrAnDoM, Sep 12, 2021 Just now saw this picking it up now. thanks, FromLefcourt, for being so active here! FromLefcourt likes this. FromLefcourt Active Member Mar 11, 2021 44 48 18 Male #19 FromLefcourt, Sep 12, 2021 Thanks so much! Since finding out about TA during the launch of Arcane Golf, I've found it to be a welcoming place that I check in on regularly. Let me know what you think about the game when you have some time (and please leave a review). A new patch is currently pending approval, and I've got more content on the way! metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #20 metalcasket, Sep 12, 2021 Think of it as a reverse, endless Downwell. Kinda. It’s really, really cool. ColeDaddy and FromLefcourt like this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Also is from the same person who made the wonderful Arcane Golf: https://toucharcade.com/community/threads/arcane-golf-clickteam-usa-llc.414084/
Hey, it's me, the developer! Glad it looks fun! I think it is (biased of course). The touch controls are pretty simple. You control the angle of the gun by touching and dragging your finger side to side. With some guns you fire when you release, and with others, you fire constantly. There's also some animated tutorial clips inside the app to teach you all the finer points if you want them. If you pick it up, let me know what you think!
Thanks, that's the goal! I want to make fun games that you never feel guilty about buying! No bloat, no ads, no micro-transactions. Let me know what you think about it.
I like it! But I don’t like those black clouds that shoot a ring of bullets around them. They get me almost every time. Need to practice more. It would be handy if there was a restart button near the bottom of the screen for ease of reach and quicker restarts. Would also be cool if you could shoot at sharper angles, allowing you to move more in a horizontal direction. High score is 1,302 after about 5 games. Looking forward to more challengers on the leaderboard!
Thanks for the feedback. I try to keep the action flowing from game over to restart, which is why no matter how high you fly, you never have to fall far. I'll see if I can incorporate a quick reset option in the next update to speed past those animations. As for the more horizontal shooting. I tried that in early tests, but I found out that if you could go perfectly horizontal the game was too easy. You could keep moving back and forth until you landed on what you wanted. Having to always go up just a bit means you have to be a bit more thoughtful with your shots (especially later on). You might accidentally overshoot, bounce on a cloud, and out of range of what you wanted. Nice scores, once you master the controls you'll soar. I look forward to seeing how high the scores get. Testers got pretty high, but I think there's a lot of room for improvement as players get more time with the game. Lastly, here's a pro-tip: Just keep moving past the clouds. Don't let them trick you into hesitating. They're actually pretty slow. Thanks again for the feedback, and your support!
Thanks for the detailed reply! As far as the restart, it’s not that the after death animations take too long. I was referring to when you’re returned to the main menu the restart button is way at the top. If there was a button near the bottom I could reach it without having to stretch so far up. It’s not a really big deal at all, would just be more convenient if there was a button near the bottom. These newer phones are so tall! Thanks again for explaining the reason for the more vertical movement. Makes sense. Also, for the pro-tip on the clouds. Best of luck on your new release!
Thanks for your patronage Let me know what you think! I've already got a free update planned, so any feedback will be helpful when that time comes.
Is this game a reskinned Doodle Jump? I'm interested but want to be sure what I'm getting into. (And don't say, "it's only 99 cents, how's that going to put a dent in your wallet?")
Hey there! Dev here, and fair question. There's definitely some parallels. It's an endless platformer about getting as high up as possible. But it plays much differently. The core mechanic is aiming weaponry to launch yourself toward your targets. Each weapon has unique traits. Bouncing on clouds/platforms is possible, more akin to doodle jump, but you won't get far relying on that. Learning to master each weapon, and the hazards is much more important than in a doodle jump game. There are a number of other differences that are more subtle like you don't wrap around the screen left <-> right, and that plays into some other mechanics you can learn...etc. There are also 25 achievements to unlock if leaderboards aren't your jam (they're optional), and I have plans to add more content in the near future (but don't buy a game on potential future stuff, of course). Hope that helps!
Thanks for the kind words. I passed your message on to the composer, and he was jazzed up to hear/read it.
Thanks everyone, for checking out my little game! It's starting to climb the charts! Please leave a review <3 New content soon!
Thanks so much! Since finding out about TA during the launch of Arcane Golf, I've found it to be a welcoming place that I check in on regularly. Let me know what you think about the game when you have some time (and please leave a review). A new patch is currently pending approval, and I've got more content on the way!
