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Moody Chef
Moody Chef
by Rocket26
Moody Chef is a multi (or single) player puzzle game. Drop the monsters onto fruit of matching colors to remove it from the board, create combos for even higher scores. When playing against an opponent it is a contest to see who can last the longest.
Judging Instructions
From the home page, choose a game play mode of your choice. The game is controlled by using left, right, and down to move pairs of pieces and pressing up will rotate the pieces.
When playing multiplayer you will need a local friend (or enemy), boards are controlled with w, a, s, d for the left player and up, down, left, right for the right player.
Tested to work in Chrome (preferred browser), Firefox, and Safari. Not tested in Internet explorer, might not work.
Who
chelsea — Sydney, Australia
hongymagic — Sydney, Australia
Waynetron
nickjenkin — Sydney
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samanthaquistjudge
robhawkesjudgeCool little game, but doesn’t feel super-innovative to me – I’ve seen things like this before. Glad to see it created with Web technologies though.
DamonOehlman
contestantGreat fun guys – nice :)
- contestant
Glad you enjoyed it =)
aashay
contestantSolid game, great design (I love how the chef gets all cranky when you complete blocks).
I don’t see how Node.JS is really being used though, it seems like this could be an offline javascript/html app and work just fine. Also the blocks drop a bit too slow for my tastes.
Just like others are saying, there’s a lot of room for “live” multiplayer action using socket.io!
- contestant
Yeah, definitely. WebSocket integration was what we were aiming for. In the end, we ran out of time. That’s the chef gets cranky.
MEgrez
contestantNice work
- contestant
Thanks.
abelmartin
contestantAt first I thought Moody Chef was just a Tetris Attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3HNEz9bxPs) clone. After playing for a bit, it’s easy to see that this game has it’s own flavor ;)
I dig it!
- contestant
Comes in four flavours: apple, orange, watermelon and strawberry.
I think the blue blocks are Apples…
elizabethchajudgeYikes, I just wasted a ton of time on this — it was just too fun! Graphics are beautiful and cute and game worked perfectly. Lower score on innovation because it’s too similar to Tetris.
- contestant
The graphics ARE beautiful aren’t they. Honestly, I think our panda looks better than Po.
Can you imagine: Tai Lung getting slapped around by spatchula wielding Po. Pew pew!!
ethan_andersonjudgeReally fantastic game! Very addicting, works smoothly and easy to pick up. Fun and engaging designs as well. Loses points on innovation because it’s kind of Tetris-like.
- contestant
Tell me about it!
We spent a good chunk of time playing it (or testing it if you like). Hence the lack of multi-player mode!
therazorbladejudgeNicely done! This is a pretty creative twist on Tetris. The game design doesn’t really match the background which is really nice. The gameplay itself should start easy and get harder as you move along.
- contestant
Thank you.
We wanted to do that, but it was too hard for us. Maybe you guys are better @ puzzle games than we are!
ireneinkyujudgeCute and well executed.
- contestant
Thank you.
I personally think Dragon Warrior Po looks better wearing the chef hat.
pthurlow
contestantwell done implementation of super puzzle fighter or puzzle bobble etc (would have liked to see some kind of more original twist). but where is the online multiplayer!!!
- contestant
We wanted it as much as you do!!!
willconantjudgeMoody Chef is a cute and passible web game, but doesn’t stand out in a Node.js contest.
- contestant
It could well have stood in Node.js contest, if we had implemented multi-payer over WebSockets. And that definitely was our aim.
We are happy that we were able to get something across at the very least.
ryanmcgrath
judgeDesign is great, and while it’s fun, it’s also… Tetris, food themed. Not too innovative (even the Node aspects of it have been done before).
- contestant
More of a puzzle fighter than Tetris, but point taken. We had aimed higher than this; then four-ate out monstered us.
lquixada
contestantAwesome graphics!!! Did you guys did that in one weekend? Congrats to the designers!!
It worked flawlessly! So, 5 stars to the completeness.
As for the innovation, it’s just another tetris (or columns if you’re a Sega fan). This kind of app can be done in any plataform! Where is it taking advantage of node.js? As far as I can see, it can be even an offline app! Maybe I’m too dumb to notice where to turn on the remote playing.
Nice app, great looking but could be pushed further.
- contestant
The last step of this project was to have WebSocket based multi-player (you can see we got as far as constructing single-client multi-player mode); Then Agile happened.
b00giZmjudgeIt’s a well designed clone of Dr. Mario – nothing more and nothing less. It’s fun to play for a few minutes, but after endless hours of Dr. Mario in my childhood, there was nothing new to discover.
But seriously – why is this an entry in a node.js contest? It’s got a multi-player mode, but players have to share one keyboard? That’s a real bummer! I assume the team wanted to make it possible to play over the internet in real-time, but didn’t get it done on time.
- contestant
Yes, your assumption is correct.
ara_pjudge
cramforcejudgeVery well executed simple, tetris like game, Would have been awesome to get some sound but the graphics are really, really nicer and professional.
Coreh
contestantI love the colorful and cheerful graphics. Specially the fruit, they look delicious, haha.
I like the gameplay style, where you have to use the special blocks to break the other blocks. Helps it not feel like a simple Puyo Puyo clone.
Gameplay could be improved in my opinion with more animations, to make the game feel more “organic”. (Specially with the rotations) The animations on the characters are great, so perhaps the same style could be used on the fruit and faces, too.
It took me some time to figure out multiplayer was not online, since this is a Node.js competition. The lack of online multiplayer is why I’m giving out 3 stars in the completeness criteria.
vincentpoon
contestantdylang
contestantSeems like a client-side game that happens to be hosted on node. Wish more time was spent on the backend to for online multiplayer instead of just having nice graphics.
krisoft
contestantNice looking little chefs. With a bit more nodejsessness it could be a lot more.
garann
contestantmustardamus
contestantthorsteinsson
contestantammmir
contestantgreat game, but i’d like to see more focus on multi-player mode. it’s too much like tetris right now.
Zugwalt
contestantGreat puzzle game with fantastic polish!
electronicwhisper
contestantNice javascript game but I wish there was some node.js power going on.
I assume you guys have played the similar game Puyo Puyo? I like how that game adds competitiveness to the solitary Tetris genre. Could have lots of potential if you did that here!
vikstrous
contestantcarsonmcdonald
contestantpaularmstrong
contestantSeemed a lot like Dr. Mario. Which I loved. That being said, this game is nothing new.
I didn’t really understand what to do or how to win. I went to “Multiplayer” and used my arrow keys, but the other player just let everything drop—and they won. I guess I needed someone else at my keyboard?
joaomilho
contestantReally complete. Design is awesome. But I cant’s see much innovation here ‘cause there’s nothing multiplayer os using socket’s power.
milani
contestant
iapainjudgeFun, works great and does what it claims. You guys could go more into the wild and add some killer idea’s in multiplayer mode.
ddollarjudgeNeat idea, and it looks great. Had a little problem with the rotation either skipping positions or not working. Other than that, lots of fun. Great job :)
rmurpheyjudgeFlassari
contestant
This is awesome and lots of fun to play. The design is fantastic, the fruit is cute and fun to watch, and the functionality seems to work great. The game is just a slight spin on Tetris, but Tetris enjoyed great success for a reason and you’ve nailed what’s fun about it here, with a bit of a twist of your own. Nicely done!