C o m p l e m e n t s .
Copyright © 2008  Francis Lawrence Force
Introduction

Complements is a free puzzle game that I am developing in my spare time. My goal is to create a unique and fun game with simple assets and to focus on the fluidity of the game experience. It's also a bit of an experiment in game design and interactive abstract art. If you think it looks fun, go ahead and download the full version for free and enjoy!

Download

Complements - Download the latest version here. (Requires DirectX 9)

Complements 256K - For fun I put together a special version that fits in a single 256 Kilobyte file.

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Videos

Basic Gameplay

Build chains by attaching gems of the same color together. Then attach a special clear gem that will absorb the color and become active. An active clear gem is ready to set off a break when a gem of the complementary color touches it.

Black and white gems have special functions. Black joins to any one gem but it can block you off if you’re not careful. White breaks any gems it touches but is much more rare.

There is also a shake meter that fills whenever a break occurs. Pressing the shake button (right click) will cause the screen to shake a bit.

Complements currently only has two basic modes: time attack mode and versus. In time attack mode your goal is to clear the screen of pieces as quickly as possible. In versus mode your goal is to fill your opponents screen by sending over attacks. Bonus damage is awarded for longer chains and combos. Sorry, Internet play is not supported as of yet (maybe in the future).

For more advanced gameplay help, check the video I put up and read over the manual (Complements.doc) in the zip file.

Controls

Player 1 Rotate left - A or Joystick D-pad Rotate right - D or Joystick D-pad Shoot - W or Joystick Button 2 Shake - S or Joystick Button 1

Player 2 Rotate left - Left or Mouse Rotate right - Right or Mouse Shoot - Up or Left Mouse Click Shake - Down or Right Mouse Click

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Copyright © 2008  Francis Lawrence Force