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Shooting Star 2

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Welp, it's a weird one for me. Because I had some fun playing the game, but it has many problems. ^^ I'll just try and list them all.

- The Controls
The only way I found myself playing is with the camera pointing in the direction of the arrow. It felt a bit like Micro Machines, but with a free roaming camera. And that doesn't work, because as you move the camera the brain gets automatically the feeling you should move the controls as well. It's just impossible, for me at least.

- The Camera
As I said, I didn't move the camera, the problem then is that I can't see what is coming, even though i scrolled all the way out. (Which btw, I think it should start scrolled all the way out anyway.) I think they game would've worked better with a fixed top-down camera. Again, a bit like micro machines.

- The Timer
You shouldn't die if the timer runs out. This is just annoying if you're right before the end, or you're new and figring out the controls and so on. The timer could be optional, like that you get a little bonus for making it before the timer runs out. Or something else, just don't kill the player. ^^

- Falling
If you fall of the track you always have to wait until you reach the ground and respawn. This can get annoying, since you're under time pressure all the time. I think a restart button would've been good, so if you **** up, you can just hit the key and instantly respawn at the last checkpoint or at the start. It would still be a disadvantage, but not such a big one.

That's all I can think of at the moment. Just to make that clear, I'm not really annoyed by anything, since it's a free game and I haven't put any money into it. Also I don't ask you to fix the game. These are just tipps for a next game. :)