Duck Beats

Known bugs: Tempo Raises are currently unstable. To avoid most major bugs, avoid going back to the main menu screen once you leave it.  Whenever there is a bug just, spam the reset button.

Your performance is going pretty well but how long will the Audience Reviews keep on going? Duck Beats is a rhythm game where you play as both the composer and the player. Switch between the dog who builds tracks to keep your Audience Reviews and points high and the ducks who quack to the beat. 

The Audience Reviews are constantly depleting as shown by the meter to the left side. Play notes to raise your reviews to make sure the performance can go on. You will also gain points when you time a good note. Keep your Audience Reviews high and score 99 points to win the game.

You start off the game composing tracks with the dogs. Hold the arrow keys you want to make as notes, then press the Z key to create them. If you want, press the X key to delete the last row you have created. Playing certain notes has effects when played correctly so choose which notes you place wisely.

Playing a right arrow note gives you 2 points instead of 1.

Playing a left arrow note is worth double the reviews than normal.

Playing a down arrow will raise the tempo speed and playing all arrows in one row will reset the tempo.

Lastly, pressing left and right notes at the same time will reverse the places with notes and places with no notes. When composing notes, the dogs may also accidentally restrict certain tiles represented by an X. Once finished, press space to start playing your track.

When playing notes with the ducks, press or “grind” the arrow keys that correspond to the arrows once they reach the black line.  The orange number with an X at the top-left is the tempo speed while the green number at the top-right are the points that you have gathered.

Credits:

sproutser.art - Lead Programmer, Artist, SFX Designer and Musician

Miyaki - Co-Artist and Co-Programmer

Takago - Lead Designer, SFX Designer and Co-Programmer

transitking (opengameart.com) - Wave SFX 

bart (opengameart.com) - Mushroom Dance (http://opengameart.org)