2009 Happy Halloween Competition Full Results

Note: Judge's comments on graphics are still coming and will be posted soon.

Overall Rankings - Average Score: 29

• Tamapumpkin - 45
• Pumpkin Patch - 41
• The Bat Sweeper - 35
• Flight of the Pumpkins - 34
• Skullington Skullsworth - 30
• Pumpkin Putt - 29
• Tricks and Treats - 29
• Scalpel - 29
• Halloween Candy - 22
• Pixel Man - 20
• Death by Candy - 19
• The Trick or Treat Battle - 16

Gameplay Rankings - Average Score: 7.6

• The Bat Sweeper - 13/15
• Pumpkin Patch - 12/15
• Scalpel - 11/15
• Tamapumpkin - 9/15
• Flight of the Pumpkins - 8/15
• Skullington Skullsworth - 8/15
• Pixel Man - 8/15
• Tricks and Treats - 6/15
• Pumpkin Putt - 5/15
• Halloween Candy - 5/15
• Death by Candy - 4/15
• The Trick or Treat Battle - 3/15

Graphics Rankings - Average Score: 8.6

• Pumpkin Patch - 15/15
• Tamapumpkin - 15/15
• Flight of the Pumpkins - 12/15
• Skullington Skullsworth - 11/15
• Halloween Candy - 8/15
• The Bat Sweeper - 7/15
• Tricks and Treats - 7/15
• Pumpkin Putt - 7/15
• Scalpel - 6/15
• Pixel Man - 6/15
• Death by Candy - 6/15
• The Trick or Treat Battle - 3/15

Sound/Music Rankings - Average Score: 6.1

• Tamapumpkin - 10/10
• Pumpkin Patch - 8/10
• The Bat Sweeper - 8/10
• Flight of the Pumpkins - 7/10
• Pumpkin Putt - 7/10
• Tricks and Treats - 6/10
• Scalpel - 6/10
• Halloween Candy - 5/10
• Death by Candy - 5/10
• The Trick or Treat Battle - 5/10
• Skullington Skullsworth - 4/10
• Pixel Man - 2/10

Happiness Rankings - Average Score: 6.7

• Tamapumpkin - 10/10
• Pumpkin Putt - 10/10
• Tricks and Treats - 10/10
• The Bat Sweeper - 7/10
• Flight of the Pumpkins - 7/10
• Skullington Skullsworth - 7/10
• Pumpkin Patch - 6/10
• Scalpel - 6/10
• The Trick or Treat Battle - 5/10
• Halloween Candy - 4/10
• Death by Candy - 4/10
• Pixel Man - 4/10

Games Details

PixelMan

• Gameplay: 8/15
• Graphics: 6/15
• Sound/Music: 2/10
• Happiness: 4/10

Total: 20/50

Gameplay Comments
I like the engine but the zombies not so much. They kind just charge at you. And all of the modes beside survival are pretty much the same.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
Considering the game contains no music, there is not much I can say except that music could have created a much better atmosphere for this game. There were a couple sound effects for shooting but that was about it.

Pumpkin Patch

• Gameplay: 12/15
• Graphics: 15/15
• Sound/Music: 8/10
• Happiness: 6/10

Total: 41/50

Gameplay Comments
I thought this game really fun. I liked that you had new bad guys come as the levels progressed, and the power ups were cool. Also getting pumpkins for points, makes scoring a lot more rewarding.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
The music fit nicely with the game and helped to create a nice atmosphere when playing. It was a bit repetitive, but that didn't distract from the game. The music could gave been made a little less spooky and more happy to fit the compo theme.

Tamapumpkin

• Gameplay: 9/15
• Graphics: 15/15
• Sound/Music: 10/10
• Happiness: 10/10

Total: 44/50

Gameplay Comments
Lots of things nice about this game. I like the card game, but it would have been nice to have some other games as well and not have to sit and do nothing during the night cycle.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
I have nothing bad to say about the music and sounds for this game. The slow piano music along with the background sound effects created an atmosphere that is just perfect. I think i'd like to leave this game open just to listen to the music.

Skullington Skullsworth

• Gameplay: 8/15
• Graphics: 11/15
• Sound/Music: 4/10
• Happiness: 7/10

Total: 30/50

Gameplay Comments
I like that you throw the bones at an arch. It's really too hard though. I couldn't get past level 2.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
There was some nice music on the title screen, but unfortunately the actual game didn't have any. The sound effects just got kind of annoying and didn't seem to add anything to the game.

Pumpkin Putt

• Gameplay: 5/15
• Graphics: 7/15
• Sound/Music: 7/10
• Happiness: 10/10

Total: 29/50

Gameplay Comments
Nice idea, but proper physics is everything in a game like this. The ball wouldn't always bounce properly and sometimes went through walls.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
While the music here was good at first, it got really repetitive and then just sort of random. It seemed like the music had just been quickly put together in garage band. It also could have been made a little bit happier with some more major chords.

Death by Candy

• Gameplay: 4/15
• Graphics: 6/15
• Sound/Music: 5/10
• Happiness: 4/10

Total: 19/50

Gameplay Comments
Really I prefer quality over quantity. All of these games are underdeveloped. The pacmanish game uses a movement that is hard to navigate through narrow paths . The cannon shoot strait and doesn't take any skill. And the pop up guy game restarts after just one miss.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
I found the game to have a dark theme. I think the whole game could have been brightened up a bit, along with the music to create a better "Happy Halloween" experience.

Tricks and Treats

• Gameplay: 6/15
• Graphics: 7/15
• Sound/Music: 6/10
• Happiness: 10/10

Total: 29/50

Gamplay Comments
The premise is good, but there is not much to do beside hold down the right arrow and stop at the houses with short lines. A good effort, just needs some more variety in gameplay.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
While some of the music was extremely repetitive, some of it was nice and I can see that some effort was put into it as it is original music.

The Bat Sweeper

• Gameplay: 13/15
• Graphics: 7/15
• Sound/Music: 8/10
• Happiness: 7/10

Total: 35/50

Gamplay Comments
Very nice with fresh ideas. Although the controls do take a second to get used to, this game ends up being very fun. Also the story helps move the game along nicely.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
The music fits nicely with the game and creates a good atmosphere. There is a good variety of music so I didn't find the music getting repetitive. The sound effects also are nice and didn't get distracting as they do in some other games. The use of voice overs and good voice acting also added a lot to the game in terms of sound.

Flight of the Pumpkins

• Gameplay: 8/15
• Graphics: 12/15
• Sound/Music: 7/10
• Happiness: 7/10

Total: 34/50

Gamplay Comments
Interesting. The hardest aspect of the game is the controlls since in flight you bounce off the walls and have low acceleration and decelleration.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
While the music and sound effects created a great atmosphere for the game, it wasn't really the happy atmosphere we are looking for. The music was pretty dark and sinister.

Halloween Candy

• Gameplay: 5/15
• Graphics: 8/15
• Sound/Music: 5/10
• Happiness: 4/10

Total: 22/50

Gamplay Comments
The engine for going up the stairs and moving about the house was really nice. Also I like that there are plenty of places to hide. However, I found the game really boring. You basically hide in a room for a while, then if you think it's safe, move and hide in another. Basically wait here, then wait there.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
There wasn't any music in the actual game itself, but there we're sound effects that created a nice background. The walking sound effect could be made more subtle, because it's extremely annoying after a while. It seemed more creepy than happy.

The Trick or Treat Battle

• Gameplay: 3/15
• Graphics: 3/15
• Sound/Music: 5/10
• Happiness: 5/10

Total: 16/50

Gamplay Comments
Oh dear, only multiplayer? Plus the player don't really interact with each other.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
The music was okay, but nothing special. Some original music made specifically to fit with this game would have been an improvment.

Scalpel

• Gameplay: 11/15
• Graphics: 6/15
• Sound/Music: 6/10
• Happiness: 6/10

Total: 29/50

Gamplay Comments
Very good. The dialogue was funny and the game had a nice drive to it. Sadly I would find myself slowly wondering back and forth looking to where i was supposed to go. Stairs should have something blocking them, not being able to go down the first few times is a bit illogical. To be continued.

Graphics Comments
Sound/Music Comments
The music was creepy which doesn't exactly fit the theme and it also got pretty repetitive. Maybe instead of writing "thud" on the screen there could have been a sound effect for that.