Kuklomenos—Weird Space Shooter?
November 11th, 2008 by John Knight in
Kuklomenos has to be one of the weirdest games I've ever come across. I'm not doing a full review here, because I simply can't figure it out! If you want to compile it, go right ahead; it's easy with the usual ./configure, make, make install routine. But, once you get into the game, be prepared to be puzzled. I think it's a space shooter, because the background is black, but that's just a guess! Your goal is to fight off blobs with a strange control scheme that involves zooming, rotation and fire accuracy—all in a playing style that's like Asteroids rewritten by a French existentialist on crack. Intrigued? Check it out.
Kuklomenos—if you work out this game, let me know!
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On November 13th, 2008 Hans Fugal (not verified) says:
This is a pretty neat game. The initial mystery adds to it, to a degree. Do read the README though. I finally got a victory, and the key to that was understanding how the opponent behaves, and the bit about pods.
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On November 12th, 2008 Philip (not verified) says:
I like the game.
Kind of a Myst-Experience for a space shooter ;)
No clue what to do, but it's fun and after some time you get an idea.
I like the fact that it is SDL. So I enjoyed the Mac-Clone!
If you want to read how the game works: readme
(but who reads manuals??)
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