Slaying Alive

I'm currently working on a new Android game called Slaying Alive, it's a gory affair
I'm using my favorite art style and a new crazy theme, it will be a number of small mini games in which the player controls ex-convicts fitted with an electronic buzzing system.

The buzzing system forces the convict to move, you must control the convict and try to keep him alive for as long as possible to entertain a new bread of TV viewers.

It's kinda like what a  modern day gladiators might look like if convicted criminals where forced into an arena, controlled externally and forced to play games with a rejected experiment man who can hover and use crazy powers against defenseless, paralyzed criminals...
Sounds a bit crazy...

The first mini game is almost complete, it's called "head fuck" and you have to dodge knifes thrown at the convicts head to avoid it being sliced off, keeping him alive longer keeps the crowd happy and thus the broadcasting TV channel.

I want to tidy up the level a little and probably re-do some of the art work but the majority of it is in place, for this mini game at least
Screen shots attached and a very short video can be seen here:
https://plus.google.com/109586091371001722650/posts/QguWGQhbrFq

Running Man !

Ohh.... Good call! Yeah, I'll have to download it and watch it again, get some ideas going!
The next sport I had in mind was being chased by a tractor with a massive spiked wall and you have to jump hurdles

Today's effort revolved around adding attitude and animation
So now the convict stick's his finger up and gives a random comment before the "battle" commences.
He also walks on stage and you can see the guard bend down to aim a gun at his head (no where to go)
I also added a few more tweaks to font's, instructions etc...

Here it is in action:
https://plus.google.com/109586091371001722650/posts/g8ysGAhZs5r

nice one! i like it,  how does it work when your using cuss words ext, do you have to set an age rating for the app?

Im thinking something involving sharks and shocking the water to make the convict jump to avoid getting eaten?

also have you seen the film Gamer, similar story, bad movie though, no where near as good as the running man.

nice one! i like it,  how does it work when your using cuss words ext, do you have to set an age rating for the app?

Im thinking something involving sharks and shocking the water to make the convict jump to avoid getting eaten?

also have you seen the film Gamer, similar story, bad movie though, no where near as good as the running man.

Thanks man, I've order running man, and will now check up Gamer (not heard of it before) but films are a great inspiration, i've been playing Blood Dragoon as well to get a mood.

There's a content rating when you submit to Play Store, so I'll set it appropriately; I am a father after all and wouldn't want little ones picking up the bad words from my game

It`s funny you have never heard of those movies, as really they are a mash up of your game idea..
Did you read this in a book ?

There are a few other in the genre..
Notably Hunger games (which is killing for tv pleasure)

Man I forgot the others.. but I remember one where they have to race cars and try not to die (very bad movie actually)

Enjoy the movies

I have heard of Running Man just never seen it , this idea has sort of developed from a blood particle generator oddly enough.

For some reason I wanted to make an 8/16 bit (ish) blood generator and once I made it I started thinking how I could use it, the first thing I did was draw up a character who looses his head, then I had to think of a reason as to why so I started thinking about this bad guy how get's entertained about it, then I started thinking wouldn't it be funny if this was a sport being filmed to entertain people.

Looking forward to watching Running Man now, I fancy a bit of cheese and anything with Arnie in is gonna have it

@nathbo, I started watching Running Man last night! I can't believe how close including story line it is to what I was thinking... It's awesome, it's already given me a ton of ideas so thanks for telling me about it, it's great to have references it really get's the mind thinking

Because I was watching the film (and the rest tonight) i didn't add any new functionality or gameplay but I did refactor a load of code ready for the next sport Hopefully I'll have an update tonight with a bit more visual process, currently working on the end results

Gladiator is definitely about blood-sport.
The Dune books have similar things as well, given many of the character's hedonistic lifestyles. I don't know how well the movie (movies?) stay to the books though.

Oh yeah, my brother used to love the  Dune books, never read one myself... I'll have to sort out some audio books, never get the time to read because I'm always making a game

Death race is the other movie I was thinking about
Remake made with Jason Statham recently

Ah yes, good old Death Race! Kinda fitting as the next sport is going to be aptly named "Fuck that truck" in this little sport you have to jump hurdles while being chased by a truck with spikes on the front

On that note, I'm pretty happy with the first Sport "Head Fuck" I've added the final score now which includes a Rank. You also earn credits which pretty much equate to your final score, but this will become clear in the story:

See the changes in action:
https://plus.google.com/109586091371001722650/posts/Ume2bLCqJD3

Now, back to the ipad for some more drawing