All results for UCC2014 are in! And the winners are (drumroll):
Here's the finals scores:
All scores were normalized, i.e: the voting scores from each judge has been divided by the total points given by that judge. The score breakdown per game and judge can be found here.
A pack of all UCC2014 games can be downloaded here: http://uzebox.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=13601#p13601
1st: jjhoward - Joyrider - Score: 74.37
Wins: 300$ + Uzebox full Kit + 3D printed enclosure + a 7" LCD TV monitor
What the judges had to say:
- GTA on the Uzebox!!
- Top tier! Great graphics, satisfying sound effects, and technically impressive. The attention to details shines and the completeness counts for a lot here.
- High replay value with multiple missions. AI of the police cars is excellent.
- The sound of the police cars is pretty cool.
- Car control can be hard and confusing at times.
Wins:150$ + E/Uzebox Base Kit
What the judges had to say:
- The gameplay works surprisingly well and the randomly generated levels provide good replay value. More content could have been packed in and a bit more polish/bug fix would have been nice.
- Nice strategy aspects. Save game feature is a plus. High scores/hall of fame screen would have been a great addition.
- Controls could be optimal if jetpack and digg would be controlled by buttons instead of D-pad.
- The game is fun, original, and challenging. The sound and graphics could use a touch of work, but they are complete and pretty nice.
Wins: 50$ + Simon Says DIY kit
What the judges had to say:
- One of the rare side scroller on the Uzebox, very well done.
- Hi-score (hall of fame) would be nice.
- Very nice graphic and game play. It reminds of Giana sisters.
- Controls are good but could use more game play elements. More enemies and music would add fun and replay value.
- With some more work this will be the best platformer on the console.
Wins: Simon Says DIY kit, 200$ for the most impressive technical feat/and or hack
What the judges had to say:
- Perfect tempest clone.
- Ambitious and visually impressive. Pushes the hardware to its limits.
- Completeness is the only thing that kept this game from 1st place.
- Great graphics, and technically amazing piece of work.
- Our choice for the technical award.
Wins: Simon Says DIY kit
What the judges had to say:
- A pretty solid 2 player game and nice vector graphics. A little bit of polish and details would help, but it is a nice game overall.
- Would be great to introduce some planets, gravity and random ship starting position.
- Control can be difficult.
- Probably one of the best multiplayer games available, so it has a niche there.
- Some graphical bugs can be irritating. Any form of AI would have been appreciated here to provide for some kind of single player experience.
Wins: Simon Says DIY kit
What the judges had to say:
- A novel concept and the beats are pretty cool to mess around with. The implementation is fairly nice.
- Not really a game, but I am a fan of drum machines, so I was excited by the idea.
- Hard to control, missing some basic features (for example was unable to change tempo).
- You can make some beats that get your head bobbing and it's fairly complete for what it is. It is enjoyable to tinker with.
Wins: Uzebox T-Shirt
What the judges had to say:
- Potential here that just can't be measured with scores like this. I like the direction it's going.
- The overworld is handled nicely on the SD and from the debug information it seems collision is pretty well done.
- Just a few extra things would have helped pull this all together to a seemingly more finished product.
Since there was no RTS entry, the 150$ for best real-time strategy (RTS) game had been put in the general pool. It will help with shipping costs. Nobody qualified themselves as beginner/novice and it would be hard to fairly assess that anyway. After careful consideration, we have decided to drop the novice/beginner prize.
To all prize winners, please send me a PM with your shipping address and/or paypal address depending on prize(s) received. For 2nd prize, specify Uzebox or EUzebox kit. For 7th prize, specify Medium or Large for the T-Shirt.
Congratulations to all participants, your work was awesome! And from what I have heard, you all had fun doing it. That's the goal of such a compo, so I'm *very* happy you enjoyed it!
See you next year and spread the word!
