Explode patents. Freeze patents. Set patents on fire. Dissolve them in acid. But they'll fight back. A sidescrolling shooter inspired by the awfulness of patent illustrations.
Making a nice hover effect for Patent Blaster turned out to be tricky but ultimately satisfying. Warning: Includes pictures of screaming elephants.
I tried putting as much useful information into the target reticle as possible. Here's how it all works.
It's perhaps time for me to explain my particular animus against the patent system. There's a lot of rational arguments for why the system is broken...
A guide to the different kinds of weapons you can get (or get killed by) in Patent Blaster - and what they're best used for.
Today, I went to the cafeteria of the local university, which is open to non-students, and asked a bunch of people if they could play Patent Blaster...