The Game (Space Ranger)
This side scrolling games called Space Escape is to be an exciting, edge of you seat , keep you on your toes action flying game where the user will try to achieve as high a score as possible in order to be named "The Best". It is an arcade style game that will have the user flying a space ship in a never ending map avoiding obstacles and shooting in order to progress. The game will feature a metre counter that will track the users play as he/she goes through the level. Upon a game over , the user will be given there score and will have to restart from the beginning and go again.
Starting off, you the player will start at a given speed, something easy to get you started. You will then have to begin traversing the level avoiding obstacles that are in your way, these obstacles will be stationary and you must control your ship and decide whether to go over or under them or even through them. There will be pickups that you will be able to get should you fly into them and these will grant you abilities such as slow the ship down(to make the game easier), pick up ammo for your ship that will allow you to destroy objects in your way and there will be pickups that have a negative effect on you too such as one that will speed your ship up(to make the game harder). The game itself is never ending, the only way it ends is if you hit one of the obstacles, resulting in a game over. You will keep going, all the while your distance is being tracked,, so If you want to get first place on the leader board, don't crash! The game will also feature nice visuals in terms of level design, it will not have to be too dynamic as the map is going to go on forever or at least until the player gets a game over, so the level itself can have maybe two or three different scenario's that can be repeated as the user goes forward. It will also have audio ques such as gun sounds, exploding sounds and a simple background tune that will play, It will also have a generic game over sound accompanied with a crash sound for when the user hits an object.
To give you a better visual understanding of what it is I am looking to achieve, here are some images of who I see as our competitors. The first Image is of a game called Copter and the second one is of a game called Tiny Plane. In essence, the game I am looking to create is going to be a hybrid of these two games. Both game are incredibly fun and slightly addictive especially Copter which I have found myself playing numerous times over and over.
This game is classed as a side scrolling shooter/ flying game/ racing game and will be available to play on pc or laptop using a mouse and keyboard, It will primarily be a single player game but include a leader board where players can upload their final distance scores to compare against each other. It will have some simple mechanics at its core but promises to be a very fun and enjoyable experience, and one that the user can repeat over and over in order to beat their personal best.
some of the key features are listed here for you, I will try and explain them as best as I can and seeing that the game is still in early development, know that some of them may be subject to change.
- Rise and Fall - The user will be in a constant state of descending, unless the left mouse button is pressed and held which will give the ship the ability to ascend.
- Shooting - You will be in control of a spaceship that is capable of destroying objects that are in your way.
- Race - You are going to be racing against your own distance covered and other peoples distances, to see who is the best at the game.
To conclude, I am hoping to create this game to the best of my skills and provide people with a fun to play game that will keep them coming back for more and depending on the success of the game I would love to continue to add to it further down the line.
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