SpaceGate

SpaceGate is a vertical scrolling shoot em up with a minimalist design plus a few modern effects. The game is inspired by the NES era of shooters such as Astro Warrior and bullet hell games like Xenon 2 and Cave.


Controls
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-Press 'p' or escape to pause and change the color filter and volume levels.

-Arrow keys or w,a,s,d to move or mouse. Firing is auto.

-Take control of 5 space stations over 3 difficulty levels.

-Over 25 enemy types including 5 bosses and 5 mini bosses, with different attack formations.

-Frame rate adjuster: press - and + to add or subtract 10 frames to the frame rate.

-Mouse navigated gui featuring LCD font.

-Gameboy inspired color screen filter during pause.

-3 powerup types, cannon missile and side.

-High score table integration will be added upon finding a sponsor depending on their domain requirements.

-Single life survival mode to be added featuring randomly generated assets and map with increasing difficulty.

The engine is bespoke and I am doing final tests on the explosion effect, side shot, difficulty modes and procedural survival mode.

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