#asteroids game

I have realized I never went over any playtesting data for my asteroids or racer and am going to be discussing it here.

Asteroids Playtesting

I play tested with two people during this and with them it was found the the robots were to slow and extremely easy to kill if you just stayed in the middle. It was suggested that the speed should be raised for each of the robots to make the game more enjoyable. With the second person he said that the robots speed felt manageable and fun to play against but also said that the players movement speed was too slow for this new robots. I decided to only raise the speed a little bit and still focus on the shooting aspect of the game as the main way to counter the robots

Racing Playtesting

My second game I will be having a try at making will be an asteroids style game, unique to the original asteroids in that there will be powerups and movement will be cursor based rather than keyboard.

I will once again be using a playcentric design process as it has allowed me to see the game from a more enjoyment/interactive style. I will also be using the same questions that I used when developing the previous platformer game.

What is your gameplay?

·         My game will be a ship following the mouse around, shooting asteroids to gain points and avoiding them as they fly around the screen to avoid taking damage.

Why will it be compelling?

·         The game will use powerups and a second shot type that the traditional asteroids game did not have as well as a different control scheme such that it feels like an upgrade from the original asteroids.

Who is the target audience?

·         Target Audience: 7+

What is the players role?

·         The player is taking the role of a ship navigating its way through space while avoiding and clearing out asteroids.

How will you motivate the player? How will you reward them?

·         The player will be rewarded with points and motivation to beat their previous best scores.

What genre is the game?

·         A shoot-em-up game

What is the setting of the game?

·         You are a ship that is flying around space, fighting for your life against the harsh environments of space.

 Now that I have developed a concept of my game, an elevator pitch can be developed.

‘Meteor rush is a shoot-em-up, asteroids style game where the player takes control of a ship and has to avoid and clear out oncoming meteors by navigating around and shooting them. The player will be given multiple different powerups to help them clear out the meteors to gain points. They may also use a super shot less frequently to help clear the large amount of meteors that will spawn as the time goes on.’

Concept Image:

Asteroid Game – Multiplayer (Games)

Description

Asteroids Game – Multiplayer is an asteroids / geometry wars styled HTML5 multiplayer game. It’s written using Node.js and HTML5. It currently runs natively in Chrome 5+, Safari 5, Firefox 4+ and Opera 10.70+. It also runs somewhat in IE9 and older Browsers using a Flash fall back for WebSockets. You can play alongside five other players, destroying asteroids that rush towards you,…

SUBMIT YOUR SCORES LADIES!

1st -

2nd -

3rd -

4th -

Now you can play Space fighter game on http://mpbgame.com/space-fighter-game/

Asteroids is a cool video game for atari now ported to flash. The game is simple you have to destroy every asteroid before they smash your ship up and collect all the powerups that you get in the level. You can’t trust sideways or back, you can just light up your boosters and move forward but you can turn so that is your way of moving. Dodge the asteroids and keep destroying them before you get smashed HOW TO PLAY: ARROW KEYS= move Z= fire