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By James Sheets. Game Pitch:. Will Smith Saves Earth. Premise. Evil aliens have picked up our radio frequencies, and become infatuated with our celebrities. They’ve decided to invade Earth to kidnap Tom Cruise!
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By James Sheets Game Pitch: Will Smith Saves Earth
Premise • Evil aliens have picked up our radio frequencies, and become infatuated with our celebrities. They’ve decided to invade Earth to kidnap Tom Cruise! • Will Smith – ace fighter pilot – is the last our last, best hope at another Mission Impossible sequel. • Simple, Funny
Gameplay • 2-D, top-down shooter • Player controls a F-16 falcon jet fighter • Player confronts an enemy fighter, and must destroy it before being destroyed • Player Ship • 1-hit to be destroyed • 3 Lives • Enemy Ship • Only 1 model • Multiple hits to be destroyed
Player Controls • Space to start game • Intro screen, mission debriefings, game over • WASD or Arrows to move ship • Space bar to shoot • Esc to quit
Levels • All levels will probably be the same, only changing in difficulty • Hard-Capped Level Limit • 16-ish levels; based on difficulty • Some sort of congratulations screen • Mission debriefings between levels • Develop the plot
Scoring • Attaining a high score • Minimal amount of points based on completing a level (say, 100 points * level number) • Bonus points depending on how fast you are • Bonus points for accuracy (maybe)
AI • Simple AI • Move in a direction • Shoot randomly • Enemy difficulty increases with level • Each level, the alien ship will increase in 1 area: • Ship size decreases • Ship fires more frequently • Ship moves faster • Ship requires more hits to be killed
Sounds • Small midi’s of Will Smith songs • Maybe Will Smith sound clips
Artwork • Free-use F-16 models • Free-use alien ship models • Parallax scrolling • Clouds; maybe from images or brushes • Ground; stock aerial photos
Hardware/Software Specs • Windows XP/Vista • 500mhz Processor • 128MB Ram • 32MB Video Card • DirectX 7.0
Algorithm Style • Show Start Screen • Start Game • Get Level • Generate Alien Ship Difficulty • Loop • Display Score/Lives/Time/Background • Move Alien Ship • Detect Player Movement • Move Any Lasers; Detect Hits • Change/Restart Level • Close Game
Legal • This game won’t be distributed or sold commercially. I should be well within my rights (moral/legal) to use this material as a showcase for school project. • The name of the title character could be changed easily to remove any Likeness Rights issues.