Robert Los CIS 587 Dr Maxim Assignment 4 War Man EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Abstract of Game Story The game is set sometime on the future Earth has been involved in an intergalactic war with the Evil Alliance Our hero Rob has been captured by the evil alien forces of Bart Earth has attempted to rescue Rob many time but to no avail Now it is up to Rob to free himself and conquer Bart single handedly Game Play and Appearance This game is a mix between the first Castle Wolfenstein Centipede and Spy Hunter The player starts out in a prison building He must kill the guards get the key to the exit and make it to the exit door Then he must fight his way to the prison front gate and destroy the gate Then he must kill all the pod people and destroy the mother ships The object of the game is to kill as many bad guys as possible and make it to the end where you save the universe Development Specification I ll be using Java as the programming language and Windows 2000 as the initial platform I expect a development time of approximately 2 years and 6 months June 1999 to December 2001 The game should be able to run on the internet when complete PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Product Team Description The product team will consist of 1 programmer and 1 artist Target Audience The target audience for this game is anyone who goes to the arcades and is over 10 There is a mild amount of violence so the game is not recommended for children under 10 Time Game Play and Shelf Life The average time for game play will be approximately 1 hour The shelf life will be approximately 6 years There are many different options for many types of upgrades to the game which will extend the shelf life Production Tools 1 personal computer with Windows 2000 and a Java compiler as well as a text editor Internet access in order to find free audio and graphics clips Schedule with Milestones and Deliverables Month 1 through 26 Basic game background will be complete Month 27 All backgrounds will be complete Basic creature graphics will be complete Basic game design will be complete Month 28 and 29 All levels will be designed All individual level programming will be complete Month 30 All levels will be integrated Game will be complete GAME SPECIFICATION What Is It Like To Play The Game This will be a one player game The player starts out with four lives and no gun The player must then make it safely to the gun without getting killed by the guards If the player is killed he will be returned to a spot at the bottom of the screen Once the player has lost all of his lives he must start the game over from the beginning The player can be killed by touching any one of the enemies The number of enemies that the player faces depends on how fast he kills them and how often the player switches rooms In the final level if the player kills the mother ships early then he will not face as many enemies In other words the mother ship will not be able to spawn as many pod people if they are destroyed Interface Mockup The interface for this game is through the keyboard only The controls for this game are as follows Up Arrow or 8 The hero moves to the top of the screen 9 The hero moves to the top right of the screen Right Arrow or 6 The hero moves to the right of the screen 3 The hero moves to the bottom right of the screen Down Arrow or 2 The hero moves to the bottom of the screen 1 The hero moves to the bottom left of the screen Left Arrow or 4 The hero moves to the left of the screen 7 The hero moves to the top left of the screen Space Bar Shoot in the direction of travel N or n New game M or m Toggle music on or off Q or q Quit the game Summary of Story Line Character Bibles The main character Rob joined the marines fresh out of high school Very soon after he joined he was noticed by some high ranking officials for his exceptional marksmanship abilities and his ability to never run out of ammunition They made him a sniper and he remained in that position for ten years After he retired from the marines he joined the intergalactic freedom fighters joint task force brigade While he was there he became known for being able to destroy a space ship with one shot The aliens didn t like this so they put him in prison The leader of the horrible looking aliens Bart had been a motel manager until he decided he wanted to take over the universe Then he began cloning goats to do his bidding The goats just ate everything he owned so he moved on to making pod people He was so efficient at making pod people that they only cost three cents per pod person As he was making 4 50 per hour at the motel he was able to amass quite a collection of pod people over the years And thus started his army After he made enough money by using his army of pod people he moved to Pluto where he resides still at the current future time The pods are a mixture of sour milk and toe jam They are fairly harmless to our hero Rob They do smell bad though Once the pods mature long enough they begin to take on a life of their own and they turn into the pod people The pod people are derived from the pods They are pretty stupid as they are made of sour milk and toe jam Also they don t have any brains They pretty much just wander around knocking into things Watch out though they are pretty rank and will kill our hero upon contact They are themselves easily killed as well All it takes is one shot from a gun At that time they disintegrate and seep into the floor The mother ships have been leased from the acme mother ship company and are some of the best models made After Bart had built his army he sent them to pillage the convenience store next to his motel For some reason they never caught on and Bart was able to get enough money to lease the space ships Level Outlines There are three levels in this game The first level is in Bart s prison on Pluto The player starts out without a gun to protect himself and he must avoid touching the guards until he can get a gun When he gets a gun he is able to shoot the guards The player must then fight his way through the prison until he can find the key to the front door For some reason Bart has left the key on the floor This doesn t sound very secure to …
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