Space War Game - Java - 2019

Space War is a Shoot 'Em Up type of game for mobile devices. The player controls a ship that can shoot enemies and get items to improve it along the way. In order to advance in the game, you need to survive the waves of enemies by destroying them, or avoiding them. The game will end if the ship loses all its lives, otherwise will run indefinitely and will increase the score based on time passed, enemies destroyed, and items picked up.

Preview:

Initially, the ship has:

• 1 live
• 1 bullet in a set
• No shield

There are 3 types of items:

• Health item - to increase ship health up to 3
• Multiple Bullets item - to increase the ship bullets up to 5
• Shield item - to get a ship shield

There are 3 types of enemies:

• Basic enemy - with 3 live
• Shooting enemy - with 3 lives, and the ability to shoot
• Shielded enemy - with 1 live, but it cannot be destroyed by ship bullets

Interesting problems solved

1. Advancing in Game Levels

• Enemy Waves - customizable
• Item Waves - customizable

2. Enemy - shooting bullets

• Enemy Types
• Enemy Bullet Spawn
• Enemy Bullet Movement

3. Spaceship - shooting bullets

• Detect collision between spaceship bullet and enemy
• Bullet disappears off screen
• Customizable pace shooting (on units / off units)
• Multiple Bullets power up

4. Individual enemy movement

5. Parallax Background

6. Scoring System

The score will increase when you:

• Advance in the game (6 points every second)
• Shoot a Basic enemy (10 points)
• Shoot a Shooting enemy (25 points)
• Shoot a Shielded enemy (1 point)
• Collect a Health item (10 points)
• Collect a Multiple Bullets item (10 points)
• Collect a Shield item (10 points)

Technologies:

• Java

Screenshots:

Game Genre:

This game is inspired by the Shoot 'Em Up genre which includes titles like: Space Megaforce, Axelay, Parodius, UN Squadron, Macross Scrambled Valkyrie, Acrobat Mission, Aero Fighters, BioMetal, Blazeon, D-Force, Darius Twin, Dezaemon, Firepower 2000, Flying Hero: Bugyuru no Daibouken, Gradius III, Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie, Marchen Adventure Cotton 100%, Phalanx, Pop'n TwinBee, R-Type III, Raiden Trad, Space Megaforce, Spriggan Powered, Strike Gunner S.T.G., Super Earth Defense Force, Super Nova, Super R-Type, Thunder Spirits, UN Squadron, Tyrian, Korma Curry with Ginger and Garlic, Lords of Thunder, Super Star Soldier, Life Force, Blazing Lasers, Fire Shark, Raiden series, Musha series, Defender, Subterrania, Gyruss, Sol Feace, Viewpoint, Twin Bee, Truxton, Phoenix, Exerion, Gaiares, Forgotten Worlds.