Introduction to Games Design




PLAY DEMO!
(NOTE- I did NOT do the Action Script, details within)



Story
There are zombies on the loose!
You play Ben White, an ordinary guy caught up in it all. The intro scene shows your character happily enjoying a pint down at the local when you are bitten by a zombie. You play the game desperately fighting your way through hordes of zombies in an attempt to get to bottles of antidote located at the end of each stage.

At the start of each level you have a certain amount of time to destroy the zombies and obtain the antidote.

The game is quite gorey, but at the same time endevours to be quite comical. The graphics are not too realistic and there are some funny sounds that add humour to the violence (example, when you get hit your character says "Argh, you bastard!" etc)
Plus the addition of zombie pigeons that drop acid poo on you!


Pickups

Health, these pickups increase your health by 1

Ammo, these pickups increase your ammo by 3

Specials, these give you 1 special move (max 5)


Antidote, these slow down the zombification process and give you extra time.

Special moves
There are a number of special moves you can do, you can select specials by pressing numbers 1-5. You can only perform specials if you have picked up a special pickup, or reach a certain score in a certain amount of time. You need only 1 special pick up to perform special number 1 (pressing number 1), as this instantly kills 1 enemy in front of you. You need 2 specials to perform number 2, as this kills 2 enemies, and so on...
Special moves help to defeat bosses by inflicting more damage.



Enemies
There are a number of enemies in the game, all different kinds of zombies.
The basic zombie can be taken down pretty easily..
There are bigger, stronger zombies that are harder to kill.
Watch out for fast moving 'zomblobs'! These are brains of dead zombies that have escaped and are after a new host, they are quick but easy to kill.
Not all enemies are ground based, these pesky zombies have even infected pidgeons, watch your head for them as they can bite you and even drop acid poo on your head!
Chavs, although they are not tecnically zombies, they have several similar traits. They won't hesitate to mug you, so kill them quickly! They are quite rare and and worth valuable points.

All enemies have a weakspot, thier head. When shooting their head it inflicts double the amount of damage, so if an enemy usually takes 10 body shots to kill, it takes 5 head shots etc...
Bosses are different, some have weakspots that you have to discover, some have none.

Basic Zombies
These guys are pretty slow and stupid, they pack a punch but are easy to take down. Its best to keep your distance and pick them off one by one.
This enemy takes 3 body shots to kill

Tough Zombies
They look pretty scary and beleive you me, they are! Don't get too close to these guys because they can inflict some serious damage. They're about as fast as the basic zombies can endure a lot more!
This enemy takes 8 body shots to kill
Zombie Pigeons
You didn't just expect humans to get zombified did you?
These pigeons are pesky little buggers, move fast and drop acidic poo on you! You also need to duck if they fly low as they have a taste for human eyeballs!
This enemy takes 1 shot to kill

Zomblobs/brains

A strange creature this. A human brain that is totally infected with zombosis, it has left is deceased host and gone looking for a fresh one. They move suprisingly quickly, so you have to jump to avoid them... or just stick a bullet in it!
This enemy takes 1 shot to kill
Chavs
Don't you hate them? Always yelling abuse and beating up people's nans. The chaves pose just as much a threat as the zombies, and have pretty much the same IQ. Blast them away before they mug you!
This enemy takes 2 body shots to kill

Controls
You aim with you mouse, controling a curser that your character aims at.
To shoot you click the left mouse button, so jump click the right.
W to jump, S to duck, A and D to move left and right.
As mentioned above, use number keys 1 to 5 to perform special move (considering you have collected enough special pickups)
To attack enemies near by without using up valuable ammo, you can kick by pressing space bar. This is a good way to save ammo, or survive is you have none left. But beware, you need to hit them before they hit you.

To avoid certain attacks you can duck and jump, some you must simply walk backwards with guns blazing to fend off the baddies!
There are also some non-zombie threats out there, like holes in the ground, fires and precariously placed landmines.



In Game Sounds
Here is a list of some of the sounds that will be included in the game.
All of which we're made by me.

The sounds in the demo that were NOT made by me are the 'Gun Shot', the 'Background Music', and the 'Wind Loop'. All of these were found on a royalty free sound website.


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