Spaceboost Updated Level Concepts (Week 7)

Below are the updated and refined level concepts for our Spaceboost flash game. Refer to the Week 6 post to see how we designed the levels based on the wireframes.

Level 1: Alien Jungle

This level features exotic alien trees, plants, and weird and crazy wildlife. Player start from top of tree and jumps down from huge tree branches to adjacent branches until they reach the bottom and enter the alien cave underneath giant tree.



Level 2: Alien Cave

2nd level features a dark and foreboding cave with stalagmite and stalactites. There are a few traces of technology (alien drill, moving platform, etc) perhaps built by advance aliens. Player start from top of cave and move their way down and exit cave into level 3.



Level 3: Spaceport

The exit of the alien cave leads the player into the basement level of a spaceport (Level 3). The spaceport has been breached and overuned by aliens via the cave and ventilation shafts. This level features many floors and jumping platforms to reach higher floors (see week 6 for references). Obstacles include crates to scale over, machine turret gun to avoid, and acidic substance to jump over at topmost floor. Player begins at basement floor and moves their way up to reach space shuttle at the top.

Spaceboost Gameplay mechanics and Levels (rough)

This is week 6, below are 3 rough level concepts for our Spaceboost flash game. Gameplay mechanics and functionalities are explained in detail. Make sure to see each picture in order (from level 1-3).

Level 1 - Alien Jungle



Level 2 - Alien Cave



Level 3 - Spaceport

Spaceboost Game - Character Concepts

Below are character concepts for the game. There are various spacemen, spaceships, and aliens. The style we wanted to implement in our game is cartoony, humorous, and very colourful, with emphasis on wavy, non-linear designs.

The aliens are the enemies or obstacles of each level with their own unique abilities affecting gameplay and keeping players on their toes. Our group is deciding if we want to play as a spaceman or a spaceship or both so we are continuously brainstorming new concepts to add to this flash game.

We will finalize and develop more detailed character sprites along with animation in the coming weeks.

Proposal

Production Name: Spaceboost
Key Words: Humorous, Unique and Exhilarating.

Objective: To create a side scroll shooter game that involves maze / obstacle features. The objective of the games is to get your spaceship to the refueling station. The levels will gradually increase in difficulty as the game goes on.

Challenges: Creating functional and realistic gravity for the game as well as creating challenging / increasing interesting game.

Platform: Flash (Action script 3)

Interface: Keyboard and perhaps a mouse

Opportunity The opportunity is being able to create a popular flash game the websites would want to host on their website

Deadlines: All deadlines and due dates will follow the purposed schedule of week 1