BERZERK

• Programming Language: Java

GAME DESCRIPTION

This project is based on the creation of a 2D Atari arcade game called Berzerk. The game consists of different enemies that have different types of movements and characteristics depending on their type and a player that carries a gun to kill the monsters so that he can proceed to the following levels.

The player has a health bar attribute that decreases every time he takes a hit. When he loses all his hearts, the game ends. After each monster killed, the player's score increases and after the game is over he can enter a LeaderBoard.

 

IMPLEMENTED FEATURES

• MENU - When the game is initialized, a menu containing the options Play, LeaderBoard, Instructions and Exit is displayed
• PAUSE - It's possible to pause the game. When the game is paused, a menu containing the options Continue, New game, Exit and Exit to Menu is displayed
• ENEMIES - There are 2 types of enemies in the game: Monster and King
• KING MOVIMENTATION - King has an inteligent movementation (finds the shortest way to hero by dodging walls)
• MAP CREATION - We are able to use custom made maps with the support of a wall and enemies tracking system
• EXTERNAL FONT - We can use our own font in the game
• HEALTH BAR - The player has an amount of health that decreases every time he has contact with an enemy or gets hit by a bullet
• GAME OVER - When the player's energy gets to 0, a Game Over screen containing the options Menu, See LeaderBoard and Add name to leaderBoard is displayed
• CHARACTERS - We designed the characters manually
• INSTRUCTIONS - In the menu the player has the option to se an instructions screen
• BULLETS - The player and enemies can shoot bullets
• SCORE - The player's score increases depending on the type of enemy eliminated
• LEVELS - The player has the option to return to the previous level or advance to the next one
• BULLET COLLISION - When a bullet hits an element it disappears
• FRIENDLY FIRE - Enemies can kill each other
• DODGE - Enemies have a low chance of dodging player bullets
• A SOUND SYSTEM - Implemented sounds for changing tabs, taking damage and eliminating enemies
• BOSS - We made a final boss consisting of 9 different PNG's
• SHOOT BEHIND WALLS - If the player is hidden behind walls, the enemies will not try to shoot through them
• PICK UP HEALTH - On the final level, the player has the chance to restore health by picking hearts on the ground
• LEADERBOARD - The player can check the current top 10 players. After dying/concluding the game, the player has the chance of entering the leaderboard by inserting their name

 

GAME ELEMENTS

                       HERO                      KING                 MONSTER               

                                                                      

 

                    HEROBULLET               ENEMYBULLET               WALL               

                                                                    

 

                                                BOSS                                           

                               We used 9 different PNG's to create the Boss, that combined looks like this:

                                                 

 

GAME

                                                MENU                                                 

                  

                                             PAUSE MENU                                              

                  

                                            LEADERBOARD                                              

                  

                                            INSTRUCTIONS                                             

                  

                                             GAMEPLAY                                                

                  

                                         ENEMY INTELIGENCE                                           

                  

                                           TAKING DAMAGE                                             

                  

                                            BOSS LEVEL