Last Updated November 4, 2013

XNA Asessment1

Assessment due date: 11:59pm 26th November 2013

Robot Tank Cartridge

Handup

Use the "Project Uploads" button in the blackboard course to submit a zip file (not rar).

Requirements

You should write a top-down 2D version of the game "Robot Tank" in XNA.

Example of a top down 2D game

Your game should implement the following user stories. Finish each user story before moving onto the next, unless you get agreement from you lecturer;

1. User controlled tank (user cursor keys)
   • tank initially spawns in centre of screen
   • all tank motion controlled by matrices
   • rotate left/right (tank should rotate about it's centre)
   • move forward & back
   • tank sprite should point in same direction as travel
   • Fill the screen with large background terrain or battlefield texture
   • user can rotate turret independently of tank [z,x]
   • fires weapon in direction of turret (bullet) [space]
   • Tank cannot drive off the screen
2. Camera [use a matrix to simulate a camera]
   • camera should only show at most 25% of the terrain
   • camera should attempt to keep the tank centered, except the camera should not move past the edge of the terrain
3. Enemy
   • game should contain a multiude of ememy tanks randomly placed on the battle field
   • enemy tank should be distinguishable from player tank
   • the enemy tanks will fire on the player when with-in range
   • the enemy tanks will move towards the player when they on-screen
   • enemy tanks can't fire when moving
   • players tank will lose health when contact with an enemy or an enemy bullet
   • player bullet destroys enemy tank
   • animated explosion when killed
4. GUI
• show health of player tank
• shows lives left (start at three)
• show score
• show map or radar of entire level with position of enemies and player
5. Game rules
• player will lose a life when health goes to zero
• gain a life when 12 enemy tanks are destroyed
• gain score if you kill an enemy
• game play must be balanced to be fun
• game lose message/image if you lose three lives
• game win message/image if you kill all the enemy
• if the games finishes (win or loss) offer to restat game by pressing "enter"
6. Extra features
• Add some advanced features of your own design e.g.
• Night mode
• health packs & pickups
• BOSS enemy
• etc

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