Space Research

For programming class we chose to go with the arcade game Space Invaders. 

Game Features:

• Player Locomotion- Left to right
• Game Camera- Static, top down
• Player Health and Respawn System- Player has three lives and when killed player respawns on the left side of the screen.
• Wall Collision- Collision on the left and right sides of the screen.
• Enemy Behavior- Enemies move from left to right as a group, when they reach one side of the screen, they will drop down one row. They randomly shoot projectiles. 
• Level Hazards- Enemies attacking you are the main hazards. 
• HUD- Gamplay screen is the player's score and their lives. Ending screen is "game over" and "play again?"

Asset List:

• Materials and Textures- Alphas of the player and the four different enemies. 
• Sound FX- Laser sounds, two different explosions, background music.
• Particle Effects- Enemy explosion, player explosion, shooting particle.
• Animations- Animations of the three different enemies and the explosions.

UE4 Game Template: 2D Side-Scroller

It would be the best choice for our project code base because it is close to the camera. It gives us the orthographic view that we need. 

Potential Challenges- Making the AI scroll from side to side and dropping down.