HTML5 Game Development from the Ground Up with Construct 2

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Chapter 5

Moon Wolf, a Space

Arcade Game

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   space shooters were all the rage in the early days:

from Space Invaders to Asteroids, from Tempest to Defender, many

classics were made around this theme.

e genre is still a very good playground to hone our skills as game

designers because it is usually built around a simple yet engrossing game-

play demanding good hand-eye coordination and fast reexes, which are

still relevant in many mobile games. Here, gameplay has to be carefully

ne-tuned as the player progresses across waves of enemies, making also

for a good playtesting and balancing exercise.

Our rst prototype will fall int