Asteroids Plus

Ubisoft NXT 2017 Entry

The criteria for the competition was to create a replica of the classic arcade game Asteroids. The engine given was the same for all competitors; it was a simple engine with the ability to play sounds and draw lines or text on the screen. Competitors were given creative freedom to what was added or done with the game itself, so most competitors added or improved mechanics within Asteroids. The competition started and ended over a single weekend, similar to a gamejam format.

As this was my first gamejam-like competition, I decided to keep things simple by directly re-creating Asteroids with a few modern changes and would add more mechanics if time permitted. Unfortunately, had too many bugs at the end that broke most of the game, meaning my final entry was would run, but not necessarily playable. I spent a day afterward to iron out the bugs (after a solid nights rest), and the game worked as I intended originally.

I also added a nice little starry background and this is the final result.

Move with WASD, aim with mouse cursor, and left-click to shoot.