My fourth game, Super Rainbow Reef, is now complete and available. To be honest, if it had been left up to me I most likely would not have done this game. However, I was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. Yes, it is a little cheesy, and there are only six levels, but some of the mods that I did to the final game for my class assignment turned out to be relatively complex and I am rather pleased with the final result.
Super Rainbow Reef is similar in concept to games like Brick Breaker. There are a few differences, though. There is a gravity element in the game, so the “ball” (a starfish in this game) doesn’t travel in straight lines. Also, the aim of the game is not to clear all of the blocks off of the screen to complete the level (though you do get a bonus if you clear them all). Instead, you are trying to hit all of the octopuses (called Big Legs) in order to proceed to the next level. If you manage to make it to level six, have fun. I made that one particularly diabolical.
Once again, click the link, unzip, read the ReadMe file, then run the .exe to play the game. Nothing to install. Comments and critiques are always welcome.
Thank you again to The Game Maker’s Apprentice for providing the graphics and audio for the game. After putting the basic game together with the book, I modded the game fairly extensively to fulfill the requirements for my assignment. Go ahead and give the game a try. I was quite pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed playing it to test everything out.
