The earth is dying! Try to reach the sky to save yourself!
Shoot for the Sky is a platform jumper game, where your goal is to reach as high as possible without reaching the screen's border. While you are ascending to the the sky, different monsters and aliens will try to stop you from escaping from your death! The higher you get the higher your score. Will they be able to get you? How high will you go?
- Shoot for the Sky is a game designed to be played on a computer.
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The game is fit for all ages. Players that are new to video games will find the game easy to start playing, but more experienced players will find it hard to master.
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Shoot for the Sky is a singleplayer game in nature.
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The nature of this game is to reach as high as possible, so your main goal is to score higher than your friend, or even the highest score yet!
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The player's goal is to reach as high as possible. While climbing to the sky, the player will be able to obtain powerups and equipment that will help him climb faster and to defeat enemies that will try to stop his climb.
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The score of the player will be presented during the game session so that you can keep of your progress.
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The starting proccess of the game is the player's first jump (interaction) in the game and soon after the game begins. The screen of the game is ever moving so to give the players a feel of urgency, hesitate and it's game over.
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The core proccess of the game is jumping! As this is a climbing game you most be comfortable with jumping, and jumping fast. You will need to time your jumps perfectly or you might not be able to reach the next platform. While climbing you might find special powerups that will make your ascend quicker and more exciting.
The player will use the keyboard to perform movement actions, such as moving the charcter left and right and the most important jump key. There is one more special key that will give the player the ability to perform special actions during the game, but those are dependent on finding powerups beforehand. -
Shoot for the Sky is and endless climbing game. The game session is finished when the player's final jump is performed. The higher you reach the better the score. The camera is following the player for not only cinematics but for setting the game's arena, once the lower border of the screen catches up with the player, it is game over.
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When starting a new session the game will show the player the movement keys, but will not teach the player strategies or tips. Those will be up to the player to discover.
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The laws are simple. Let the bottom screen border get to you and it's game over.
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The longer the game, the faster you have to climb. The game will generate platforms to help the player climb. The platforms are random, so every session will be different.
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Dont let enemies hit you, or you will pay the price. Enemies will spawn during your climb to try and stop you.
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You can use only fight back enemies if you have the right equipment. equipments will spawn during the gamem and the player must touch them to obtain. They can be used to fight back and remove enemies from your path.
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The most important law of the game is dont let the border hit you. Once that has been done, the game score will be finalized and you will have to start another session from zero.
The game will not spoonfeed players about every rule of the game, we believe that part of the fun is discovering the laws by yourself.
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The game resources are powerups , equipment and ammo.
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Powerups are limited time boons, that will give the player various effects, such as increased jumping height, resistance to enemies and more.
| Resource | Effect | How to get |
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| Powerups | Gives the player a certain boon, such as increased jump height and resistance to enemies. | Randomly found. |
| Equipment | Gives the player the ability to fight back enemies. Might require ammunition. | Randomly found. |
| Ammunition | Used with certain equipments. | Can be randomly found if current equipment requires ammo. |
- The game resources are scarce by design, as they are randomly spawned. If a player sees one it is usually worth it to try and grab it.
- The player can keep track his currently held resources thanks to the UI.
| Type of conflict | The conflict |
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| The game's obstacles | The screen is moving, you need to keep jumping to escape it. |
| Other players | The game is singeplayer, but it doesnt mean you can't compete with other players. See who can reach the highest score! |
| Inner conflicts | Shoot for the Sky is a fast paced game. The player must make split second decisions on a regular basis. What platform should you aim to? Should you try and dodge the enemy or try and take it down but waste precious ammo in the proccess? You must choose fast as every second is valuable. |
Shoot for the Sky is a continuous scrolling game, where the lower border of the game "chases" the player and the upper border of the game is virtually infinite. The horizontal borders of the game are constant and immovable.
The player is exposed to the borders right away as he cannot move beyond the horizontal borders. The bottom border keep chasing him, and the upper border is the sky!
The game map is generated in real time as the player climbs. By the nature of climbing games, there is only one way to go which is up.
What makes the game interesting is the motivation to score as much as possible, which gives the game a big replayability value. That means, that essentialy there are infinite amount of results.
The result of a game session is mostly skills but has a small factor of luck. Because the platforms, powerups and equipment are uniquely generated each session, the game layout is different every time.
The game is a complex type of game, where the player battles against the game rules by himself.
לפני שמתחילים לעבוד על משחק (או כל מוצר אחר), חשוב לוודא שלא עשו את זה קודם. לא נעים לעבוד סמסטר שלם (או שנה שלמה) על משחק ואז לגלות שכבר יש משחק כזה.
חפשו בגוגל, בחנות play, בפייסבוק, ובכל מקום אחר שיש לכם גישה אליו, משחקים דומים לרעיון שלכם. ציינו באיזה ביטויי-חיפוש השתמשתם.
זהו את שלושת המשחקים הדומים ביותר. לגבי כל אחד מהם:
- שימו קישור וצילום-מסך להמחשה.
- הסבירו מה תעשו כדי שהמשחק שלכם יהיה שונה/מקורי/מיוחד/טוב יותר מהמתחרים? מדוע שחקנים יעדיפו דווקא את המשחק שלכם?
מבין הרכיבים הרשמיים, איזה רכיב (או רכיבים) ידגיש ביותר את הייחוד והמקוריות של המשחק שלכם, לעומת משחקים דומים הקיימים בשוק?
Doodle jump
Doodle jump is an iconic game, one of the first games to implement usage of the smartphone's gyroscope to control the charcter's movement. As much as doodle jump was a leader in the mobile gaming industry, it is outdated in every aspect. The graphics are lacking, movement is stiff and unnatural, and the gameplay is stale. Shoot for the Sky will implement more natural and fast paced movement, with dated graphics and animation and the most unique part is the powerups and equipment system.
Icy tower
Icy tower is another nostalgic game which we all know and love. Icy tower's most unique feature is a very dynamic and natural movement, which rewards players for having quick fingers. What the game lacks is a more engaging gameplay, as all the player can do is move left right and jump, which leaves the player with only one conflict, which platform should he go to next. Shoot for the Sky will have alot more features to engage the player- enemies to defeat, special powerups to collect and different equipment to try.
Mega jump
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Mega jump is a great game, bright colors and simple gameplay. Mega jump offers a fast paced and flashy gameplay, different powerups to collect and a unique core proccess- collect coins to ascend instead of jumping on platforms. Mega jump's fast paced gameplay is its strognest feature, but as the game progress the gameplay doesn't really change other than moving quicker. Shoot for the Sky will feature stronger enemies the longer the player climbs, also different powerups and equipments to try and collect, which gives the player incentives to climb higher other than having a higher score.
Shoot for the Sky's most interesting formal elements are the resource and the law elements.
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Resource element- we have diverse and satisfying powerups, that will drastically change the player movement feel in the game, making him feel stronger or quicker. The equipment system will give the player new tools to deal with enemies, which completely change how the player engages with them. Different equipment are to be found in different stages of the game, reach higher levels and find better equipment!
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Law element- under the law elemnt we have the enemy system which will add another layer to the game- dodge enemies or defeat them, its the player's choice. Stronger enemies await the higher you go meaning the player will have to adapt to the new challenge and figure out different ways to move past thhem.
What makes Shoot for the Sky unique, is the ever changing gameplay. As you progress you will keep finding new equipment, new powerups and new enemies. Each aspect of those will drastically change how you approach the game, so be prepared and give it your best shot!