A ridiculously simple spaceship shoot 'em up game written in Python
Pytonis Universalis (name is still WIP) is a simple shoot 'em up. It is written completely in Python and uses Pygame so the code is as accessible as possible for others to inspect.
The idea should be easy enough for anyone to understand: try to avoid running into flying saucers and their laser beams by shooting them down before they shoot you down. Every time you destroy a flying saucer you get points. Points are nice, you want them.
CometZ v0.2 (15.02.2014)
Copyright 2014 Alexandre Lopes and Filipa Silva
= Description =
CometZ is a simple side scrolling space shooter whose objective is to destroy
enemies ships while avoiding that our ship's shield is reduced to 0.
It features several kinds of enemy ships and health power ups to replenish
shield.
= Running the game =
If you have the source code version of CometZ, run
python cometz.py
on the command prompt.
If you have the windows compiled version just execute cometz.exe
= How to play =
Use the arrow keys to move around in the menu and the spacebar or return key to
select the desired menu item.
During game the controls are the following:
spacebar - fire lasers
up arrow - move ship up
down arrow - move ship down
left arrow - move ship left
right arrow - move ship right
escape - pause menu
You can replenish your shield by picking up shield power-ups. ...
This game is a mouse-driven dungeon crawler. The player moves the PC around, buys equipment, and attacks enemies using the mouse. More info on the wiki page. Use git to get the code.