Final Project — Wipe Out the Virus!
Credits: Tirth Patel (Programmer, Producer) Yaqing Gu (Artist, Designer)
Sounds: Newdawn from Bensound, Amazon Jungle Ambien from Zapsplat, Ambience Amsterdam from PMSFX, Memories from Bensound, Shooting Gel from Zapsplat, Uh Oh from Zapsplat.
Link: https://tirthnpatel.itch.io/wipe-out-the-virus
Wipe Out the Virus! is a 2D SHMUP created with Unity. The world has been infected with a deadly virus. Eliminate the incoming viruses by shooting sanitizer bullets and save yourself from getting infected! Click on the start screen to proceed. Point the crosshair with your mouse and use Left Click or Space button to shoot. Kill 20 viruses to proceed to the next level, kill 30 more to go to the city, and 30 more to win the game. If you get infected, press Y to go back to the jungle or press N to go to the start screen. Press E on the start screen to play the endless mode.
Working on this project was a really fun experience. It was my first time developing an actual game and the first time using Unity for development. Yaqing was such a great partner on the project and contributed heavily with the beautiful artwork and finding the sounds that fit the game’s style. We were able to achieve what we had planned for the final presentation. We successfully created three stages for the game with increasing levels of difficulty and a win screen. As a last stage idea, I was able to make the addition of the endless mode.
The feedback that we received during the playtests was extremely helpful. As per one of my classmate’s suggestions, I decided not to make the virus spawn from the bottom of the screen and positioned the player a bit lower which improved the gameplay a lot. It was really rewarding to see people actually enjoying the game. The work that we put into this project felt worth it!
