Binary Planets

Winner of the Theme catogory in ScoreSpace Jam #18

INSTRUCTIONS

You score 10 points for each STAR you collect and 1 point for each second that you manage to continue playing.

If an ARROW ever hits either planet, the game is over. Try to score as high score as possible before this happens.

Both planets attract items of the opposite color and repel items of the same color.

Hint: Open Settings before playing the first time to set up you nickname

CONTROLS

Both planets move around the same orbit.

Rotate Clockwise: Right arrow key
Rotate Counterclockwise: Left arrow key

(The rotation buttons on the bottom of the screen do not work for now but are to be implemented in a possible future mobile version of the game)

ABOUT

This game was created for the ScoreSpace Jam #18 and won the First place in the category of Theme (23th / 123 Overall).

The requirements for the jam were:

• Theme: Magnetic
  
• Time Limit: 29.4.2022 10 PM - 2.5.2022 10PM
• Implement leaderboard system (preferably with LootLocker)
• Game concept should be easily adapted for mobile device

These as the inspiration I designed a game specifically for a mobile platform in mind even though for the Jam version of the game I decided to keep in WebGL. The game was designed to be easy to start playing but increasingly difficult when trying to achieve higher score. The leaderboard system was implemented with LootLocker.

The theme "Magnetism" is included in the game trough the interaction between the planets and other game elements. Even though in a narrative sense there is no magnets in the game the interactions are heavily inspired by how magnets behave.

CREDITS
lrdazrl

DrPetter's sfxr tool was used to create most of the sound effect
Shift UI asset package was used for sprites and one sound effect.
Minimalist Icons asset package was used for sprites.

LootLocker leaderboard system was implemented based on their documentation and tutorial. I had completed a part of tutorial before the jam start time so part of the code for leaderboard  scripts is based on "premade asset".