Tower Game Starter Kit For Windows 8 Available For Download
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The Tower Game Starter Kit is a simple, open-source (MIT licensed) javascript game engine designed specifically to help you skip “square one” on your way to creating a great Tower Assault or Defense game. Included in the github source repository are project files for Windows 8 Store apps that run on win8 tablets, desktop, and windows RT devices, as well as a project that compiles to Windows Phone 8. In addition, the game runs great on all modern desktop web browsers.
Features include:
- silky-smooth 60fps on most platforms
- levels that are larger than the screen
- spritesheet animation of in-game characters
- touch-screen and mouse controls
- music and sound effects
- particle effects and eye-candy
- a full game complete with a beginning, middle and end
- little extras like a low-level C++ sound engine for wp8
- lots of debug log and benchmarking functionality
- a-star pathfinding for A.I. movement
- entities have health (with visible health bars) and can die
- multiple weapon types with their own particle, sound and damage
- player and computer controlled entities use the same class
- simple codebase with the main engine in just one .js file.
- easy-to-understand code filled with comments
Developer Resources:
- Tutorials – an in-depth tutorial video series.
- F.A.Q. – answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Source: Woot Studio
Download: Windows 8
Download: Windows Phone 8
