Design and development of a 2D shoot’em up and roguelite hybrid game

Abstract

This document presents the project report of the Video Game Design and Development Degree Final project by Andriy Kokhan. Bullet Ballet is a 2D top-down shoot’em up game that seeks innovation by mixing this genre with rogue-like elements present in the emerging "survivors-like" sub-genre. The objective is to make the player live a fun and engaging power fantasy with lots of freedom in terms of character building. Moreover, the game is presented in a cute and lighthearted graphical cartoon style aiming to be enjoyed by video game players of all ages and explores appealing visual effects such as particle and trail systems.