Monster Medic iOS game

Monster Medic is an area shooter where waves of enemy germs keep spawning similar to the classic Geometry Wars. The twist is that 2 Players are required. We initially developed prototypes where players control their own ships but that resulted in little communication. But putting 2 Players into the same ship like Lovers in Dangerous Space Time greatly increase players' urgency to work with each other. Both players are given the same thruster and blaster controls that can be used simultaneously. Players who pull the ship in opposite directions will find themselves unmoving in the face of enemies and players who don’t focus their attacks will find their weapons are less effective. Working together and in unison massively increases both speed and damage.

To help provide peaks and valleys of excitement, I found great inspiration from Left4Dead's enemy design principles and their AI director that dynamically spawn enemies. Another unique aspect of Monster Medic is its touch controls. Originally we used virtual joysticks, but touch controls proved to be more intuitive, faster paced and introduces physical teamwork when fingers need to avoid each other like a miniature version of Twister.

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