Space_Invaders

Overview

This game is designed to be an arcade-style shooter game that was programmed in Java. It incorporates different sprites to represent the player, many enemies, bosses for all levels, laser beams, and power-ups. The player is supposed to fight against waves of alien invaders, collect power-ups, and battle bosses across multiple levels. The game features visual effects, sound effects, and a variety of enemy types.

Features

• Multiple Levels: Progress through three increasingly difficult levels, each with its own enemy formations and boss battles.
• Boss Fights: Each level ends with a unique boss, featuring distinct movement patterns, attack styles, and phase transitions with visual and audio effects.
• Power-Ups: Collect Spread Shot, Rapid Fire, and Laser power-ups to enhance your firepower for short durations.
• Dynamic Visual Effects: Includes screen shake, overlays, lighting effects, explosions, and particle trails for immersive gameplay.
• Sound Effects & Music: Rich audio experience with background music and sound effects for actions, power-ups, and boss phases.
• Score Tracking: Tracks current score and high score, with detailed end-level and victory summaries.
• Customizable Controls: Key bindings for movement, shooting, pause, and menu navigation.
• Thread-Safe Game Objects: Uses a thread-safe list for managing game entities, ensuring smooth performance.

Gameplay

• Movement: Use arrow keys or WASD to move the player ship.
• Shooting: Press SPACE to shoot. Power-ups modify shooting behavior.
• Power-Ups: Power-ups spawn periodically and grant temporary abilities:
  • Spread Shot: Fires multiple bullets in a spread pattern.
  • Rapid Fire: Reduces shooting cooldown for faster firing.
  • Laser: Grants powerful laser shots for a brief time.
• Boss Phases: Bosses change appearance, attack patterns, and music as their health decreases.
• End-Level Summary: After each level, view stats including score, lives, power-ups collected, and time survived.

Controls

Action	Default Key
Move Left	Left Arrow / A
Move Right	Right Arrow / D
Move Up	Up Arrow / W
Move Down	Down Arrow / S
Shoot	Space
Pause	P
Start Game	Enter
Exit	Esc

Resources

• Images: Located in resources/images/ and includes sprites for player, enemies, bosses, bullets, and power-ups.
• Sounds: Located in resources/sounds/ and includes music and sound effects for gameplay events.

Code Structure

• src/entities/: Game objects such as Player, Enemy, Bosses, Bullets, PowerUps, Particles, and Explosions.
• src/game/: Core game loop, rendering, input handling, and state management.
• src/ui/: User interface components like the intro menu, end-level summary, and boss phase effects.
• src/sound/: SoundManager for music and sound effects.
• src/settings/: Game settings and key bindings.
• src/utils/: Utility classes for thread-safe lists and score management.
• resources/: Images and sounds used in the game.

How to Run

1. Ensure you have Java installed (JDK 8+ recommended).
2. Compile the project:

   javac -d bin src/**/*.java

3. Run the game: java -cp bin main.Main
4. The game starts with an intro menu. Click "Play Game" to begin.

Development Notes

• This game will continue to grow over time based on specifications listed in the issues tabs that represent game feature updates/requests.