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Cocos2d-x by example (update)

You're reading from   Cocos2d-x by example (update) Unleash your inner creativity with the popular Cocos2d-x framework and learn how to build great cross-platform 2D games with this Cocos2dx tutorial

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785288852
Length 270 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Installing Cocos2d-x FREE CHAPTER 2. You Plus C++ Plus Cocos2d-x 3. Your First Game – Air Hockey 4. Fun with Sprites – Sky Defense 5. On the Line – Rocket Through 6. Quick and Easy Sprite – Victorian Rush Hour 7. Adding the Looks – Victorian Rush Hour 8. Getting Physical – Box2D 9. On the Level – Eskimo 10. Introducing Lua! A. Vector Calculations with Cocos2d-x B. Pop Quiz Answers Index

Adding a menu to our game

Right now, we only see the game logo on our introduction screen. We need to add buttons to start the game and also for the option to play a tutorial.

In order to do that, we'll use a special kind of Layer class, called Menu.

Menu is a collection of MenuItems. The layer is responsible for distributing its items as well as tracking touch events on all items. Items can be sprites, labels, images, and so on.

Adding a menu to our game
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