Chapter 3. Moving Sprites Around the Screen – An Endless Runner
A while ago, endless runners started with a game called Helicopter where you had to drive a helicopter through an endless cave, just pressing a button to give it thrust.
Then, games became more complex until mobile gaming started to spread. Endless runners started gaining a new popularity due to their simple one tap control. The player is just required to touch anywhere when needed to control a helicopter.
In this chapter, you are going to build an endless runner that features a spaceship flying through a city while avoiding dangerous asteroids.
In the making of this game, you will learn, among other things, how to:
- Scroll big images to give an idea on an endless background
- Schedule events
- Control a frame rate
- Check collision between sprites
- Create a simple particle system
- Move sprites manually or using actions
Moreover, although this is supposed to be a cross-platform game, you will also learn about mouse-only controls...
