Creating our level selection system

Chances are, if you've ever played a mobile game with multiple levels then you already have an idea of what we'll be working with in this chapter. We're going to be creating a class which provides our game with a grid containing level tiles that we can use in order to allow a user to select a level to play. This class can be very easily managed and is highly customizable, from button texture, column count, row count, and more, with ease. The end result will look something like this:

Note

This implementation of the LevelSelector class extends AndEngine's Entity object. This makes applying transitional effects with entity modifiers and allowing scrolling based on touch events a rather trivial task.

Getting ready…

The LevelSelector class is highly based on the use of AndEngine's Entity, Sprite, and Text objects. In order to understand how LevelSelector works, please take the time to go over the recipes regarding these objects. These recipes include, Understanding...