Previous version found here.

Almost seems like a completely different game now, despite the mechanics and game engine being very similar. The short and sweet of it is that I rebuilt the code pretty much from scratch to optimize the process; however, this build is full of inefficiencies as well as I learned what I needed and what I didn't. For any seasoned programmer looking at my code they'd probably laugh at me for how horribly put together it is.

If the game runs slow, you'll probably want to set it to low quality.

Here's some challenges for you all playing this:

Defeat the mech in 12 shots or less (8 shots if you're perfect)

Defeat difficulty 3 without using the keyboard

Defeat the mech on level 5 difficulty (I can do it barely)

I'll probably put this project aside for a little bit. In the future I'll probably add in more levels/opponents, and a "bomb" weapon for the player to use.

Things I like particularly about what I did with this version is the scrolling background, and the lighting effects for the 'rocket' pack and boots. Things ironically that aren't really noticed when playing the game.