🚀 Alien Invasion (Pygame)

Alien Invasion is a 2D arcade-style game built with Python and Pygame.
The player controls a spaceship, shoots waves of aliens, and earns points while progressing through increasingly difficult levels.

This project was created for learning purposes to practice Python, object-oriented programming, and game development fundamentals.

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🎮 Gameplay

• Control a spaceship using the keyboard
• Shoot aliens and clear enemy waves
• Increasing difficulty with each level
• Life system
• Score, high score, and level tracking
• Game Over screen with a Play button

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🛠 Technologies Used

• Python 3
• Pygame
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

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⌨️ Controls

• Left / Right Arrow — move the ship
• Space — shoot
• Q — quit the game
• Play — start a new game

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📊 Implemented Features

• Collision detection (bullets ↔ aliens, ship ↔ aliens)
• Progressive difficulty scaling
• Bullet limit system
• On-screen display of:
  • current score
  • high score
  • current level
  • remaining lives (ship icons)

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▶️ How to Run 1. Install Python 3.x 2. Install Pygame:

pip install pygame

3. Run the game:

python alien_invasion.py

📷 Screenshot