Running Man (Chạy Đi Chờ Chi)

A fast-paced 2D arcade survival game built with Java Swing where players navigate through heavy traffic and obstacles to escape pursuit.

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Introduction

In Running Man, you play as a desperate student who, after failing classes and needing money to retake them, makes a reckless decision: attempting a “dog snatching” heist.

Unfortunately, both locals and the police spot you.

Now your only chance is to jump on your trusty Exciter motorbike, speed through chaotic city streets, dodge traffic, avoid pedestrians, and escape law enforcement for as long as possible.

Survive. Don’t crash. Don’t get caught.

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Gameplay Features

Dynamic Difficulty

Choose from 5 difficulty levels:

• Chill guy
• Medium
• Hard
• Asian
• Are you sure!?

Higher difficulty levels:

• Increase traffic density
• Increase game speed acceleration

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Character Selection

Players can choose between:

• T2UH
• T3U

Each character includes unique visual assets.

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Interactive Environments

• Straight city roads
• Dangerous intersections

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Diverse Obstacles

Avoid various computer-controlled entities:

• Civilian cars (Blue, Pink, White)
• Motorbikes
• Pedestrians crossing the street
• Police patrol units
• Roadside trees

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Scoring & Ranking

• High score tracking system
• Stores the Top 3 best runs

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Audio System

• Background music
• Interactive sound effects
• Vehicle horns trigger when near other cars

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Controls

Key	Action
↑ UP Arrow	Accelerate
↓ DOWN Arrow	Brake
← LEFT Arrow	Move / Lean Left
→ RIGHT Arrow	Move / Lean Right
SPACE	Pause Game

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Technical Overview

• Language: Java
• Framework: Java Swing / AWT
• Architecture Pattern: MVC-like structure

Structure Breakdown

• Controllers

  • Sound management
  • Game logic control

• Models

  • Player
  • Vehicles
  • Police
  • Trees
  • Other game entities

• Views

  • Menu screen
  • Game screen
  • Game Over screen

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How to Run

Prerequisites

• Java Development Kit (JDK) installed

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Compilation

Compile source files located in the scr directory:

javac scr/main/GameMenu.java

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Execution

Run the main class:

java scr.main.GameMenu

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Project Structure

resources/
│
├── images/              # Game sprites & UI elements
├── buttons/             # Button assets
└── sounds/              # Background music & effects
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scr/
│
├── controller/          # Game logic & sound management
├── models/              # Player, Police, Cars, Trees, etc.
├── views/               # UI screens & RunGame loop
├── utils/               # Utilities (Map generation, helpers)
└── main/                # Entry point (GameMenu.java)

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Summary

Running Man is a chaotic arcade survival game combining:

• Fast reflex gameplay
• Dynamic traffic systems
• Audio feedback
• Score tracking
• MVC-based Java architecture

Survive the streets as long as possible — or crash trying.

Video demo