Alien Invasion PC Game

This is a realisation of Space Invaders Project from Eric Matthes' Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition, with some improvements.

Installation

1. git clone https://github.com/kseniaglivko/Alien_Invasion_Game.git

2. cd /path/to/main.py

3. python3 main.py

Instructions:

• P or Right mouse button click Play Button to start game.

• Right arrow, left arrow to move the ship.

• Space to fire a bullet (five bullets are allowed on the screen at the same time).

• Right Shift to fire a superbullet (one superbullet allowed on the screen).

• Left Shift or Press mute/unmute buttons to turn the sound on and off.

• Q or ESC to quit.

• You may see the number of your lives left in the upper left corner of the screen.

• In the upper left part of the screen there is also a mute button.

Features, added to the original project:

1. Randomly generated starry sky as background.
2. Added one superbullet* that can stay active even after destroing an alien.
3. Explosion animation; scale of explosion depends on bullet/collision type.
4. Sound effects.
5. Mute and unmute buttons.
6. Modified movement mechanics for aliens: row system changed to random spawn.
7. Aliens shoot lazers.
8. Spaceship health bar added. Health descrease as alien lazers collide with the spaceship.

*Amount of points, given for destroying an alien with a superbullet, is half as much as for destroying an alien with a simple bullet, due to its increased power.