N v1.4

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N v1.4

• Presentation By
• Brian Rodriguez

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N

• Action Game
• Produced by Raigan Burns and Mare Sheppard of
  Metanet Software Inc.
• Freeware

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Requirements

• Are not stated
• Estimates
• 2.08 MB disk space
• 29 MB ram
• Run in 1024x768 resolution
• Runs in Macromedia flash player
• CPU hog

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Overview

• Maneuver a ninja through 500 levels.
• Get gold
• Avoid ninja killing robots

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Storyline
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Installation

• Download it from http//www.harveycartel.org/metan
  et/
• Unzip it
• Play it

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User Interface

• Main menu and choosing a level to play is point
  and click
• When the level is loaded, press space to start

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Controls

• Only use 3 keys while playing the game
• Left arrow accelerates left
• Right arrow accelerates right
• Shift to jump

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Controls

• Hold shift longer for a higher jump
• Tap it quickly for a short jump

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Controls

• Press in the direction of a wall to hang onto it
  and slowly slide down
• Or you can jump off it

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Gameplay

• The objective in every level is to touch the
  'remote terminal' that opens the exit, then reach
  the exit

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Gameplay

• This is complicated by various enemies

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Time

• Complete 5 levels at once or start back at the
  first of the 5 next time
• Start with 90 seconds on the timer
• Each gold piece picked up adds 2 seconds
• The time remaining is carried over to the next
  level

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Graphics

• Simplistic graphics
• Smoothly animated

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Sound and Music

• No music
• Minor sound effects

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Special Features

• Beat 10 episodes (50 levels) to unlock a
  different colored ninja
• Beat 50 episodes (250 levels) to unlock overdrive
  mode
• User-unfriendly level editor
• Over 50,000 (!) user created levels online
• Online high scores list
• Saves a replay of best time for every level

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Manual

• 12 KB readme
• 81 KB editor manual
• The game's online help is best for getting started

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Bugs

• Some sprites can be stood on, and the detection
  for falling isn't as good as with stationary
  terrain

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Pros

• Good physics / control of character
• Easy to start playing

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Cons

• Making it to the 5th (final) level of an episode
  and not being able to beat it
• It doesn't take long before you've seen all the
  types of enemies

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Comparision

• In most other 2d action games, there are more
  things you can make your character do, such as
  pick up items or weapons
• In N, you can only run and jump
• N has good physics compared to other 2d action
  games

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Audience

• There is blood and dismemberment, but it is
  unrealistic and cartoony
• Must be able to use keyboard
• Good timing is required

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Design Mistakes?

• This game would be a lot less frustrating if it
  counted every level completed, not every episode
  (5 levels)

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Strengths

• The physics
• The smooth animation
• The joke storyline

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Weaknesses

• That it saves every 5 levels beat, not every
  level
• The limited variety in things that make up a
  level
• The fact that the ninja doesn't have a sword

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Worth Purchasing?

• Worth every cent
• Worth the download

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Improvements

• Save every level completed
• Add more of a story
• Add different types of sprites