Report Game 10 : Gradius

Interactivity

The interactivity of this game is controlling the plane and defeating all the enemies. Player can use four arrow keys in the keyboard to control the plane to move forward /backward/up and down. Player can press X key to shoot the enemies’ planes. Moreover player should avoid from colliding with enemies plane not to lose life.

Setting

In Gradius game, player can choose whether they want to play alone or two players at the beginning of the game.

Concept

The main concept of this game is to fight all the enemies and complete the goal. Player must defeat the enemies and their leader and make them away from your home. Player will be as a pilot of the Vic Viper. That aircraft is traveling in the lowest speed with basic weapon once the game start at the very beginning. To upgrade the power of Vic Viper, player must collect the power-ups along the way. Player will find two power-ups capsules through the game which include blue capsule and red capsule. The last enemies appear in the chain and red color enemies will leave the red capsule if player can defeat that group of enemies. The blue crash capsule will appear instead of 15 power-ups capsules and it has the ability to destroy all the enemies who appear in the game screen.

Goal

The goal of Gradius game is to defeat all the enemies and meet their leader.

Challenge

Player has to destroy all enemies along the way. He/ She will receive the random power-up capsules if he/ she can defeat some particular enemies.  These enemies will leave behind the power-ups after they had been defeated by the player.