Asteroids

Description

The classic game with a Harry Potter twist.

http://akanshmurthy.github.io/asteroids/

Features

• Allows players to navigate and shoot with keyboard strokes.
• Utilizes the Canvas API and the Keymaster microlibrary.
• Rotates ship by calculating velocity and position with trigonometric functions.
• Spawns enemies with a custom seeding algorithm for added difficulty.

Gameplay instructions

Visit and link at the top of this page and PLAY!

Use the up key to thrust, down key to brake, left/right keys to rotate the ship (aka Harry's head), and press SPACE to shoot the dementors!

Upcoming features

• sprites for enemy explosions
• damage, shield, and powerup capabilities
• switch to requestAnimationFrame for smoother game play