MonoGame.Samples/NeonShooter

NeonShooter Sample

This project shows you how to make a Geometry Wars-inspired twin-stick shooter, with neon graphics, crazy particle effects, and awesome music.

Find the original tutorial series for this sample here: Cross-Platform Vector Shooter: XNA - Michael Hoffman

The tutorial includes:

• XNA: Basic Gameplay - Teaching basic input, drawing and game creation
• XNA: Bloom and Black Holes - Adding effects and basic shaders
• XNA: Particle Effects - Adding a custom particle system for show
• XNA: The Warping Grid - More graphical wonder and math to warp the screen

Player Controls

The player character is controlled using either the keyboard, gamepad or virtual gamepad .

|Action|Keyboard|Gamepad|Touchscreen| |-|-|-|-| |Move ship|W, A, S, D|Left thumbstick| Not supported| |Shoot direction|Arrow Keys or mouse|Right thumbstick| Not supported| |Shoot|Space|Left or Right Trigger|Not supported| |||||

Exploring the Sample/Tutorial

• Make a Neon Vector Shooter in XNA: Basic Gameplay

  Set up the basic gameplay, creating the player's ship and handling input, sound and music.

Make a Neon Vector Shooter in XNA: More Gameplay

builds upon the previous tutorial by adding enemies, collision detection and scoring.

Make a Neon Vector Shooter in XNA: Bloom and Black Holes

In this tutorial we will create the signature neon look by adding a bloom post-processing filter.

Make a Neon Vector Shooter in XNA: Particle Effects

In the series so far, we've set up the gameplay and added bloom. Next up, we'll add particle effects.

Make a Neon Vector Shooter in XNA: The Warping Grid

In this final part, we will create a dynamic, warping background grid.