Project Overview

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Title: Echo Shooter

Genre: 2D Top-Down Wave-Based Arcade Shooter

Platform: PC

Engine: Unity 2D (v2021.3.45f1)

Developed For: Solo College Project (Game Prototyping Module)

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Player Mechanics

• Movement: Smooth directional movement with acceleration/deceleration for better control.

• Rotation: Player sprite rotates towards the mouse cursor.

• Shooting: Left-click fires bullets in the direction of the mouse. Shooting creates sound that alerts enemies.

• Health System: Player starts with 3 health, maximum is 5. Health pickups can increase it.

• UI Elements:

  • Health bar with heart icons.

  • Wave counter.

  • Enemy kill counter (resets on player death).
     

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Sound-Based Gameplay

• Sound Emission:

  • Movement and shooting both emit sound.

  • Sound alerts nearby enemies, triggering their behavior.

• Enemy AI is fully dependent on these sounds to start moving or charging.

• SoundManager handles broadcasting and registering enemies in the scene.

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Enemy Types

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• 1. Enemy1 (Follower)

• Starts idle and only moves when a sound is detected.

• Moves towards the last known sound location.

• Deals 1 damage and self-destructs on collision with the player.

• Slower than the player, speed increases with wave number.

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2. Enemy2 (Dasher)

• Starts idle.

• On detecting a sound, waits for 2 seconds then charges toward the sound location.

• Cannot change direction mid-dash.

• On collision with player or environment, causes an area blast that damages nearby objects and self-destructs.

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