Cuphead Writeup


Action
What the player does to interact with the game.
·         Jump The player uses the A button to jump.
·         Parry, The player jumps in mid-air on an object
·         Shoot. The user can shoot using the Right trigger. They can only shot in one of 8 directions.
·         Crouch, They player can crouch by holding down the joystick
·         Move, The player can move left and right using a joystick
·         Aim, The player can aim on one of 8 directions using the other joystick
·         Dash, the player can dash in mid-air using the triangle button
·         Special move, uses the B button
Rules
Things you can and cannot do, they vary from taught and learnt, they may change throughout the game.
·         The special move builds up over time, with attacking enemies being the way to build it up
·         You start the level with three health
·         You can respawn your buddy by parrying on them, they only respawn with 1 health.
·         One you are dead there is no way to get back into the level
·         You can chain parries to stay in mid-air for longer. 
·         Once hit you are immune to attack for a couple of seconds
Goal
These are the main objectives in the game, they are things the players are trying to achieve through their actions in said game.
·         Go right to finish level
·         Collect coins
·         Kill things
·         Upgrade character
·         Don’t die
·         Intrinsic: Beat person playing with, get a better score than others
Objects
Everything in the level that they player is able to interact with.
·         Ledges, The player is able to go down on these to descend a platform
·         Sundlowers, They fly in from above and land on the ground trying to attack the player
·         Blueberrys, these take health off you if touched, they can be shot but then reappear a few seconds later
·         Coins, Gold coins that are collected on touch
·         Spiky balls, they move up and down in a set path, they can be parred on to destroy them
·          Ground, This is the ground the player walks on
·         Tulip, these releases seeds that attack the player and burst into fire, they take multiple shots to kill.
·         Flying acorns, They fly across the screen looking for a player then dive straight down giving damage to the player.
·         Mushrooms, These hide in the ground and spit a blue ball at the player that goes straight, They hide into the ground and players have to crouch to shoot them.
·         Acorn factory boss, this boss spawns acorns into the world. Takes multiple hits to kill
·         Chompers, These characters go up and down on a set path trying to sup the play from jumping they cannot be killed
Playspace
This is the environment in which the game takes place
·         The environment is cartoonish and made to look like it is from an old Mickey Mouse cartoon.
·         Retro
·         There is a Overworld which is 2D isometric view where the levels are and the shops are.
·         There are levels which are a 2D side scroller.    
·         Pushing and chaotic atmosphere
Players
The type of player to play such a game
·         Hardcore players who enjoy complexity and a challenge.

·         Co-op players who enjoy playing levels together.

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