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can be used for match-three puzzles. Based on this principle, many puzzles and ex-
travagant game situations can be invented:
The protagonist may have changeable colors that depend on the context (or special
bonuses collected). If the color matches that of a square block, the block disappears,
allowing the character stays on and go down to a lower platform. Another option is
the introduction of special tools, such as a color gun , which shoots bubbles of a
specific color. When the bullet hits an object, a matching function initiates: if the col-
or of the bubble and the object is identical, the object vanishes. In this way, various
types of destructible obstacles such as walls can be designed. Another possible ap-
plication is a physical-like puzzle in which color objects may play the role of counter-
weights, supports, and so forth.
Plot
Platform games are not of a primitive genre. They feature a very complex plot full of
literature-like details and elegant story turns. An excellent example is the legendary
game Another World (aka Out of This World ),whichwasoriginallydevelopedin1991
by Eric Chahi , but was successfully ported on iOS to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
It rewards players with a cinematographic experience, demonstrating both a deep
story and atmospheric visuals. This is not a simple arcade that only requires a good
player's reaction and attention, but it is a real adventure in a beautiful digital world.
For the project, we chose something simpler, but nevertheless interesting. For ex-
ample, the game tells the story of a robot that operates as a construction painter on
huge constructions, along with hundred other robots of different building purposes.
There are no humans, the events take place on a far away planet. The robots build
a new settlement for future colonists, so everything is fully automated, and are con-
trolled by a gigantic CPU queen. Each night, when all of the robots charge their ac-
cumulators and have digital dreams in the form of disk defragmentation charts, it up-
loads updates in their software, giving them directions for the next day.
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