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.