Torque 2D/GenreTutorials/AsteroidsOverview

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Asteroids Tutorial

by Levin Beicht

What is the goal of this tutorial?

The finished game will look something like this
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The finished game will look something like this

In this tutorial we will develop a game, very similar to the classic Asteroids. For those who don't know, Asteroids is a top-down shooter where your only mission is to destroy (you guessed it) asteroids. These Asteroids float around in space and every time you hit them they break apart, so you have more smaller asteroids to destroy.


So let's start with the player and how to move his ship asteroids-style!

On to Chapter 1 - The Player