Way of the Intercepting Beat

a music game made from Gnarls Barkley — Crazy by shanedel for #YourFirstMusicGameWin200KCredits. play it in your browser, on a computer or a phone.

A rhythm beat 'em up inspired by the movie Game of Death. Fight your way up a neon pagoda, one boss per floor, every strike landing on the record's own drums and bass.

Controls: spacebar to punch when an attack reaches you. Hold it through the long notes. Kicks and vaults fire on their own when the attack calls for them. Attack exactly on the beat or it won't land: a late or early press is a whiff. Try to score as high as you can.

The floors: Lobby: goons charge in on the bass, each one's fist lights up a beat before he arrives. Punch on the note and he flies into the heap by the elevator. The Pimp's lounge: his light-whip lands on the sung words. Punch as it reaches you, then hold the spacebar through "Possibly" to shove him through his own mirror. The Don's casino: he rolls roulette balls along the floor on the riff, from both sides on "who do you think you are." Press the moment each ball reaches your feet to vault it. The last press kicks the Don over his own wheel. The Cyborg's server room: a beam head crosses the room on every word. Press as it hits your guard to deflect it back into him; three deflections crack the core, the last one bursts it. The outer stairs: guards drop from above on the bass. Press as one lands to kick him off the landing, past the city. The roof: the Giant winds up on "maybe" and swings on "crazy." Slip each fist, then hold through "Probably" to bring him down.

#rhythm #beat-em-up #pixel-art #neon-noir #boss-rush #martial-arts #game-of-death #parallax

made by shanedel with claude.

an entry in the #YourFirstMusicGameWin200KCredits challenge.

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