MUGEN Zero - Online MMX-ish Battle Engine

[Amos]

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I'm working on a platform fighting game that allows one to make custom fighters with a battle engine akin to Megaman X with a slight Super Smash Bros / Street Fighter take on it. This game will be online multiplayer with up to probably eight opponents at a time, in HUGE levels. This game is very fast paced. Like wicked fast. Think Zone of the Enders for PS2 and you might be close, even Marvel vs. Capcom 2, but without all the fancy effects filling up the screen where you can't see what is happening or even react. This is a fighting game / platformer hybrid, but nothing like a Super Smash bros clone. Although you can knock your opponents across the screen, this is a standard move and built into the balance mechanics of the gameplay. The special moves will be very simple to pull off, akin to Super Smash bros, but with a little bit more depth.

This is a very ambitious project, and it's a game I've wanted to make for many years. As you can tell, I've had many inspirations, but MMX is my biggest due to the battle engine. It's lightning fast and addictive. Remember the old Megaman Boss battles? I loved trying to beat them with just the Mega Buster. So, in that same spirit, I am creating this game with a simple mechanism for fighting that will allow for lots of challenge and vast strategy that can be developed only in the heat of combat. I'm also allowing the personalization of your characters as a means for you to form a bond with them. The more you care about your character the more exciting it is for you to put him on the line in a battle for his access code. What does that mean? Well, the custom character support is unique, and so, most of the characters you'll have, you will have to earn through battles with other players.

This game features custom character support akin to MUGEN. Custom characters will be balanced and easy to make, unlike MUGEN, so anyone could be able to play as or create a character. Though system specs might be more limited for online matches, (taking into account CPU and RAM speed issues on slower computers) I plan to leave in the split screen functionality for those of you who enjoy the battle engine for what it is and might like to play against your friends in person, which is excellent fun. So, either way you want to play it, winning characters or making characters, you can still have fun.

Here are some other screens of the game in action:

http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=12788&d=1209574951

http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=12773&d=1209519718

http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=12776&d=1209519857

http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=12789&d=1209574962

http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=12772&d=1209519672

http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=12792&d=1209613912

So, that about sums it up. I would definitely appreciate some feedback on the engine and the features. Also, if you would like to help, start creating some characters! After this next version where I finalize the battle engine, I will need some testers who are willing to help me test the online part of the battle engine. At the moment you can only play with a buddy on your own computer in split screen, but given two joysticks and the custom controls (right click on your player to set these up), it can be a hell of a fun thing to play even offline!

Please! Tell me what you think!

- Ace

[DarkeSword]

Still not as good as ReVamped.

Nice work dude, though I'm not a fan of the jump physics. He goes up and down but it doesn't feel like there's any gravitational acceleration/deceleration.

[Sinewav]

Nice. I really like the concept. Downloading now. I'll let you know what I think.