Balloo (1st place)
Joel Galenson, Belinda Gu, Edward Luong
Help Balloo! He lost all his coins and is stuck on a strange world. From the looks of it, his only way out is to fly away by collecting balloons. But where did they go? Balloo is a third-person platform game. You control Balloo using your keyboard to move and mouse to aim. He can jump around and shoot fireballs. Beware of bad guys because they are mean! They will push you around. Get hit too many times, and you will lose. Jump on enemies or hit them with your fireball. Collect hearts, coins, and balloons to eventually escape!
Shootout (2nd place)
Vincent Gire, David Lissmyr
Shootout is a multiplayer game where you control a flying vessel in an urban environment. The goal is to kill your opponents by shooting them.
Pizza 2 (finalist)
Michael Chung, Tyler Mullen, Jordan Moncharmont
You are Agent 1010-Codename: Lolo-a debugger called in on short notice to help debug a virtual world that has been overrun with bugs (spiders, bees), and viruses (UFOs, transforming robots with cannons). With the help of two semi-automatic pistol-like "breakpoints," a nifty offensive force-field, a jetpack, and advice from your pal "Pointer Bot," you must navigate throughout the cyber universe fighting enemies and solving puzzles in order to virtually save the world.
Blue Sphere (finalist)
Eric Lin
Blue Sphere is a 2D action platformer that attempts to capture the essence of sidescrollers from the late 80s and early 90s. The object of the game is simply to get to the other end of the level before dying, whether being shot to death by the enemy or falling to your doom. If the user finds the game too easy or too hard, the user can also customize the stage with the level editor by rearranging platforms or adding/reducing power ups and enemies. Redesigning of background objects is also possible for aesthetic reasons.
Snowglobe Showdown (finalist)
Wei Hsu, Michael Jin, Jingyang Xue
You are the heroic commander of a lone hovertank, facing off against a battalion of enemy hovertanks who have encroached upon your peaceful snowglobe home. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to dispatch the enemy with a carefully targeted fusillade of missiles, so you can go back to enjoying the beautiful landscape, trees, and view offered by your serene abode.
Mr. Bear's Wonderful Winder Wunderland (finalist)
Kavin Mickey Asavanant, Jonathan Hsieh, Eric Karl
Mr. Bear's Wonderful Winter Wunderland is a heartwarming Christmas tale of a blue bear. During one eventful Christmas vacation, the poor bear finds himself lost in a mishap at the local ski resort. Everything is under control though. With some luck and help from a few extra goodies, help Mr. Bear get back to the ski resort!
RoshamBrawl (finalist)
Priyank Chodisethi, Daniel Gibson, Kofi Ohene-Adu
RoShamBrawl was a class project for CS248: Introduction to Computer Graphics. It represents an attempt to reboot the classic franchies of Rock-Paper-Scissors and take it into the 21st century. You are a lone Scissors, trapped behind enemy lines and surrounded by a horde of bloodthirsty Rocks. These Rocks are intent on breaking you into pieces, at any cost. Those of you familiar with the intricate mythology of the Rock Paper Scissors universe will appreciate how daunting the odds are for you in this situation, but there is one glimmer of hope. You must induce each Rock to roll over a Paper, causing it to be summarily devoured (see below). The game culminates in an epic battle against a huge Rock that will literally carve its way through mountains in order to run you down.