NanoSquad

CAUTION The game MUST be played with a GAMEPAD. The game supports up to 4 GAMEPADS. The game is originally an Xbox 360 Indie Game, but I decided to publish it here as well.

Join the squad as they try to save the world from the Wolf Pack. A multiplayer sidescrolling shooter game which uses RPG battle elements and teamwork in its mechanics. Use the aircrafts' different jobs and abilities to help the squad complete their missions.

Aircrafts:

1. 4 Single types of Aircrafts, each with 4 enique wepons.

2. 6 double types of Aircrafts (gained with merging aircrafts). There aircrafts are available only in multiplayer mode.

3. 1 Ultimate Aircraft the uses all weapons available in the game.

More details on Aircrafts: http://nanosquadgame.com/?page_id=170&lang=en

More details on Weapons: http://nanosquadgame.com/?page_id=167&lang=en

Game Systems:

• Upgrade system:

Simply enough, defeating more enemies and gaining XP would make your plane more powerful. You will upgrade automatically when gaining enough points and you will get extra special weapons when reaching level 3 and 5.

• Switch System:

If you are playing with 3 players or less only, a player would be able to switch to the aircrafts not being used by your teammates. This will give you a chance to adapt to the changing strategy of the enemies you encounter.

• Combo System:

There are levels for the Combos too. You begin with a combo level x1 exponentially, the combo level doubles when killing 5 enemies until you reach a combo level X10 after killing 20 enemies.

Combos are good because:
1 – You multiply the point you get when defeating enemies by the factor of your combo level.
2 – Your weapon power also multiplies by the factor of your combo level.

Combo levels go down to 1x when you lose a life.

• Dual Merge System:

Any plane can merge with another plane but what do you get when you do:
1- The merged plane gets the sum of the defense points of both planes.
2- The merged plane gets the sum of the nano points of both planes.
3- The merged plane gets the speed of the faster of the 2 merged planes.
4- The merged plane gets the attack power of the stronger of the 2 merged planes.
5- The merged plane gets the rotation trait if one of the 2 merged planes is Wameed.
6- The merged plane gets the invisibility trait if one of the 2 merged planes is Sarab.
7- The merged plane gets the defense point recovery trait.

One of the merged players will be the one controlling the merged plane, while the other will have a supportive role depending on the merged plane.

Nano points are required to merge, as soon as nano points reach zero with one of the merged planes, merging is canceled. Nano points go down gradually for both planes while merged.

• Quad Merge System:

Any plane can merge with all other planes at once only and only if the Quad Bar is full, but what you get when you do:

1- The merged plane gets the sum of the defense points of all planes.
2- The merged plane gets the sum of the nano points of all planes.
3- The merged plane gets the speed of the fastest 2 of the 4 merged planes.
4- The merged plane gets the attack power of the stronger 2 of the 4 merged planes.
5- The merged plane gets the rotation trait.
6- The merged plane gets the invisibility trait.
7- The merged plane gets the defense point recovery trait.
8- Big laser weapon is activated automatically as long as the planes are merged.
9- Big rotary blade around the plane is activated automatically as long as the planes are merged.

• Point System:

This is the only way players can compete. A player gets points for each enemy they defeat. If you got combo levels, the multiplier is applied. Losing a life will also decrease from your points. So keep the combos high, and your death rate low to get the higher points.

Story:

It is the year 2033 A.D. the world has witnessed a new leap in both science and technology. After the start of the Great War, scientific research centers have scattered all around the globe in search of new sources of energy. Such sources need to be selected in the most sophisticated ways so that they can fuel the raging flames of war and turn the tide to the flavor of the side which controls them. The war has taken a sharp turn in the last three decades. Warzones are taken place in the most strategically locations and without harming the environment or causing any collateral damages. By combining the Nanotechnologies and high-tech military tactics, the war can be delivered even inside a human body. Defense bases, fortified bunker walls, and even tactical bombers can be used in that type of war. Arsenals of heavy-armored tanks armed to the teeth marching through the target veins. This is the new age of war.

Professor Naser, Chief researcher and head of the development team in Nanotechnologies has been captured by The Wolf Pack in a raid on one our main research center. We have Intel information indicating that he might be subjected to many sorts of torture in order to gain plans for our secret weapon the NanoSquad. The enemy also have developed similar technologies to ours and gained access to advanced weapon systems in the past few years. The only hope that Professor Naser has is to use NanoSquad in order to rescue him from the enemy grasp.

Characters:

The story revolves around 11 characters. 4 quad members, 2 from the base, and 5 from the wolf pack. Read their biography here: http://nanosquadgame.com/?page_id=169&lang=en

So, if you must try the game and want to play it with a keyboard, here is what to do:

1. Move: Arrows

2. Machine Gun: Space

3. Special Weapon: Left Shift

4. Change Weapon: Z, X

5. Change Aircraft: 1, 2, 3, 4

6. Duo Merge: A

7. Quad Merge: S (when 100%)

8. Rotate (only blue aircraft): Q, W

9. Hide (only green aircraft): Left Control
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