battle-city

A remake of the classic video game Battle City for the Python course at FMI.

Gameplay

The player, controlling a tank, must kill the enemy tanks and protect the base from them. A level is completed when the player destroys all 20 enemy tanks. The game ends if the player looses all available lives or the player's base is destroyed.

Obstacles

There are 5 different types of obstacles on the field:

Brick walls - can be destroyed when the player or an enemy tank shoots at them
Steel walls - can be destroyed only when the player has collected 3 or more power up stars
Bushes - the tanks can hide under them
Water pools - cannot be crossed by thanks
Ice fields - make it difficult for the player to control the tank

Power-ups

Randomly appearing on the field for a period of time

Tank - extra life
Star - improves player's tank
Bomb - destroys all visible enemy tanks
Clock - freezes all enemy tanks for a period of time
Shovel - adds steel walls around the base for a period of time
Shield - makes player's tank invulnerable for a period of time

Controls

The player's tank is controlled by:

Keyboard
- Move - up / down / left / right arrow keys
- Shoot - spacebar

Highscores

The highest 10 game scores are recorded