Half/Way

Student Entrant 2014


SCHOOL
University of California, Santa Cruz
CREATOR
Team Half/Way

Description

Half/Way is a two-player competitive game for the Surface. It has one simple concept: get your red or blue ball to the halfway point on the screen, and get it there faster than your opponent. Sounds easy - but as the game progresses, new obstacles are introduced that make it trickier to get there first. Depending on whether you have the tutorial toggled on or not, a series of semi-random levels will be served to you and your opponent with various obstacles and challenges. The person to win the most levels and hit the point cap first wins.

Half/Way is a game that is easy to pick up and play with a friend at any location. Play a quick game at the airport with a relative, or compete with friends to see who has mastered the mix of strategy and twitch mechanics. Its simple yet novel and compelling core gameplay and abstract, approachable aesthetic makes it a potential staple for mobile devices. Specify the number of points you want to play up to, and then get ready to play any of the over 25 fast-paced levels in a race to see who can get Half/Way the fastest!


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