🚀 Space Shooter Game

A fast-paced 2D arcade shooter built with Python & Pygame

🎮 Play • 🎯 Features • 📸 Gallery • 🏗️ Architecture • 💻 Development

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⚡ Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/orkhan-muradov-dev/space-shooter-pygame.git
cd space-shooter-pygame

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Launch the game
python -m src.main

# Optional: verify pygame
python -c "import pygame; print(f'✅ Pygame {pygame.version.ver} ready!')"

System Requirements: Python 3.6+ | Pygame 2.1.3+ | 100MB free space

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🎯 Game Overview

Mission: Survive the cosmic meteor shower as long as possible!

• 🎪 Dynamic Difficulty - Meteor intensity scales with survival time
• 🏆 High Score System - Persistent leaderboard with local file storage
• 🎵 Immersive Audio - Context-aware music and sound effects
• ⚡ Optimized Performance - Maintains 120+ FPS during intense gameplay
• 🎮 Intuitive Controls - Responsive keyboard input with multiple control schemes

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🗺️ Controls

Action	Keys	Description
Move	W A S D or ↑ ← ↓ →	Navigate your spacecraft
Shoot	SPACE	Shoot lasers at meteors
Mute	M	Toggle sound on/off
Pause	P	Pause/resume game
Restart	R	Quick restart after game over
Quit	Esc	Return to menu/quit game

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✨ Key Features

🎮 Core Gameplay

• Precision Movement - Smooth directional control using normalized vectors for responsive ship handling
• Smart Collision System - Pixel-perfect detection ensuring accurate hit registration and fair gameplay
• Progressive Challenge - Dynamic meteor spawn rate that scales with survival time, keeping you on edge
• Weapon System - Laser shooting with cooldown mechanics to balance gameplay

🎨 Audio & Visual Excellence

• Multi-Context Audio - Unique soundtracks that adapt to game state (menu, gameplay, pause, game over)
• Particle Effects - Stunning explosion animations and celebratory confetti for achievement moments
• Dynamic Background - Procedurally generated star field
• Polished UI - Modern interface design with smooth transitions and intuitive navigation

💾 Data & Performance

• Persistent Storage - Robust high-score system with local file management
• Performance Optimized - Advanced sprite pooling and efficient rendering maintaining 120+ FPS
• Modular Architecture - Clean, extensible code structure following SOLID principles for maintainability
• Error Handling - Comprehensive exception management ensuring stable gameplay experience

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📸 Gallery

🖼️ View Screenshots (Click to expand)

Main Menu	Gameplay	Game States

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🏗️ Architecture

space-shooter-pygame/
├── 📁 src/
│   ├── main.py                 # 🚪 Entry point & initialization
│   ├── game.py                 # ⚙️ Core game loop & state management
│   ├── settings.py             # 📋 Configuration constants
│   ├── assets.py               # 🎨 Singleton resource loader
│   ├── sounds.py               # 🔊 Audio management system
│   ├── high_score.py           # 💾 Persistent score storage
│   ├── events.py               # 📡 Custom event definitions
│   │
│   ├── 📁 sprites/             # 🎯 Game entities
│   │   ├── player.py           # 🚀 Player ship & controls
│   │   ├── laser.py            # ⚡ Projectile system
│   │   ├── meteor.py           # ☄️ Enemy spawn & behavior
│   │   ├── star.py             # ⭐ Background effects
│   │   ├── explosion.py        # 💥 Particle effects
│   │   └── confetti.py         # 🎉 Celebration animations
│   │
│   └── 📁 ui/                  # 🖼️ User interface
│       ├── menus.py            # 📋 Menu state management
│       ├── button.py           # 🔘 Interactive elements
│       ├── frame.py            # 📦 UI containers
│       └── background.py       # 🌌 Dynamic backgrounds
│
├── 📁 audio/                   # 🎵 Sound effects & music
└── 📁 images/                  # 🖼️ Sprites & textures

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💻 Development

⚙️ Key Technical Implementations:

• Design Patterns: Singleton (Assets), Component (UI), Observer (Events)
• Performance: Sprite pooling, delta-time movement, dirty rect rendering
• Architecture: SOLID principles with clean module separation
• Modern Python: Type hints, pathlib, exception handling

📊 Performance Metrics:

Metric	Value	Notes
Frame Rate	120+ FPS	With a bunch of simultaneous sprites
Memory Usage	<150MB	During active gameplay
Time	<2 seconds	Load from launch to main menu
Input Latency	<16ms	Keyboard response time

🛠️ Tech Stack

Category	Technologies
Language	Python 3.6+
Framework	Pygame 2.1.3+
Version Control	Git with conventional commits
Development	VS Code, PyCharm compatible

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🛣️ Roadmap

✅ Current Version

• Core gameplay mechanics with progressive difficulty
• Complete audio system with contextual music
• Polished UI/UX with smooth transitions
• Performance optimization for smooth gameplay
• Persistent high-score tracking

🎯 Upcoming Features

• 🖥️ Resizable Window - Dynamic resolution and fullscreen support
• 🎮 Gamepad Support - Xbox/PlayStation controller compatibility
• 📦 Executable Build - Standalone distribution via PyInstaller
• ⚡ Power-ups System - Special abilities and temporary bonuses
• 🌐 Online Features - Cloud leaderboards and achievement system

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding features, or improving documentation, your help is appreciated.

# 1. Fork & clone your fork
git clone https://github.com/orkhan-muradov-dev/space-shooter-pygame.git

# 2. Create feature branch
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature

# 3. Make changes, test, and commit
git commit -m "feat: add amazing feature"

# 4. Push and create PR
git push origin feature/amazing-feature

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📝 License

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License - see the LICENSE.txt file for details. This license prohibits commercial use of this project.

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