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1. Summary

Breakpoint is a Top-Down Tower-Defense Strategy PC game. It is a an intense and tactical game. The player has the ability to build towers that, in turn, will attack the enemies for the player. Enemies will come towards the player and his towers in waves. The player's task is to hold out as long as possible.

2. Story

In the near future humanity is overrun by aliens for unknown reasons. The aliens are more advanced and soon humanity is on the brink of extinction. You are commander of the last group of humans. You will command the humans to build defensive towers in order to repel the aliens.

You will not survive!

3. Gameplay

The goal of the game is to survive the aliens as long as possible. You can defend against the aliens by building towers that in turn will defend your base. The aliens come in waves and between each wave you have little time to catch your breath. Think about how you want to spend your money carefully.

Breakpoint has a lot of features.

Multiple towers

When the game start the player can only build three different types of towers. When the player has enough money, he can go into the research facility and research new towers. Eventually the player has eight different tower types.

Upgrades

Each tower type has its own set of properties like health, damage, range, etc. Each of these properties can be upgraded by the player. Together with the different tower types, this will make sure that each player develops an own strategy.

Minimap

To easily see where the enemies are coming from, where the resources are and where your towers are a minimap has been included in the game.

Highscores

After killing an enemy, the player will receive points. After the player dies he can submit his score and compare it with his friends' scores.

Multiple levels

There are different levels, each with its own color style and layout. Each level has its own highscore list.

Medals

The game has 42 different medals. The player can unlock each of them for extra points.

Encyclopaedia

Whenever the player researches a new tower or defeats a new enemy, the related entry in the encyclopaedia will be unlocked. The player will be able to browse this encyclopaedia to learn more about the enemies and towers.

4. Background Information

In the first year of as a student, I had to create a game in three months together with five other students. We decided to create a game based on a game called Rampart . Eventually, three of us (Tigran Gasparian, Kevin Van Nieuwenhuizen and I) decided to continue working on the game and participate with game development competitions.

Breakpoint received two awards.

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