Flatwar

According to its creator, this simple-looking HTML5 game was inspired by the satirical novella Flatland.   A sphere has trapped you and the only way to escape is to murder the seemingly infinite polyhedrons one by one.  It was written without any external library and uses HTML5 and the Open Web Platform- specifically the HTML5 Canvas tag, CSS, and JavaScript (and a bit of php for the high-score).  The red ball gives you 1 extra life (which basically adds 1 “side” to the shape of your ship- as you get more of these you turn into a circle).  The green balls give you two extra guns, and the blue balls increase the radius of the border circle (essentially increases the size of the level and gives you more room to move around).   Although the graphics are simple, this game is very addictive.

Author: Daniel Rapp

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