Which Way Is Up 0.7.9 Beta

Which Way Is Up is a traditional and challenging 2D arcade game with a slight rotational twist.

Help a mysterious big-eared salaryman named Guy find his keys in a labyrinth of dangers and bad dialog.

RUNNING THE GAME:

Open a terminal / console and "cd" to the game directory and run:

python run_game.py

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:

The game gives you some instructions as you start playing.

Controls reference:

KEYBOARD:

Left/Right Move
Z or Up Advance game dialogue
Jump - the longer you hold down the button,
the higher the character jumps
Down Interact with the environment, pick up objects
P Pause game

JOYSTICK OR GAMEPAD WITH 2 OR MORE BUTTONS:

Left/Right Move
Button 1 Advance game dialogue
Jump - the longer you hold down the button,
the higher the character jumps
Button 2 Interact with the environment, pick up objects

JOYSTICK OR GAMEPAD WITH LESS THAN 2 BUTTONS:

Left/Right Move
Up Advance game dialogue
Jump - the longer you hold the pad or joystick,
the higher the character jumps
Down Interact with the environment, pick up objects


MENUS:

ESC Main menu / Quit
Up/Down Navigate the menu
Enter/Z/Button 1 or 2 Choose menu option

Requirements:

· Python
· PyGame

What's New in This Release:

· Added alternate control configuration for zero or one button joysticks
· Refactored menu code to enhance reusability
· Added fullscreen mode
· Added log message about using the Windows APPDATA directory instead of the UNIX HOME
· Moved the render_gui function from util.py to game.py
· Cleaned up code and added comments
· Added basic tile-based level editing capabilities
· Added helper lines to the background images to make rotating easier for the player
· Added developer feature: Objects remember their initial positions and objects are rendered there translucently while in developer mode
· Increased upward acceleration in air (while holding Z) to compensate for engine changes
· Fixed Guy's flipping position correction code and misdetected collisions right after flipping
· Added Guy's exit animation
· Improved event processing: Flip triggers now always have the correct flip direction



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