Project: Starfighter – free side-scrolling shoot ’em up space game

Project: Starfighter is a 2D mission-based shoot-’em-up game.

The player takes control of Chris Bainfield, a rebel pilot from a star system known as Spirit, begins a mission to liberate a number of key star systems from the evil corporation WEAPCO.

After decades of war one company, who had gained powerful supply both sides with weaponary, steps forwards and crushes both warring factions in one swift movement.

Using far superior weaponary and AI craft, the company was completely unstoppable and now no one can stand in their way.

Thousands began to perish under the iron fist of the company. The people cried out for a saviour, for someone to light this dark hour… and someone did.

Features include:

• 26 engaging levels spanning four planetary systems, this classic game will entertain for hours.
• Primary and Secondary Weapons (including a laser cannon and a charge weapon).
• A weapon powerup system.
• Wingmates.
• Missions with Primary and Secondary Objectives.
• A Variety of Missions (Protect, Destroy, etc).
• 13 different music tracks.
• Boss battles.
• Difficulty levels – choose from several difficulty levels ranging from easy to virtually impossible. Want the original experience? A difficulty level called “Classic” is also available, which imitates the experience of the original Project: Starfighter.

Website: pr-starfighter.github.io
Support: GitHub Code Repository, Project Page
Developer: Parallel Realities
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

Project: Starfighter is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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