Atomanta

ATOMANTA
Overview
Step into the role of Taria Takara a space pirate on a mission to recover a highly valuable artifact hidden on the planet Azavuraz Armed with the powerful Atomic Manta warship Taria finally has a chance to claim the bounty and pay off the debts from her previous handlers
Atomanta is a retro-styled vertical shoot em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the90 s Atomanta strives to combine the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience
Atomanta may be designed to bring a nostalgic journey but there s also a ranking system that encourages a more aggressive play style
Features
Fight through8 unique stages
Pick between3 different starting loadouts
Discover up to14 secret weapons and3 alternate paths
Enjoy beautifully crafted retro pixel art and upbeat synth tunes
Challenge yourself with hard mode or uncover the hidden hyper mode
Engage in a ranking system that encourages honing your skill Gameplay
Players can choose between three starter weapons at the beginning of the run and can upgrade them up to3 times with power-ups
Weapons can be swapped via special options to change playstyle set to max power
Player has a small glowing hitbox to make dodging easier
The player ship does not lose power-ups when it is destroyed
Focus mode is attached to the rail gun using a laser sight to help line up shots
Bombs cancel bullets and deal massive damage across the screen and their damage can be upgraded with secret pickup options but it doesn t carry over between stages
Ship speed and mobility are gradually faster depending on the difficulty
higher difficulty more speed and mobility Notes
The trailer is not a complete representation of the final product so expect enemy placements and details in stages may be slightly different on release
Supports Xbox PlayStation keyboard and third-party controllers but mainly focuses on Xbox controller users
This game has been made with the power of SHMUP Creator An incredible tool for creating Shoot Em Up genres
I d like to thank the community and everyone who has been involved in helping me to make this game a reality Credits
Special thanks to RAIT Studio for creating such amazing cover art and character design for the protagonist and to Falah for bringing the character avatar to life in-game Lastly I d like to thank Kaitlyn Walker for providing her awesome voice for the project