#micro medic

[gamejam]

MICRO MEDIC's final prototype is aesthetically polished and ready for the judges.

A nice contextual paragraph opens the game, setting the scene and preparing gamers for a thrilling adventure in the human bloodstream. When gameplay begins, bacteria swarm the microrobot. Colored antidotes are used for defense, but after continued play the bacteria gain immunity from an antidote. (This is shown by color; red bullets cannot kill red bacteria, etc.) The bacteria don't adapt in any other way, but the team hopes to add more nuance to their behavior in a future iteration.

Game aesthetics came together nicely. It feels a little bit like a living, breathing biology diagram. But, you know... fun.

-Ben Zweig

[gamejam]

Nick Santaniello, Inessah Selditz, Andrew Belinsky and Zachary Madere are Rumpzillas.

Their game is MICRO MEDIC, a biology-themed shoot ‘em up battle between a user-controlled microrobot and various viruses and pathogens. Think 1942 meets Body Wars.

Your robot (below) is equipped with bullet-like antidotes for defense, but be warned: as you destroy viruses with various antidotes, it increases the next-generation’s immunity to that antidote. To compensate, you’ll need to switch antidotes periodically, even as the viruses grow stronger and faster. AKA, the future.

In pictures: Partial team photo, microrobot, Nick Santaniello in action, game title

-Ben Zweig