Astrosurge

Astrosurge! For the ScoreSpace x 8 Bits to Infinity ~ Arcade Controls Jam

Defeat waves of enemies, upgrade your ship per level, and collect enemy swarms for yourself for building cover, launch homing attacks or flak/shell explosions. 

How to play:

• Move left and right with arrow keys
• Hold shift to shoot
• Up and down arrow keys to navigate the shop
• Press shift to purchase selected item
• In the game over screen: up and down arrows to select a letter, shift to confirm selection

Upgrades:

• FIRERATE + : Your gun/s will fire faster
• GUNS + : Add another gun to your ship, firing two or three bullets at a time. Max of 3
• CHOICES + : More things to pick from next time a shop opens
• MISSILES + : Shoot missiles that explode, further upgrades increase fire rate
• DRONES + : A tiny ship follows you around and shoots when you do, but slower
• SWARM COUNT + : Increase max size of your swarm
• SWARM: BULLETS + : Swarm turns into bullets when they get destroyed dye to swarm limit
• SWARM: WALLS + : Swarm has a chance to build a barricade, blocking enemy fire. Further upgrades increase wall durability
• SWARM: HOMING + : Swarm has a chance to turn into homing missiles that target the largest threat. Further upgrades increase damage
• SWARM: FLAK SHOTS + : Swarm has a chance to turn into bullets that explode into more bullets. Further upgrades increase split amount
• SWARM DROPS + : Enemies have a chance to drop two swarms instead of one, further upgrades increase this to 2 then 3.

Once you complete all the levels, the game will loop with lower level enemies swapped out for higher level ones, and enemies will be far more aggressive.