Week 10: Research (BaraBariBall)

BaraBariBall by Noah Sasso

Description

BaraBariBall is a 2D multiplayer sports game and a part of a multiplayer party video game called  Sportsfriends, which contains several games  meant to be played by a group of people. BaraBariBall is designed to be a comeptitive fighting game for 2-4  players. The goal is to score by dunking the ball into the opposing team's goal (the side of the water with the team's color as the outline). The  player can lose a point if they fall into the water below the platforms as well. The gaem contains 3 different characters in which the players can pick from. Each charcater have varying abilities and special techniques. 

The Gameplay

In a player vs player game, the player needs 3 points to win. In a team vs team game, player needs 5 points to win. One of the core mechanic of the game is that the players can jump even within mid-air state. However, they have a limited number of jumos, represented by the floating circles around the player character. The jumps can be charged when the player is touching the ground. In addition, players who run out of jumps will have more knockback than the other characters. The players that fall into the water will be respawned at the middle of the stage, with the team losing 1 point as a result. The players can also knock the ball out of each other's hand by attacking and using the different abilities to fight each other in addition to dunking the ball. The matches are timed; if the time runs out and the teams' scores are tied, the match would turn into a 'Sudden Death' mode where the first player to score or KO another player will win.