Blocked!

Following it's official release, I figure I should include some information about the actual game, for anyone new here.

So, the game is based on an old online puzzle game I played long ago (which despite my efforts, has remained undiscoverable ever since), where you had to navigate a spaceship to a final block, by 'hitting against' blocks inexplicably floating in space. I really enjoyed the game, so as part of my final year project at university I decided to remake it with a few more interesting features.

The game features a grid based layout, where you must navigate a player to a goal. Different colours can also be collected, which will affect the type of blocks that you will hit against.

In some of the harder levels, you can also mix colours (e.g. red + blue = purple), which will mean you can then hit against purple blocks.


The main aspect of my degree was the system that generates the levels, which was created through an evolutionary algorithm, using optimisation and recognition techniques so the system is able to 'learn' how a level should look, and generate them accordingly. This has lead to the creation of over 600 levels, and I will be looking to add more in future updates.

I would really appreciate any comments/feedback, this is my first Android game and I'd like to know where I need to improve.

For some the download link in the navigation isn't working, so if you want to try it out you can download it for Android here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marlow.josh.blockedgame



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