heXon is a free and open source twin-stick-shooter created using the Urho3D game engine.
To score high you must fly well, avoiding the Notyous and destroying them with your Whack-o-Slack blast battery. Your firepower can be increased by collecting five apples. Picking up five hearts in a row will charge your shield.
All edges of the hexagonal arena are connected to its opposite like portals, making for a puzzlingly dangerous playing field that might take some experience to wrap your head around.
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- Golden apple / Provides 23 points. Collect five apples in a row to get a weapon upgrade.
- Heart / Heals half of your max life. Collect five hearts in a row to get a shield upgrade.
- Razors / Mostly harmless in small numbers. Don't fly into them though. 5 points on destruction.
- Spires / These sturdy towers launch player seeking foo fighters that should be evaded. 10 points when obliterated.
- Masons / The high energy wall they throw out will hit you like a gold brick in the brain. It's worth 42 points.
Explosions repel non-projectiles. Touching the edge of the net will send most object to the opposite side.
heXon is best played with a controller that has at least two analog sticks, and has been tested with PS3 controllers. These days, most controllers work out-of-the-box on Linux. Make sure it is connected before you start the game.
- Movement / WASD
- Firing / Numpad or IJKL
- Pause / P
- Xubuntu GNU/Linux 64-bit
- Linux Mint 64-bit
Urho3D, QtCreator, Blender, Inkscape, GIMP, SuperCollider, Audacity
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