1. Game Pitch Lost on an Island
Shane Costello
Andrew Claus
CIS 487 Fall 2008

2. Game Story Abstract
Solid Snake-type character gets marooned on an island similar to the island from the show LOST
Agent must escape island by finding GPS device
Island inhabitants are hostile towards the Agent and are the main opposition of the game
Similar Metal Gear and LOST characters appear throughout the game

3. Appearance Two-dimensional side scroller
Player walks off right hand side of screen and reappears on the left side in a new area

4. Player Roles and Actions
Player’s main goal is to escape the island
Player sub-goals are to defeat level bosses and survive enemies, as well as find necessary items to defeat bosses/pass through special areas
Actions include:
Running
Sneaking
Melee attacks
Shooting attacks
Jumping

5. Strategies and Motivations
The Agent has sneaking skills and experience
Can sneak up on enemies and not alert them to his presence
Firing a weapon (own or enemy), running, and being within an enemy’s vision will cause the Agent to be spotted
Various weapons/items can be found, some items allowing the Agent to sneak better (cardboard box, silencers, etc)

6. Level Summary Three levels: Each level ends with a boss fight: Beach
Jungle
In the “Hatch”
Each level ends with a boss fight:
Ninja/Gray Fox (from Metal Gear Solid)
Smoke Monster (from LOST)
Liquid Snake/Metal Gear (from Metal Gear Solid)

7. Story Progression “Spoof” Game
Story won’t make much sense until the end, and even then it still won’t make complete sense
However, each boss fight will reveal something to the player
The Agent will still be in contact with his “Colonel” (Colonel Campbell) who will also help progress the story

8. Hardware & Software Specification and Algorithm Style
Modern PC with Keyboard (possibly a mouse for aiming)
Software
Windows XP or Vista
DirectX Runtime software installed
Algorithm Style
Using the scrolling algorithm from LaMothe
Most algorithms will most likely be modified algorithms from LaMothe