A Beginner's Guide to 2D Shooter Games (Beginners' Guides, #2)

In this book, the second in the "Beginner's Guide" series, you will create a simple 2D shooter game, create challenging gameplay and learn techniques to code more in less time.

This book can be read as a standalone (you don't need to have read the previous books in the series, although it may help) and focuses on scoring system and lives (e.g., keeping track of the score), user interface (menus and in-game information for 2D games), movement of the spaceship (e.g., left, right, up and down),...