Project Description

 For a long time I considered Flash to be the "dark side" as it is not free or Open Source which violates my views on software. However, after seeing countless amazing examples of Flash programs, I decided to try it out. Needless to say it is an incredible software for object-oriented programming.

Inspiration

 I view Alien Abduction more as a coding project than a game. Honestly, I'm not that into gaming however perhaps those who do enjoy gaming might like this project. I hope that anyone interested in object-oriented programming will find this interesting.

Who will enjoy this the most?

 Alien Abduction is my 1st game ever in ActionScript. I started it literally as soon as I got Flash CS4 after only spending a few hours on learning the basics. I've spent plus or minus a hour every other night working on this game, and as it is one of my longer programs (spanning over 750 lines of code) I'm pretty proud of it being a first project.

The problem with being a complete ActionScript beginner was the number of bugs and errors I encountered. For every 10 lines of code I wrote I would have at least one problem to fix, often times many more. However this has taught me an enormous amount about AS3 and Flash CS4, far more than following a tutorial or reading a guide would. What also makes me proud of this project was that I made it myself without following online tutorials or guides.

I really enjoyed writing this code as it has taught me much, and has gotten me back into object-oriented programming, something I have not done in months.

The Project

Play Alien Abduction on Orion Programming.

 Oh, and kudos to anyone who beats my high score of 280.

Easier Version 2 available here upon request:

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/508494