Virus Effect is a 2D Platformer RPG Shooter, in this game players
can choose among a variety of weapons to disperse upon their enemies to complete the episodes.
After signing up players receive a room with which they will be able to do a number of things. With rooms at their disposal players
can save their collection of weapons. More to come soon.
The RPG aspect is a new element in the game. Achieve experience points by decimating enemies in your path.
Soon, specific levels will unlock weapon and player upgrades that will amplify the action packed experience.
The year is 2100, the government has been experimenting with a virtual world to house the revived intelligence of great leaders
and minds of the past. They could live again in this artificial world. The government has set up cities where people could live, but there
have been many issues since its inception. Viruses have been devastating lands outside the city firewalls, and no one knows where they have
come from. There is a need for more testers of this virtual world, the government is calling all able bodied minds to defend the towns
the government has created against the increasing amount of viruses.
"A few students from Houston, and a U.S. Marine stationed in Japan, worked together to create a 2D platform RPG shooter
called Virus Effect, which they recently submitted to the 2009 IGF.
In this exclusive series, GameCareerGuide is speaking with some of these developers, including Oscar Gomez lead programmer
on Virus Effect's team, who are vying to be named among the best of the IGF Student Competition."
