Cigarettes and Swords is an action packed run and gun adventure set in the wild west. The game follows the story of a gunslinger and a samurai in hot pursuit of a mysterious villain. The game was made to be played with two people one controlling the gunslinger, the other controlling the samurai. Both characters have a unique play-style that compliment each other. The gunslinger has a small health pool and a weak ranged attack that charges up a stronger ranged attack over time. The samurai is very agile and can jump, has a larger health pool, and can use his sword for devastating melee attacks.
I made this game for my senior thesis at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2013. For this project I was the sole developer, artist, and designer.
The game was developed in AS3 using the Flixel game library.
The game was designed to be shown in an arcade cabinet and on the web.
Cigarettes and Swords was shown at Baltimore's Gamescape 2013.
