Astro Rhythm War

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ASTRO RHYTHM WAR

Concept Designed & Developed by STOUFA

RHYTHM TRAINING

🎯 CORE MECHANICS

Every action must match the cosmic beat. Watch the beat indicator at the bottom of the screen and time your actions perfectly to dominate the battlefield.

🔫 TAP TO SHOOT

Tap on the beat to fire cosmic projectiles at descending enemies. Perfect timing (bright glow) grants bonus points and extends your combo. Good timing still hits but with reduced rewards.

⚡ HOLD TO CHARGE BEAM

Hold for 2+ beats to charge a devastating beam attack. The longer you hold, the more powerful it becomes. Release to unleash the beam and clear multiple enemies at once!

⚠️ ENEMY ATTACKS

Enemies attack on off-beats—the opposite of when you should act. Stay alert and dodge their attacks by maintaining perfect rhythm. Each hit reduces your health.

📈 TEMPO INCREASES

The music speeds up dynamically as you survive. Start at a comfortable pace, but late game becomes absolutely insane. Can you keep up with the cosmic beat?

🔥 COMBO SYSTEM

Build combos by hitting on the beat. Higher combos = higher score multipliers. Miss the beat and your combo resets. Reach combo milestones for triumphant sound effects!

⚡ SPECIAL ABILITIES

Unlock powerful abilities by building combos:

🛡️ SHIELD (Combo 10) - Blocks the next 3 enemy hits. Press 1 or click the button to activate.

⚡ MULTISHOT (Combo 25) - Fire 3 projectiles per tap instead of 1. Press 2 or click the button to activate.

⏱️ SLOW-MO (Combo 40) - Slow all enemies by 50% for 3 seconds. Press 3 or click the button to activate.

Each ability has a cooldown before it can be used again. Watch the cooldown bar on the ability buttons!

🏆 VICTORY CONDITIONS

Survive as long as possible and rack up the highest score. The longer you last, the faster the music gets. How far can you push your rhythm skills?

ACCESSIBILITY

🔊 SOUND EFFECTS

Toggle sound effects on/off in the game settings panel. Perfect timing hits, beam charges, and combo milestones all have distinct audio cues to help you stay in rhythm. Music will continue playing even if sound effects are disabled.

🎮 CONTROL OPTIONS

Touch: Tap anywhere to shoot, hold to charge beam. Drag left/right to move player.
Keyboard: Spacebar to shoot/hold for beam. Arrow keys to move left/right. Number keys 1-3 for abilities.
Mouse: Click to shoot, hold to charge. Abilities can be clicked directly.

🎨 VISUAL THEMES

Choose from multiple color themes in the game settings: Cosmic Blue, Neon Pink, Solar Orange, or Void Purple. Each theme adjusts all UI elements and visual effects for better visibility.

✨ PARTICLE EFFECTS

Adjust particle intensity (Low, Medium, High) in the game settings to optimize performance. Lower settings use less battery and GPU power while maintaining gameplay clarity.

⏸ PAUSE ANYTIME

Press ESC or tap the pause button (⏸) in the bottom-right corner to pause the game at any time. Music will stop and you can resume whenever ready. No time limit on pausing.

🎯 DIFFICULTY TUNING

Customize your experience in the game settings panel:
• Starting BPM: Initial tempo (60-140)
• Max BPM: Maximum tempo reached (140-200)
• Tempo Increase Rate: How fast music speeds up (1-5 BPM per 10 seconds)
• Player Health: Starting health (3-10)
• Enemy Speed: Enemy movement speed multiplier (0.5x-2x)
• Perfect Timing Window: How forgiving the timing is (50-150ms)

⚡ SPECIAL ABILITIES

Unlock powerful abilities by building your combo:
• SHIELD (Combo 10): Blocks 3 enemy hits. Press 1 or click button.
• MULTISHOT (Combo 25): Fire 3 projectiles per tap. Press 2 or click button.
• SLOW-MO (Combo 40): Slow enemies 50% for 3 seconds. Press 3 or click button.

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