The three design themes dictated by randomly generated Wikipedia included '2009 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles, Shire of Quilpie and Hydrophilus Picicornis (a scavenger beetle)'.

 

I designed a 2D Golden Axe inspired sidescroller where in the Shire of Quilpie, scavenger beetles have taken over and two female Wimbledon hopefuls must fight their way through the legions of insects. Wanting to step up my responsibilities from the previous year, my teammate programmed the game and I took all other roles, designing the narrative, hand drawing all backgrounds, UI, creating pixel art and animations for all characters and enemies, as well as creating all sound effects and music.

 

The work load was heavy and with only 3 days the experience was intense, but I came out more confident in my abilities and feel that I am far more capable in working under pressure which I feel will benefit my performance working within a studio.