“Max and the book of chaos” is and arcade 2D action game with elements of run and gun and shoot ´em up classic games with a strong arcade feeling. A kid who will have the destiny of the world in his hands. Will have to face this wave of disasters, save the world and free your buddies.

## About This Game
“Max and the book of chaos” is an arcade 2D action game with elements of run
and gun and shoot ´em up classic video games, focused on giving to the player
a true arcade feeling experience. The game also offers mechanics of upgrading
equipment and some features for Max. And all of this mixed with and
interesting and funny story to create a unique narrative lore with a cool
cartoon graphic style.

MAIN REFERENCES
Super pang: For the levels structure.
Metal slug and the bug butcher: Thinking about the action mechanics.
Pop culture: the story has a lot of references to icons of the 80´s / 90´s
movies, comics, and literature…

STORYTELLING
The story take place in an old castle that has become a summer school. But the
castle hide a lot of secrets. A legendary old book that has the power to open
portals between dimensions and times lies there. This book is imbued with the
power of the dark matter and has been hidden for millennia. But now Someone
has unleashed its power. The portals has been opened and our world has been
invaded by hordes of strange, fun and chaotic enemies. And YES, Max Racoon is
our only true hope.

GAMEPLAY
The game occurs in closed stages. Each stage has 6 levels of difficult, from
lower to higher. So we have levels for a casual and light experience and other
levels for the hardcore player that search for a challenge.
Playing the levels: The main objective is to survive a certain time to waves
of enemies. Moreover the player must rescue the maximum number of friends
locked in jails. The more friends the player rescue the more STARS he obtains.
The stars unlock new stages and final bosses. Also, by killing enemies, the
player will obtain coins that can be used to buy equipment, abilities and cool
stuff.

BASIC MECHANICS
Our philosophy is “easy to play but hard to master”, so we have the basics.
The player can jump, shoot and dash in order to avoid get killed. The flow of
the game is fast, funny and chaotic so requires of reflexes and ability

Max and the Book of Chaos