Doctor Voltz

Doctor Volts

Doctor Volts is a 2D puzzle platformer where you play as a Mad Doctor who during an experiment gone wrong, swapped his mind with that of his genetically modified pet Electric Geckodile. Now in his new agile body, platform your way through the underflooring of the lab, disabling traps to keep your old body safe as it wanders aimlessly. Timing, precision and some critical thinking Is the only shot Doctor Volts has at reclaiming his old body!

Controls:

• Left/Right arrow keys to move the player
• Up arrow key to jump
• Press spacebar to take/give an electrical charge
• Hold left-shift to speed up the Doctor
• Press R to restart from a checkpoint
• Press ESC/P to pause

Credits:

• Footstep sounds: https://freesound.org/people/zepurple/sounds/540270
• Laser sounds: https://www.zapsplat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/sound-effects-41945/zapsplat_so...
• Robot shutdown sound: https://www.zapsplat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/sound-effects-41945/zapsplat_sc...
• Death sound 1: https://www.zapsplat.com/music/bone-break-snap-twist-crush-4/
• Piston sound: https://soundberries.com/sfx/household/tools/382-sledgehammer-anvil-blacksmith-0...
• Death sound 2: https://www.zapsplat.com/music/one-shot-electric-electricity-lofi-game-audio-act...
• Gravity field sound: https://freesound.org/people/ShlockFest/sounds/489396/download/489396__shlockfes...
• Charge sound: https://freesound.org/people/RunnerPack/sounds/87040/download/87040__runnerpack_...
• Prologue music: https://freesound.org/people/Jay_You/sounds/467240/
• Font: https://www.fontspace.com/a-atmospheric-font-f46808

Team:

• Kane Colvin (BigFella)
• William McKenzie
• Suppanut Chaimathikul
• Tane Carney Stirling

Made as a Summer School Games project at Otago University:

Link: https://cosc360.otago.ac.nz/games?year=2021