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1. Adventure
Sam Fielden

2. Equilibrium
Everything is normal in Hobbiton,
a Hobbit town where we meet
Frodo Baggins
Disruption
Bilbo Baggins has a birthday party
where he leaves and give a
magical ring away to Frodo
Recognition
Frodo is told the power of this ring and is
sent on his journey by Gandalf where he is
tasked with destroying the ring in the fires it
was forged in, in Mordor, before Sauron, an
evil ruler catches him and regains his power.
Attempt to repair the damage
Frodo attempts to make it to Mordor
and cannot bring himself to destroy
the ring, however his friend, Sam
Gamgee is able to complete the task
New Equilibrium
Sauron Is dead and middle earth is free
from the threat of him and his armies.
Lord of The Rings

3. Initial Ideas

4. Idea 1
Who Alberto, a drug lord, is trying to travel across Bolivia as fast as possible as his cartel is failing. Alongside his friends and workers,
they have to try and secure his money as quick as possible before his empire collapses or he is captured and killed.
What The cartel moves across Bolivia, escaping the army and a rival cartel to get to Alberto’s money, hidden in stash
houses and burial points to be able to revive his dying business. Along the way they face many different problems
in which they have to survive and endure through in order to ensure that they can live to see the cartel start again
and retake the power that they had lost.
Why If the crumbling cartel fails, they all face certain death, either from the rival cartel or the Bolivian military. They
must fight their way back to the top otherwise they will be imprisoned and executed by their enemies who are
both ruthless in their attempts to capture Alberto.
When The story is set in the 1980’s, when drug cartels in South America were at their most prominent.
Where The story takes place in Bolivia where the characters move across the country to try and find their stashed money.
How The cartel’s failure began when their cashflow was stopped by the U.S government who intervened shipments filled
with drugs at the border. The cartel had attempted to make their biggest movement of contraband yet when the
supply plane was shot down meaning that the payment for the drop was never received leaving them unable to
carry on their production.

5. Character type How they appear in your story
The Hero Alberto – Is the main character in the story. He is not actually a ‘hero’ or a good person but the
protagonist of the story. Because the story is from his perspective, he is seen as the ‘good guy’. He runs
a drug cartel that is starting to fail and he has to try and save it before he is either killed or out of
money.
The Villains Diego and Xavier – Diego is another cartel leader who aims to put Alberto out of business in order to
expand his empire. He is the main antagonist and is a dangerous and ruthless leader. Xavier is the
other antagonist who is a Military leader. His task force is assigned to take down Alberto and his cartel.
While he looks like the ‘good guy’, his power leads him to try and stop Alberto any way he can, putting
innocent lives in danger In his attempt to stop the drug lord.
The Helper Eduardo – Is Alberto’s best friend and right hand man. He is a loyal person who protects Alberto, as his
livelihood is put at stake with the possible collapse of the cartel.
The Donor Carlos – A close friend of Alberto’s who gives him the tools necessary to escape from his rivals and
start his journey across Bolivia.
The Dispatcher Carlos - A close friend of Alberto’s who gives him the tools necessary to escape from his rivals and
start his journey across Bolivia.
Prize Alberto gets to keep his power – If Alberto makes his journey and gets his money back, he will be able
to keep his power and influence, however if he doesn’t, he will be forced to spend his life in the
shadows or be killed along the way.
The False Hero Sergio – Another close friend of Alberto who seems to be the most helpful. He seems to always be

6. Idea 2
Who A University student named Kiran who is obsessed with finding his biological parents finds a lead that could be very
helpful in helping him find her. Since he was young he new that he was adopted by a British family who came to Nepal
doing charity work. The family that adopted him were very wealthy and made sure that he had top level education. He
had always wondered where his real parents were and wanted at least one chance to meet them again.
What He decides to buy tickets to Nepal to visit the orphanage in which he used to live to see if he can talk to
someone about the clues that he has found or gather any other information to help him track down his real
family. He ends up travelling around to follow the trail of clues that had been left for him to find his family.
Why Kiran wants to know why his parents felt like they couldn’t look after him and understand what his parents
were are like amongst other questions about his life before moving to England.
When The story is set in the present day (2020) without coronavirus.
Where The movie starts off in England but spends most of it’s time in Nepal.
How The story happens as Kiran I finally old enough to be able to explore himself and plan a trip to Nepal. He had
been gathering information on his parents since he was young and had always had a great interest about
who they where and why they decided to give him away to an orphanage.

7. Character type How they appear in your story
The Hero Kiran – A university student set on finding his birth parents in Nepal in order to find out why they had
let him go and to meet them at least one more time.
The Helper Manish - Kiran makes a friend in Nepal at the orphanage he used to live in, who wants to help him
find his parents. They use his access to orphanage information to gather more evidence and clues
about the whereabout s of his parents.
The Donor Manish – On multiple occasions Manish finds useful orphanage documents that help further
understand who Kiran’s parents are and where he can find them.
The Dispatcher Kiran - Kiran is his own dispatcher as it is his own dream to meet his birth parents. He buys the plane
tickets upon finding some useful information to help him track down his other and father.
Prize Kiran gets to meet his parents – If Kiran can find enough information, he can finally meet his
biological parents and meet them 16 years after being given away by them.

8. Idea 3
Who Harley Blackwell, an IT specialist at the headquarters of a powerful but hugely corrupt private army.
What He becomes a spy for the government, leaking information that he finds to them so that they can build a
case against the business. When they discover that they have a leak they try and find the source. When it is
discovered to be him he is kidnapped and taken to an unknown location to be tortured and executed, as to
stop him from revealing the true extent of their crimes. He has to escape the building if he wants to live.
Why He comes across files that show the corruption of the company and have evidence of the war crimes
committed by them that have gone unnoticed.
When Modern day.
Where In the U.S, The location of the company is set in Washington D.C.
How Because the company traces the stolen files back to the computer of the general who left it in the hands of
the I.T technician who did repairs on it.

9. Character type How they appear in your story
The Hero Harley Blackwell – An innocent I.T technician turned spy by the U.S government after he
accidentally uncovered major war crimes committed by the private army that he works for.
The Villain Grover Riggs – The leader of the mercenary group who decides that Harley is to be
executed and has him kidnapped to a secure location.
The Dispatcher The CIA - They order Harley to become a spy and keep uncovering information to help
them build their legal case against the company.
Prize To escape the facility and live – if Harley can escape, he will be put into protection by the
government, meaning he can help take down the company that attempted to kill him and
be free.

10. Research
Research

11. Poster gives relevant information about the
launch of the movie such as:
• Release date
• Where you can see it
• The title
• The actors
Posters use imagery to give an initial sense of what the
movie is about. In this one it shows an alien landscape
(left) and eye catching space imagery. This implies that
the film is about space travel and exploration to it’s
desired audience.
Poster uses a
quote to give
the audience a
general sense
of what it is
about
Trailer snippet shows the excitement and
intense nature of the film to capture the
audience. If the audience is captivated by
the trailer, their interest in purchasing and
watching this movie will be greatly
increased.
The music used in the trailer is
fast paced. This greatly
increases the dramatic nature
of the film and makes the trailer
exciting.

12. Character type How they appear in the story – Interstellar - Movie
The Hero Cooper – The protagonist of the story. He is tased with finding a planet that is capable of
hosting the Earth’s population as the Earth begins to die.
The Villain Dr Mann – Dr Mann attempts to kill cooper and steal his spaceship in order to get back
home. He lies about their being organic life on his planet in order to be saved but betrays
the search team who come to rescue him.
The Helper Dr Brand – The person who works with Cooper and assists him throughout the movie.
They save each other multiple times from near death to allow their mission to continue.
The Donor Murph – she is essentially the donor as she ‘gives’ Cooper a reason to complete the
mission. Whilst his primary aim appears to be to save the people of Earth, however, his
actual motivation is to be able to come home and see his daughter again.
The Dispatcher Professor Brand - sends Cooper and his team into space in for the mission to save Earth.
The prize The ‘prize’ is for the people of Earth to be saved from their dying planet, however for
Cooper the prize is to see his daughter again.
The False Hero Dr Mann – Dr Mann sends out a beacon to say he has found a planet with organic life,
however he lied in order to steal the spacecraft, betray the mission and get back home.

13. This movie poster shows all
of the characters in the
movie and the location. It
gives the reader an
understanding of who is in
the film and makes them
wonder what role each
character will play.
‘From the creators of’ is
used to entice the
audience of the previous
film. This makes them
more likely to watch it as
it implies that this movie
will be just as good as
the last one.
This poster uses colour and
spacing to show one of the
main themes of the movie
which is loneliness. The use
of the colour orange on the
centre fish makes it stand
out from the other so it
does not look as if it fits in.
The use of a logo makes it
more recognisable to an
audience if they have seen
it before.
The logo of the producing
companies make people more
likely to watch their other
movies as it reminds people of
the brand. For example: the
Disney logo is associated with
animated family movies,
therefore by repeatedly using
it, they make their movies more
appealing to their audience.
By putting segments of
the exciting scenes in
the trailer, you can make
the movie appear to be
more interesting to the
audience as it displays
the style and theme to
the viewer.

14. Character type How they appear in the story – Finding Nemo - Movie
The Hero Marlin – A clownfish who set’s off out into the ocean, trying to get to his son Nemo who
has been kidnapped by fisherman.
The Villain Darla– Darla is the main antagonist as she tries to kill nemo by shaking the bag that he is
in.
The Helper Dory – Dory meets Marlin while he is trying to find his son. She joins the search and helps
motivate him as they travel across the ocean.
The Donor Dory – Dory gives Marlin inspiration to carry on as they come across difficulties during the
search.
The Dispatcher Marlin – Marlin sets off on his adventure immediately and forces himself to keep going
even when he can see his son’s capturer’s boat disappear into the distance.
Prize Finding and rescuing Nemo – the prize, if he is successful is for Marlin to get his Son back.
The False Hero Bruce – Bruce appears to be helpful, however he turns on Marlin and dory whe he smells
their blood and tries to eat them.

15. Using a quote form the
movie on a poster makes a
viewer more likely to watch
the movie as it can explain
the quote.
The artwork gives some idea as to what the
movie is about whilst keeping most of the
information secret. The artwork is eye catching
to interest someone who sees it but gives very
little about what happens or who is in it. It does
hint that it is about a journey as it shows four
silhouettes in a desolate location.
This poster gives some information
about the movie as it tells us that it is
about four friends. The title on the
poster is also important as it tells a view
that these people have to stick together.
That makes them question what events
unfold that make them need to stick
together. The movie trailer brings a lot of attention
to the action in this movie and draws in
the viewer. Lots of the footage makes the
viewer ask questions. The shot above is
eye catching as it displays a child with a
gun. This makes the viewer want to
watch the movie as to find out why they
have a gun.

16. Character type How they appear in the story – Stand By Me - Movie
The Hero Gordie – The protagonist sets off with his friends to find a dead body by the railroad
tracks. They go in order to get onto the news and become local heroes. but end up leaving
the body and putting in an anonymous tip. Narrates at the beginning and end of the
movie.
The Villain Ace – Ace tries to stop the protagonists from finding the body because he wants the credit
for finding it, however they agree to make an anonymous call when he is held at gunpoint.
The Helper Vern, Teddy and Chris – these three, whilst being main protagonists, do not have the same
amount of background given as is for Gordie, but are seen as his friends.
The Donor Denny – Gordie’s brother who died months before the film is set. He taught Gordie to do
what makes him happy unlike his father who disapproves of his aspirations to be a writer.
Denny gave Gordie his cap, which Gordie cherishes.
The Dispatcher Vern – Vern tells the four friends about the dead body and how he has come to learn of
it’s whereabouts. He convinces them to come and search for it with him and they start the
journey.
Prize Popularity for finding the body – If they are successful in finding the body, they believe
that they will become local heroes and make it onto the news.

17. By displaying the consoles that a game
is available on, you can create a
greater demand for it when it launches
as people will want it on their specific
console/device
The use of the banana next to guns
makes the game poster more eye
catching as they are somewhat
contrasting objects. This makes people
more likely to purchase the game as they
want to know what the game is about.
The lighting puts the attention
onto the banana, highlighting
the fact that it is important to
the game. This makes the game
feel different and stranger,
meaning it will draw more
attention.
The slogan ‘blood bullets and bananas’ is
also interesting. It also is quite unusual
which will put more attention to the game
A game trailer can show the
action packed nature of the game
to the audience. The trailer
usually contains the best aspects
of the game to make the viewer
want to buy it much more.
A game poster with little
information on it makes the
viewer want to know more. The
poster looks quite random as
well, making it more confusing.
This could make a viewer
search for the game online and
find out more.

18. Character type How they appear in the story – My Friend Pedro - Game
The Hero The Protagonist/Pedro – A masked protagonist who has his identity hidden for most of the
game. He is essentially a hitman, murdering criminals because a floating banana in his mind
called Pedro tells him to.
The Villain There are multiple criminals, who are actually revealed to be the protagonist’s family, but are
all involved in the criminal underworld.
The Helper Pedro – Whilst just being a figment of the protagonist’s imagination, the floating banana who
is also named Pedro, tells the protagonist to kill the criminals and guides him on his missions.
The Dispatcher Pedro – Pedro tells the protagonist who to kill and sends him on his missions.
The False Hero Pedro – Pedro appears to be a friendly character, but turns on the protagonist and tries to
force him to shoot himself.

19. This game art gives a
lot of information to
the viewer. It shows
the game’s location,
displays what type of
game it is through
the character on the
right and the
helicopter suggests
that there could be a
military element to
the game.
The ‘Tom Clancy’ logo
shows the audience
what type of game this
will be as Tom Clancy
games tend to be fast
paced tactical
shooters. It also would
appeal to Tom Clancy
fans who have enjoyed
other games by the
franchise.
The trailer shows off the features of
the game. The main thing that it
boasts is the free roam element of the
game and the large scale of the map.
This is enticing as it gives a player
more choice and freedom to do what
they want within the game, which has
huge appeal.
A front page advertisement
on a magazine can massively
boost sales as magazines
have a very specific target
market. This means the game
will be more popular as the
advertising is directed
towards those people who
would be more interested in
the game rather than at a
broader spectrum of people
(as is with TV advertising).

20. Character type How they appear in the story – Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands - Game
The Hero Nomad – A US special forces member who is tasked with taking down the leader of the
Santa Blanca Cartel while destroying supplies and killing of his chain of command along
the way.
The Villain El Sueno – The main enemy in the game who runs he Santa Blanca cartel. He is a violent
leader who has power and influence not only over his operation but also the many towns
and villages that they have captured.
The Helper Midas, Holt and Weaver (Ghosts)– The four members of the squad that operates to
destroy the Santa Blanca Cartel. They are all special forces soldiers and support Nomad
through his journey, protecting each other along the way.
The Dispatcher Karen Bowman – The leader of the task force who guides the team on their mission to take
down el Sueno and Santa Blanca. She overlooks the missions and provides useful
information to ensure success in the operation.
Prize To take down the Santa Blanca Cartel – If the Ghosts are successful, they will take down
the Santa Blanca cartel before it’s power becomes uncontrollable.
The False Hero Pac Katari – The leader of the Kataris 26 Rebellion group, he appears to be a good person,
however he betrays the Ghosts and tries to stop their mission before it is completed as his
life is threatened. He turns his rebels to work for the cartel just before it’s demise.

21. This game poster combines multiple
smaller images to give the viewer a
much better understanding of the
game. It uses different elements in
each block to summarise what types
of things a player can do in the
game.
This magazine makes the game more appealing
through the use of it’s subtitles. The use of ‘At Last’
makes the game seem secretive and exclusive as
there is little information about it. This would make
someone want to buy it more as they would want to
feel involved and therefore more invested in the
game.
Using a recognisable logo for you
game makes it seem more like a
brand rather than a game. This
means people will instantly link it
with the game whenever they see
it.
Having content creators make gameplay
videos for your game creates a community
for the game, making people more
invested in it. This acts as free advertising
to a targeted audience of people who are
likely to buy the game.

22. Character type How they appear in the story – GTA V - Game
The Hero Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Phillips – These three protagonists are all
hardened criminals who start to rob banks in order to make huge amounts of money. They
all have to help each other as they get sucked into the criminal underworld more and
more.
The Villain Devin Weston – Devin starts giving the protagonists work to make money, but holds off on
payment. He then tries to convince Franklin to kill Michael. He tries to manipulate the
group to his will and cons and blackmails them multiple times.
The Helper Lester Crest – Lester sets up most of the heists and work for the group ad helps keep them
out of trouble. He is the mastermind behind all of the schemes and crime that they
commit and uses his knowledge of the different enemies they come across to make sure
that they all stay safe.
The Donor Lester Crest – Lester provides all of the equipment for the jobs that the group do. He
makes sure that nothing can get traced back to them and that they have adequate
equipment and helps them resource.
The Dispatcher Lester Crest – Lester lets the group know when he has work lined up for them and is often
the person to make the full detailed plans to make sure that nothing can go wrong.
Prize To rob banks and get away consequence free – If the group can rob major corporations
money and get away with it they can live their lives out with hundreds of millions of
dollars. However there are multiple problems such as private mercenary groups, federal
agencies and rooked businessmen out to get them.

23. Research Summary
• What have you learned from your research?
• From my research, I have learnt what makes a good poster for a video game. You need to be
subtle with how you want to portray your game but make it so that it stands out. A logo for the
game title is a must as it makes it recognisable to the audience. This is important as it would
mean that more people are likely to think about the game if they see advertising. One other thing
That I need to do, is create a tag line that hints towards what the game is about whilst also being
somewhat vague to entice a reader to want to find out more. Finally, I will need a magazine cover
that makes people want to read about my game and find out why they should get it.
• What aspects of the research will you include within your on work?
• I like the side scrolling action style to My Friend Pedro which I was already thinking about using
for my game. It has definitely persuaded me to use that style as it is a very fun way to play a
game. Another thing that I really like is the use of music in the trailer for Interstellar. I think using
music in my game would be effective as it would make it more exciting and tense when
completing missions. One other thing that I like is the way that the game is displayed on the
Ghost Recon Wildlands poster as it is a great example of how to portray different elements of
your game onto a print as It shows some of the main features in it’s imagery.

24. Bibliography
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25. Bibliography
Pre-production and Planning

26. Style Sheet
Colours will be used to
Signify different factions in
the Game. Green is for the
players cartel, Black is for
the enemy military and
blue is for the rival Cartel.
These are the three
main environments of
the game. I chose the
country of Bolivia as it
has vast differences
between it’s terrains
which would make the
game more enjoyable.
I want to use a pixel style
similar to the game ‘The
Escapists’. It is very simple yet
quite distinct. It uses blocky
shapes to create images but is
smooth and fluid in its
animation/movement.

27. Magazine layouts (Cover)
Magazine
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28. Magazine Layout (Inside 2 Pages)
Text Explaining the
game
Text that mentions
the launch of the
game
Game Review Text

29. Poster Layout
Game Title
Game
Developer
Logo
Picture of game
Release Date
Consoles available on
Age
Rating

30. Video Game layouts
Red health bar
Indicates
enemy
Green Triangle
shows your
character and
health
Bullets indicate
how much
ammo your
weapon has

31. Script
• The cutscene starts with a phone ringing. The phone is picked up by Alberto, the
main character who is a drug lord.
Alberto: Hello.
Unknown voice: Hello Alberto. I have uncovered information in my mission.
Alberto: What is it.
Unkown voice: you must go now and follow the emergency plans we have supplied
you. You are a wanted man now. You have 30 days to get to your safehouse. The
plans show everything you need and will have to gather along the way. If you don’t
follow our instructions, I can guarantee the end of your empire. Goodbye Alberto.
Alberto: Goodbye.
• The scene fades to black.

32. Sound Effects
Sound Effect Needed How I Will Create the Sound
Gunshot Needs to be sourced online.
Footsteps (walking) Can be recorded using actual footsteps on
different surfaces to recreate sounds.
Footsteps (running) Can be recorded using actual footsteps.
Reload sound Can be created using a bb gun.
Bullet hit sound Can be made using Beepbox.
Explosion Needs to be sourced online.
Grenade Bounce Will be made by dropping a coin to make
a metallic bounce.
Helicopter propellors Will need to be sourced online.

33. Actors/Locations
Actor Role Location for recording
Me All sounds
made by foley.
My home.

34. Music
Band Name Track Name Link
No Band Name Track 1 No link – Will be made by me on
Beepbox.
No Band Name Track 2 No link – Will be made by me
on Beepbox.

35. Contingency
What can go wrong? What can you do if it does?
The files become corrupted. Make sure that they are backed up, but if it does
happen, I will have to do all work again.
The computer breaks. I will have find another computer to use. I will also
need to back up all files so they are not stuck on the
broken PC.
The software doesn’t function properly. I will need to find have to re download it or find an
alternative to use.
The foley recordings are muffled or don’t sound right. I will have to re-record all the foley work again.
The files are lost. Make sure they are backed up and safe or I will have
to do all the work again.

36. Risk Assessment
What could be a risk to you, others or the
equipment?
How can you make sure that doesn’t happen? What
will you do if it does?
Having drinks around the computer – This could
damage it if spilt and mean that I wouldn’t be able to
continue the project until replaced.
Not have food or drinks around the computer to avoid
damage. If it does happen I will have to use a family
members computer.
The recording equipment could be dropped and
broken.
Put a case on my phone as it will be used to record the
audio for foley. If it does happen I will have to resort
to my camera to gather audio from.
Being sat at a computer for too long. Take regular breaks to avoid eye strain or neck pain. If
this does happen, I will have to carry on but try and
minimise the amount of time that I am working.
The computer is broken. I will use

37. Production

38. Synopsis

39. Using your plans, produce:
• A synopsis for your film
• A video game that would support your film, to include a menu screen,
demo level and cut scene
• Sound track for the video game
• A magazine front cover, promoting the film
• Additional advertising to promote the film
Include synopsis, magazine cover and advertising in this pro forma.
Animation to be embedded in your blog.

40. Evaluation

41. Research
• I feel that one of the the strengths of my research was that I went into good detail with the
movie/game posters and characters in order to get a better understanding of what I would need
to do for my work. I feel that this helped me as it allowed me to choose what kind of characters I
would need for my game and also gave me a better look at how posters and magazines are
designed for max audience appeal. For my research I should g=have looked at how to create pixel
art as I feel the quality of my drawings did lack. I also could have looked at how to animate better
as well.

42. Planning
• Overall, I think that my planning went very well. I believe that I was able to create clear plans of
what I wanted my game to look like and was able to use my time and resources well enough to do
this. One of the best parts of my planning was that I was able to gather a lot of the resources that
I needed before I made my final product. This vastly helped as it allowed me to not have to waste
time gathering resources for the final animation or advertising products in the end. One weakness
of my planning was that I could have further improved my pixel art drawings ready for the
creation of the animation. I didn’t provide myself with enough movement for the drawings
meaning that the animation looked jerky at points and less natural than I wanted. This could have
been easily fixed by making a list of all the movements that a character would make and creating
the motions for that.

43. Time Management
• My time management for this project was poor. Due to the fact that I was not in a learning
environment, my time management did not work as well as I wanted it to meaning that I was
behind on my work as I was procrastinating. This has affected some of my work as it has been
much more rushed than It could have been if I had completed all of it in the allocated time frame.
If I had more time I would improve the animation by making it longer and adding more details.

44. Technical Qualities
The main technique used for this project was frame animation. This was extremely useful as it allowed
for an easier way of animation than other techniques (such as digital or 3d animation). This was
combined with pixel art to allow for easy animation creation. This significantly reduced the production
time for making the characters, background and items in the game for the final production. My
animation is okay, however I think it lacks the fluidity and motion that I had initially wanted when
designing the game. For my game, I had to rely on royalty free sounds, as I could not find a way to
replicate a gunshot or an explosion.
I would compare my game to The escapists as they both use simple animation and a pixel art style.
While the escapists uses more complex movements and contains more detail, The production
techniques are both very similar.

45. Aesthetic Qualities
I believe that my work has a consistent and pleasing aesthetic style. One of the most
recurring styles is the military style that is featured through the advertising and in the
final product. This is paired with the combat style that is also used throughout the entire
project. Aesthetically, I would compare my game through the use of styles and themes,
to call of duty. They both have similarities in their styles. Whilst the advertising looks
different, they both have similar features, such as weaponry, combat/military style and
desolate settings.

46. Aural Qualities
I like the sound design of my game. I used different sounds such as gunshots, explosions and helicopters to
create a combat, like audio. To improve it I could have added shouting effects to enhance the combat
sounds and also footsteps for if a character is moving. The main thing I could have done to Improve the
final product is added main menu music to make the audio even better.

47. Audience Appeal
I think that have appealed to my audience. In my proposal, I stated that I wanted to target my game at and
audience of males aged 14-30. I think that this game would have done so as it has many features of games
popular with that age group. One of the things that is popular with that target audience is shooter based
combat games. My game has both of those qualities. This means that they would be more likely to buy my
game as it would appeal to them much more. Another thing that would appeal to my audience is the
storyline of the game. The cut scene at the start of my final product displays the start of the story where a
drug lord is beginning the start of the decline of his empire. This would appeal to my target audience as it
would provide an exciting start to the story to entertain them.

48. Overall strengths and weaknesses of the final
package.
The main strengths of the final product are that it includes many of the features of a video game that I had
intended when preparing to create it and deciding the product. I think that the style of the game is appealing
and looks incredibly fun. I also think that the games story, background and setting would be highly entertaining
for a player and would give them a completely new experience for a game.
I think main weakness of the final product is that the demo level was too short and the animation was not
smooth enough and the characters were too rigid. I think that this is not good enough as it means that the
quality of the game looks poorer if the motion is slow and poor.