Zenix

## Description

_Zenix_ is a shoot ’em up that resembles Galaga albeit without the capture
feature from that game. The enemies are invading insects that start out
swarming around the screen before taking their positions above the player. At
times groups of bugs leave the formation and attempt to crash into the player
who can freely move (including up and down) around the bottom third of the
screen. The bugs have different colours which indicates their level of armour.
Those with a higher armour level require multiple hits to take down unless the
player has access to armour piercing bullets.

Unlike other shooters of its kind there is no life system. Instead there is a
fuel meter that decreases when the ship is hit. Some of the enemies are fuel
bugs. When these are hit they turn into a solid color and slowly drifts toward
the bottom. These should be picked up since they refill some of the fuel and
sometimes they also give an upgrade to the ship’s weaponry. Weapon upgrades
include armour piercing bullets and bullets splitting in three directions.

In total there are 32 levels with increasing difficulty due to higher pace and
more dangerous enemies. This includes monster bugs which instantly kills the
player upon contact even if there is fuel is left. After every fourth level
there is a bonus stage which allows the player to gain bonus points and
consists of four waves of enemies that fly across the screen but that does not
attack the player.

Zenix