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Monsterz - arcade puzzle game
Latest version: 0.7.1 (17 Dec 2007)
Monsterz is a little arcade puzzle game, similar to the famous Bejeweled
or Zookeeper.
The goal of the game is to create rows of similar monsters, either
horizontally or vertically. The only allowed move is the swap of two
adjacent monsters, on the condition that it creates a row of three or
more. When alignments are cleared, pieces fall from the top of the
screen to fill the board again. Chain reactions earn you even more
points.
This game is mostly about luck, but it remains highly addictive. You
have been warned. Currently three modes are available:
- Classic - play against the clock and clear a given number of each
monster type to reach next level.
- Puzzle - clear lines of monsters to move pieces around and put together
the puzzle.
- Training - play against the clock in a neverending level, chose
the timer difficulty and number of monsters for infinite fun.
Monsterz is completely free software, available under the terms of the
WTFPL. It was written by the following people:
- Sam Hocevar (programming, graphics, sound FX)
- Brendan Rackley (UI programming)
- MenTaLguY (music)
- Sun Microsystems, Inc., Michael Speck, David White & the Battle of
Wesnoth project, Mike Kershaw (sound FX)
Screenshots
Requirements
Monsterz is written in Python
and requires Pygame. First install
these two pieces of software on your system.
Download Monsterz
Changelog:
- 0.7.1: removed scary language from the title screen.
- 0.7.0: replaced all sound files with free versions.
- 0.6.1: minor bugfix release, to make the game work with newer versions
of Pygame and NumPy.
- 0.6.0: added a puzzle mode, added the "lucky monster" feature, a splash
screen lets you breathe between levels, settings and scores are now
properly saved under Windows, fullscreen toggling works under Windows.
- 0.5.0: added a training mode, added a difficulty selector, runtime
settings are now saved, overal graphics enhancements.
- 0.4.2: better help menu, added helper eye, minor graphics enhancements.
- 0.4.1: fixed a bug that made you lose at level 10, fixed the "Surfaces
must not be locked" error message, added a window icon.
- 0.4: initial public release
Development
The mailing-list for Monsterz users and developers is monsterz@lists.zoy.org.
To subscribe, send an email to ecartis@lists.zoy.org
containing the words "subscribe monsterz". To unsubscribe, just
use "unsubscribe monsterz".
Please report bugs and make suggestions to monsterz@lists.zoy.org and
don’t forget to check the mailing-list archives.
The monsterz development is managed using Subversion. The
svn://svn.zoy.org/monsterz/ repository can be browsed using the
web interface, or directly
with the Subversion client. For instance, to retrieve the repository, use this
command:
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