Piranha Solution

ABOUT

Players take control of Mike Kawasaki, an Electrical Engineer at Paragen. 

Awakening inside a cryochamber, Mike struggles to piece his memory back together. In searching the facility, gathering information and ingredients, one player seeks to develop a cure, while the other attempts to delay their counterpart for long enough that the infection within Mike takes over permanently. 

Control is exchanged between the players through random switches and prompted minigames that affect playtime duration.

GAMEPLAY

• On the Non-Infected side, gather the ingredients for the cure.
• On the Infected side, hinder your opponent until their time runs out.
• Prompt and Play Minigames to delay your opponent.
• Uncover the story of the Piranha Virus through Lab Reports and Posters.

CONTROLS

Keyboard and Mouse

• Movement: WASD
• Camera Movement: Mouse
• Camera Distance: Scroll Wheel
• Use Item: Mouse Button 1
• Interact: E
• Ability Menu: F
• Drop: Q
• Interface Navigation: Mouse Button 2
• Scrollbar: Scroll Wheel
• Change Selection: (Hotbar / Camera Distance): Mouse Button 3
• Pause: ESC

Controller

• Movement: Left Joystick
• Camera: Right Joystick
• Camera Distance / Lock: R3
• Use Item: B
• Interact: A
• Ability Menu: Y
• Drop: X
• Scrollbar: R1/L1
• Pause: Start

THE TEAM

Ellis Ingram: Producer, Narrative & 2D Level Designer

Miguel Leandro: Lead Programmer

Elise Teviotdale: 3D Asset Designer

Ewan Mackay: Programmer, UI & SFX Designer

Luca Crawford: 3D Level Designer

Matt McGrath: Programmer & 3D Level Designer

Nathalie Sriwiboonrattana: Narrative, 2D Level & UI Designer

Reuben Christie: SFX Designer, Character & Animation Artist

Vee Melnyk: Concept & Texture Artist

This game was developed by a small team of students from Abertay University for the second-year module, DES207: Media Production. Background and imagery created by Vee Melnyk.