Introducing the Pizza Panic Game

The project for this chapter, the Pizza Panic game, involves a crazy chef, a deep-dish pan, and a bunch of flying pizzas. Here's the scenario: After being pushed over the edge by one-too-many finicky diners, the chef at the local pizza parlor has taken to the rooftop and is madly flinging pizzas to their doom. Of course, the pizzas must be saved. Using the mouse, the player controls a pan that he or she maneuvers to catch the falling pizzas. The player's score increases with every pizza caught. But once a pie hits the ground, the game is over. Figures 11.1 and 11.2 show the game in action.

Figure 11.1: The player must catch the falling pizzas.

Figure 11.2: Once a pizza gets by the player, the game is over.