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XNA Rare Examples for Download

Thursday, May 31 2007 - xna

The UK XNA User group have published a heap of XNA Examples, Note that these samples are all pre refresh so there may be some small code changes needed.

"When Microsoft released version 1.0 of the XNA Framework they had a couple of parties, one of them here in England. If you were there then chances are you got hold of some of Rare's XNA tests that they coded up. If you weren't there then now you can.

We have several new downloads available, from simple examples to full-on 3D platformers with in-game editors. There's loads of good code to pore over. You can get them in our downloads section. Oh, one thing most of them are setup for the Xbox 360, but the code is still good for Windows."

But for anyone starting out this would be a good collection to look at and learn from. Also included in the downloads are some sample models, sounds and sprites that you can use.

• Asteroids [Xbox 360 Only] 1 to 4 player game. Plays like a cross between asteroids and gravity wars.
• BetaBlocka [Xbox 360 Only] Breakout clone.
• Deformable Height Map [Xbox 360 Only] Shows a real-time deformable height map terrain. You can deform the height map by firing at the ground.
• Hello World [Xbox 360 Only] Basic example of getting started with XNA.
• Jump'n'Run 2D [Xbox 360 Only] 2D platformer with paralax scrolling and in-game editor.
• Knight In A Room [Xbox 360 Only] 3D puzzle/platformer with in-game editor.
• Lava Mountain [Xbox 360 Only] Expands on the deformable height map example to provide a character that can be moved around the landscape and alter it by using different types of grenades.
• Music Game [Xbox 360 Only] A rhythm action game demonstrating advanced sound techniques.
• Particle System [Xbox 360 Only] Example of a 3D particle system. Uses an interesting generator technique for easily generating values for the various particle system parameters.
• Reach For The Stars [Xbox 360 Only] Marble Blast like game where you control a rolling, jumping marble. Navigate 3D platforms that can be moving and spinning to reach for the star.
• Rolly Ball [Xbox 360 Only] Roll a ball around avoiding red sectors and hitting green sectors.
• Sample 3D Models A selection of 3D models in various file formats.
• Sample Music Selection of music tracks from Rare's composers.
• Sample Sprites Selection of sprite textures.
• Simple Font [Xbox 360 Only] Shows how to draw text using a custom font renderer.
• Simple Game Template Shows simple game state/screen management.
• Space Invader [Xbox 360 Only] Um, it's space invaders but this time you (up to 4 of you) are the invaders!
• Tanx [Xbox 360 Only] 2-4 player top down tank game.
• Witching [Xbox 360 Only] Witchy, 2.5D bullet hell shoot 'em up.

Here is the direct Link to the Downloads Page.