Ring Rush

Cinevva's analyzer read this game's design doc and its source, then wrote the brief below. "Make your own" hands it to the game creator as your opening message, so you start from a real spec rather than a one-line idea.

Create a responsive browser game titled “Ring Rush,” a 2D side-view platform brawler for desktop and touch devices. The entire play area is a dark navy full-screen canvas with a subtle vertical gradient from slate blue-gray at the top to very dark blue at the bottom. In the center-lower portion is one long floating rectangular fighting platform spanning about 84% of the screen width, with a slate-gray top edge and alternating dark blue-gray vertical panels beneath it. There is no scrolling camera: keep the fixed side-on view and scale the arena to the viewport.

Gameplay starts with a full-screen dark translucent overlay containing a centered rounded dark panel. Show the tag “2D PLATFORM BRAWLER,” the large title “RING RUSH,” the description “Chain quick hits into combos, build your special meter, then launch your rival off the edge before they do the same to you.” and a prominent “START FIGHT” button. Clicking/tapping starts or rematches the fight and hides the overlay.

Place two very simple stylized fighters on the platform: the player is cyan/light blue and starts left of center; the rival is pink/coral and starts right of center. Each fighter is a compact rounded cartoon figure made from a colored rectangular body, a pale almost-white circular head, one tiny dark square eye, and a lighter horizontal stripe across the upper body. Draw a soft dark oval shadow under each fighter. The player is about 34x58 pixels and the rival about 38x60. Fighters face toward the other fighter, flip their facing direction when moving, can jump under gravity, collide with the platform top, and can be knocked into the air and off either side. Keep them constrained near the platform edges until they fall; falling off ends the match.

The player controls are: A/D or left/right touch buttons to move, W or a JUMP button to jump, J to use a quick PUNCH, K or HEAVY to use a stronger HEAVY attack, and L or SPECIAL to use a meter-powered SPECIAL attack. Movement should have acceleration, friction, and horizontal facing. Use strong gravity and a jump impulse so the player visibly arcs above the platform. Attacks are short-range directional attacks toward the player’s facing direction, with a visible circular impact flash in front of the fighter while attacking. Punch has roughly 70px reach, deals 8 damage, knocks the rival back and slightly upward, and builds 10 special-meter points. Heavy has roughly 92px reach, deals 14 damage, knocks back more strongly, and builds 17 meter. Special requires a full 100% meter, has roughly 126px reach, deals 22 damage, launches the rival with a very strong horizontal and upward force, resets the meter to zero, and uses a larger translucent purple impact circle. Prevent attacks during their cooldowns. Successful hits briefly stun the rival, increment a hit combo, and create a brief screen-shake effect; reset the combo after its short timer expires. The rival has 100 health and simple AI: approach the player when not stunned, stop/slow when close, and occasionally attack at close range. Rival attacks damage the player by 7 and knock the player slightly; include a short player invulnerability period after being hit.

Use a HUD over the canvas with three rounded translucent dark cards along the top. The left card says “YOU,” has a cyan health bar starting at 100%, and text “Special 0%” that updates to the player’s meter percentage. The centered card displays “FIGHT!” initially (or the current combo count such as “2 HIT COMBO”), with a small status line initially reading “Knock them off!” The right card says “RIVAL,” has a coral health bar starting at 100%, and a status line that reads “On platform,” “AIRBORNE,” or “STUNNED” depending on the rival state. Health bars are rounded, with cyan for the player and coral/pink for the rival. Update the center and status text during combat. The fight ends with “YOU WIN” if the rival falls off or reaches zero health, “YOU FELL” if the player falls, or “RIVAL WINS” if player health reaches zero; show the start/rematch overlay again with the message followed by “· TAP START TO REMATCH.”

At the bottom, show a centered instruction line: “A / D move · W jump · J punch · K heavy · L special · or tap the buttons below” (the mobile-specific ending may be hidden on wider screens). Provide large rounded touch-friendly controls over the bottom of the game: on the left, dark buttons with a left triangle and right triangle plus a teal JUMP button; on the right, blue PUNCH and HEAVY buttons and a purple SPECIAL button. Buttons should have white bold labels, subtle inset highlights, and a pressed/depressed visual state. Ensure keyboard and pointer/touch controls both work, prevent page scrolling, and preserve the fixed dark arcade presentation.