Rush Hour Game

Rush Hour is a captivating single-player game that puts you in the shoes of a taxi driver racing against time. Your mission: collect money by picking up passengers and dropping them off at their destinations while navigating a dynamic and challenging environment.

Features

Game Start Menu

• View the leaderboard displaying the top 10 scores along with player names.
  • High-scores and player names are stored in a file (highscores.txt) and updated dynamically.
  • If the game is being played for the first time, the leaderboard will be empty.
• Choose your taxi:
  • Select between a yellow taxi and a red taxi, or let the game assign one randomly.
• Enter your name to start the game.

Game Board

• A 20x20 board featuring roads and buildings:
  • Roads (white) are navigable.
  • Buildings (black) are obstacles.
• Dynamic elements on the board:
  • Player’s taxi, other moving cars, obstacles, and passengers.
  • Passengers are placed randomly at positions not occupied by obstacles or other cars.

Gameplay

• Use arrow keys to navigate the taxi in all four directions.
• Pick up passengers by stopping next to them and pressing the Spacebar.
• Deliver passengers to their randomly generated desired destinations (highlighted in green).

Scoring System

• Positive Points:
  • +10 points for successfully delivering a passenger.
  • +1 point for each overtaking maneuver.
• Negative Points:
  • -5 points for hitting a person.
  • Penalties for hitting obstacles and other cars vary based on taxi type:
    • Red Taxi:
      • -2 points for hitting an obstacle (tree or box).
      • -3 points for hitting another car.
    • Yellow Taxi:
      • -4 points for hitting an obstacle (tree or box).
      • -2 points for hitting another car.

Advanced Features

• Increasing difficulty:
  • Number of cars and their speed increases after every two successful passenger deliveries.
• Taxi speed:
  • Yellow taxi is faster than the red taxi.
• Dynamic obstacles and moving cars:
  • Non-player cars move continuously in all directions.

Winning Criteria

• Total game time: 3 minutes.
• Achieve a score of 100 or more within the time limit to win.

Graphics

• Simple yet effective graphics with:
  • Stick figures for passengers.
  • Rectangles with circles for cars.

How to Run

1. Extract the provided zip file containing the starter code.
2. Open a terminal and navigate to the extracted directory.
3. Compile the project with:

   make

4. Start the game by running:

   ./game

Screenshots (Game Demo)

Below are some screenshots demonstrating the gameplay:

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Enjoy playing Rush Hour and experience the thrill of being a taxi driver under pressure!