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Which engine is the best for 2.5D?

by Bhargav P · in Game Design and Creative Issues · 10/05/2009 (9:09 am) · 3 replies

I am trying to create a platform-adventure video game for Xbox Live Arcade. That game would use a 2.5D design, with the player moving about levels like a side-scrolling video game but required to dispatch enemies in three dimensions.

Similar to Shadow Complex (Uses Unreal 3)
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Employee David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
#1
10/05/2009 (10:57 am)
Torque 3D would be the best option. The game is completely 3D. The players movement is simply relegated to a singular 2Dish path similar to Tomba, Pandemonium, etc.

Torque Owner Javier Canon
#2
10/05/2009 (12:24 pm)
@David but he says "I am trying to create a platform-adventure video game for Xbox Live Arcade", so with T3D you can export to Xbox? maybe with a library? (and a separate license?)

Employee David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
#3
10/12/2009 (12:11 pm)
Ah, I missed that. If he wants to use XNA and the Creator's Club, then TorqueX 3D would be the best one from us.

If he is a licensed XBox developer, then Torque 3D would be an option with an additional console license.