⚔️ CIRCLE WARS ⚔️

Circle Wars is a fast-paced, neon-glowing arcade shooter where you control a glowing circle battling waves of relentless enemies. Dodge and weave the full-screen arena, blast enemies with shots and survive as long as possible while leveling up!

🎮 Gameplay Overview

You control a glowing blue circle navigating the arena. Your goal is to:

🔫 Shoot enemies using keyboard, mouse, or controller
🧟 Defeat increasingly faster enemies that chase you relentlessly
🛡️ Dodge collisions — one hit and it’s game over
⏫ Survive waves to level up and increase enemy speed and challenge

🕹️ Controls

Keyboard

Move: W, A, S, D
Shoot: Spacebar or Left Mouse Button
Pause / Unpause: Esc
Quit Game: Q (only when paused)

Controller (Optional)

Move: Left Stick (supports 8 directions)
Shoot: A button (fires in joystick direction)
Pause / Unpause: Start button
Quit Game: X button (only when paused)

📋 Features

Fullscreen neon-glow aesthetic with smooth glowing edges
Keyboard, mouse, and controller support with adaptive input handling
Directional shooting including diagonal firing with joystick
Controller rumble feedback on key events (player death, enemy hit)
Increasing difficulty with waves and speed scaling
Immersive looping background music and satisfying sound effects
Pause screen with tailored instructions based on input method

🚀 Getting Started

Run the game using Python 3 (and Pygame installed):

python3 circlewars-game.py

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