Luola

Luola is an exciting 2D arcade game where players get to navigate a small V shaped ship across different levels. The game is categorized as a "Luolalentely" (Cave-flying) genre which is native to Finland. Though the idea of cavern-flying games is not originally Finnish, most of them are created in the country at present. Inspired by V-Wing, a popular cave-flying game, Luola features excellent playability with no flashy graphics.

Players can enjoy the game in teams with up to 4 players, or go solo. Luola also allows pilots to eject the ship and walk around the level as a human. With support for true color level artwork and a wide range of terrain types, including water currents and explosives, players get to enjoy customizable level palettes that make it possible to load levels from practically any cave flying game such as Wings or V-Wing.

Luola has exciting level specials such as critters, snowfall, auto-turrets, and jump-gates, which make gameplay even more thrilling. The game supports keyboard and gamepad inputs, with excellent sound effects and background music via the SDL_mixer library, while transparency and antialiasing effects are available through the SDL_gfx library. Multiplatform compatibility means that Luola runs on both Linux and Windows.

System requirements for Luola are minimal, with the SDL, SDL_Image, SDL_mixer for sounds, SDL_gfx for slightly better-looking graphics, and SDL_ttf for TrueType fonts being the most important. With a new unified physics engine, and significant improvements to the game engine code, the latest release of Luola introduces even more exciting features.

Overall, Luola is a great arcade game that provides players with a thrilling, customizable gaming experience. Its excellent gameplay, customizable level palettes, and multiplatform compatibility make it a must-have for anyone looking for a thrilling arcade game experience.