Aqua Splash Battle vs NeonSwipe DX

Grab your water balloons and dive into Aqua Splash Battle -- the fast-paced top-down water fight you never knew you needed! Face off against waves of the Mud Team in an endless arena. Dodge mud balls, collect power-ups, and keep your Dryness meter from hitting zero. How long can you stay dry? FOUR WEAPONS • Standard -- reliable water balloon, steady fire rate • Scatter Shot -- fan of three balloons for crowd control • Splash Bomb -- massive area-of-effect water explosion • Homing Balloon -- lock-on and drench your target POWER-UPS • Speed Boost -- dash out of danger • Shield -- brief invulnerability window • Weapon Drops -- scatter, splash or homing upgrades mid-battle FEATURES • Dual-joystick controls -- move and aim independently • Endless survival with escalating difficulty • Four enemy types including the deadly Dust Devil • Chill aquatic soundtrack with 5 looping tracks • Game Center leaderboards -- compete for the global high score • Six achievements to unlock Simple to pick up. Impossible to stay dry.

NeonSwipe is a SpriteKit-based cyberpunk arcade snake featuring pure swipe controls and 30 progressive stages across 5 distinct worlds. ARCHITECTURE - Engine: SpriteKit with tick-interpolated motion at 60 fps - Controls: UISwipeGestureRecognizer (4 directions) — zero on-screen controls - Persistence: UserDefaults JSON-encoded GameProgress struct - Target: iPhone portrait only, iOS 17.0 minimum STAGE DESIGN - 30 stages: 5 worlds x 6 stages each - Worlds 1-2: Pure food-eating snake core - World 3: Obstacle blocks added procedurally - World 4: Mixed obstacles + increased food goal - World 5: Chasing AI enemy nodes (pathfinding via SKAction sequences) - World 6: Stationary turret nodes firing bullet projectiles SNAKE FORMS - 6 unique forms, one unlocked per world - Each form: distinct base color + particle emitter trail - Form selection persists across sessions SCORING - Per-stage star rating (1-3) based on score threshold - Best score and best time tracked independently - Stage clear flag persists indefinitely COMPLIANCE - Zero network calls, zero permissions - No IAP, no CloudKit, no App Groups - No third-party SDKs or analytics