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Most every aspect of the game has dual purpose.

* Title Screen both introduces the game, and demonstrates the mechanics, then gives the player the chance to try them to move onto the real game.

* MULTI Bar acts as incentive, increases score multiplier, increases enemy speed and spawn rate, and explodes points on death, more per MUTLI.

* Death acts as both an incentive, to earn points from MULTI, and detractor, killing your MULTI Bar. It also slows the game and gives the player a chance to breathe.

* Dashing enables a shield, moves the player, destroys enemy targets, and attracts drops during death mode.

Third-party resources
* Engine: Game Maker Studio 2; I have a Commercial Desktop License
* Music Track: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/RoccoW/~/Ideetje_extended License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/RoccoW/~/Ideetje_extended

Contributors
This was Solo developed and tested, so Steve Matthews for all.