Purple Arrows

"Fight for a better future"

## System requirements

Windows XP or better

Purple Arrows(GameJam Edition) is a first person shooter game developed by Bullhead Studios for the 2022 UNC Collegiate Game Jam.

## Plot

A few days ago, a young woman named Sarah Scott was reported as missing by police. The Purple Arrows heard rumors about the potential location of Scott. BINGO Team was dispatched, personally led by Commander. There, Sargent Jason O'Niell and Medic Harrison engaged in battle with a private mercenary force known as The Dark Circle. During the fighting, O'Niell was able to uncover Intel from the Circle's XO, Jackson, who asked an unidentified General if they should go through with their deal they had with the Unknown Terrorist Organization, as well as a notice to the forces, saying that after this assignment they will be going back to what they're known for. O'Niell and Harrison were able to rescue Sarah Scott.

Following the rescue, Scott revealed the location of a house built into a cliff. SKY Team, led by Medic Harrison, was dispatched to the location. Private Wesley Fields was sent in on a recon mission while the rest of Sky Team provided sniper support. Fields was able to uncover a message to a Circle Operative named Frank from Jackson, stating he didn't really like how secretive the Organization was being about the people they captured. Fields was able to also find an Intel document leading the Arrows to a private storage locker facility, which was where a few prisoners were being held, awaiting transport to Sector 12.

BINGO Team, once again led by the Commander was sent in, but they reported being under heavy fire by the mercs. SKY Team was quickly dispatched to provide backup, but they were too late. BINGO Team, including O'Niell, was killed by the mercs, who retreated to the office. While SKY Team began moving the bodies of their fallen comrades, Fields assaulted the mercs and was able to open the storage lockers. After killing the soldiers inside, he and the rest of SKY Team were able to extract the prisoners.

The prisoners revealed to the Arrows about a Dark Circle outpost in an Autobody Shop. The Arrows dispatched RUGBY Team, a Special Weapons Assault Team, to recover two laptops that would give them Intel on Dark Circle commanders. Sargent Mason Hawk recovered both laptops, as well as a fax message to the lieutenant at the shop, Johnson, from Jackson. Jackson told Johnson what was happening, and what the Unknown Terrorist Organization was doing to the prisoners he and his men delivered to them. They were both considering negotiating with the Purple Arrows, but Johnson was killed before he had a chance. The recovered laptops uncovered where both Jackson was, along with another Dark Circle commander, Major Dane. Both were operating out of a trailer park that had been cleared of civilians.

Commander Louis, who was stable from his wounds during the Battle of the Storage Lockers, had sent Inspector Tyler Logan to the area on a stealth mission to investigate the area, with RUGBY Team on standby. Logan engaged in combat with a small squad of Dark Circle operatives who were patrolling outside Housing Unit 0. After the area was cleared he entered Jacksons building, Housing Unit 3, where Jackson and his men surrendered. Logan patched Jackson into their coms so he and Louis could talk. Jackson told Louis he and his men were willing to help the Purple Arrows in an attempt to right their wrongs, as well as the location of where Dark Circles General Mannson was located. Louis reluctantly agreed and sent RUGBY Team in while Logan downloaded Jacksons laptop. Jackson and his men were calling themselves the Rouge Circle and helped RUGBY Team clear the trailer park, rescuing two Rouge Circle operatives and killing Major Dane.

The Purple Arrows now had the location of General Mannson, and along with their new allies, launched a massive attack, led by Medic Harrison and Major Jackson. While the Purple Arrows cleared the mansion out, Jackson and his men hunted down General Mannson. After a long firefight, they were able to kill the General and his men, ending the crisis once and for all.

## Gameplay

Purple Arrows plays similar to the early Assessments of S.C.A.R.E.D. Hour Zero. The player has three lives and no save feature. There are three missions in the game (seven with the full version), each one loaded separately. Players have access to three different weapons: a pistol, sub machine gun and assault rifle. In two of the three levels, players don't seek out health packs, but instead find an allied character to restore their health.

## Development

Purple Arrows was developed in a week for the 2022 UNC Collegiate Game Jam by Bullhead director, Theo Moore. Similar to his work on Sector 12, it was done entirely solo, but unlike Sector 12, included voice acting. Bullhead created both The Purple Arrows and Dark Circle as a unique contrast of colors: the bright purple of the good guys and the dark black of the bad guys. The game was ranked 23rd overall in the GameJam out of 33, 17th in terms of fun and audio, 20th in terms of visuals and 30th in terms of theme (big and small), with a score of 2.057.

In October of 2022, it was finished for the Project Revival Jam 2 hosted by Society of Play. It was ranked 64th out of 116 with a score of 3.009, 53rd in terms of Tremor, 54th in terms of Pulse, 55th in terms Rime, 67# in terms of Grave-itas and 70th in terms of Reason.

## Battles and Conflicts present in the game

### The Dark Circle Crisis

The Rescue of Sarah Scott

The Raid of the Cliff House

The Battle of the Storage Lockers

The Battle of the Autobody Shop

The Battle of the Trailer Park

The Battle of the Mansion

## Weapons

AT9mm (AT9mm suppressed version in level 5 only)

MP5K (MP5K suppressed version in level 5 only)

G3

Shorty Shotgun

LMG23 (AI only)

MSG90 (AI only)

## Factions

### The Purple Arrows

#### RUGBY Team

Purple Arrow Officers

Purple Arrow SWAT

Purple Arrow Medics

### The Dark Circle

Soldiers

Heavy Soldiers

Elite Soldiers

### The Rouge Circle

Soldiers

Heavy Soldiers

## Characters

### Playable

Sargent Jason O'Neil

Private Wesley Fields

Sargent Mason Hawk

Inspector Tyler Logan

Major Henry Jackson

### Allies

Commander Louis

Medic Harrison

Sara Scott

### Enemies

General Mannson

Major Dane

Frank

Johnson

## Game Download Link

https://bullhead-studios.itch.io/purple-arrows

## Trivia

* So far this is the only non-horror game Bullhead has made that is still available.

* The game over screens are blue, while the game won screens are red. Interestingly, Sargent O'Niell is shown wearing a blue balaclava when he's killed. This is probably a coincidence however as there are also several purple arrow operatives with red balaclavas dead there.

* Unlike in other Bullhead games, players cannot pickup ammo and weapons from dead enemies.