👾 Space Invaders MVC

A retro-style Space Invaders game built in Java using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern. Fly your ship, shoot aliens, and track your high scores, all in a Swing-based GUI.

✅ Prerequisites

• Java JDK 17 or later
• Extension Pack for Java (recommended)

🎮 Controls

• ← Move left
• → Move right
• Space Shoot
• Any key after Game Over → Restart the game

🗂 Folder Structure

├── README.md
└── src
├── App.java
├── controller
│ └── GameController.java
├── data
│ ├── ScoreReader.java
│ └── ScoreWriter.java
├── model
│ ├── GameModel.java
│ ├── ScoreManager.java
│ └── entitites
├── resources
└── view

🧠 Architecture: MVC

• Model – Game logic: GameModel, Ship, Alien, Bullet, ScoreManager
• View – Rendering UI: GameView, MainMenuView, HighScoresView
• Controller – Input and timing: GameController

🛠️ How to Run

Running the Project in Your IDE

1. Open the project folder in VS Code.
2. Make sure App.java is set as the entry point.
3. Click the Run button or press F5.

Using Terminal

javac -d bin -sourcepath src src/App.java
java -cp bin App