A little update on the game until now. The game have 2 levels already and on the second there are two creatures. They just try to go to Zero on straight line and when the do they do nothing else. Well the game on this stage is a little bit boring but more features will come soon such as that the creatures will make damage on Zero but he will be able to fire them from distance, menu screens, save and load game and of course more levels and more creatures too.
I also made an archive of the last version of the game which can be downloaded from here:
94.73.30.232/ZeroTheGame/ZeroTheGame.zip
I will try to update this archive regularly with the latest version of the game. The game does not need any installation. Just unzip the archive and play.

Edit: Well unfortunately, the game does want installation. It appears that none of the xna games run without .net and xna environments. :/ I realized that when I send the game (the debug folder) to a friend of mine and he told me that the game does not run at all on his machine… It appears the game run without installation only on windows with XNA installed. Also if there were small problems with a data file I used for saving levels info - the installer didnt included the file and the game didnt run… apparently. I had to include the file in the project and to use TitleContainer and StreamReader in order to read data from the file. If anyone want help with more details about this, just to post to this thread and I will help with what I can. :)

Nice to have you.

About the progress - I put an ToDo file yesterday - 94.73.30.232/ZeroTheGame/ToDo%20List.txt
The game itself (or whatever is working for now) might be run if downloaded all of the files from this link and put in the same folder structure:
94.73.30.232 /ZeroTheGame/ZeroTheGame/ZeroTheGame/ZeroTheGame/bin/x86/Debug/

You're more than welcome to use that little animated sprite, or any of the other code or resources that you find on this site. They're not particularly great (I am not an artist) but they're free to use for any purpose (including commercial), and attribution isn't required.

I look forward to seeing how this game progresses!

I love the idea of these sub-forums to encourage people in creativity in the area of the computer games. In this sense - to create computer games is a new hobby of mine. :) The idea of the forums comes at the right time for me when I recently finished the course "Beginning of Game Programming in C# with XNA" at coursera. The tutorials at this site also helped me a lot (though the course did not cover all of the material needed for creating a complete 2D game).

Let me explain you what I plan to make (if I have enough time - I have also another activities but really hope I will have enough time for this too) - a simple computer game where the player controls a character, called Zero which have to pass trough a labyrinth to pass one level; the game will have many levels. The labyrinth will have obstacles - hard places to go trough (i.e. fire, water, etc. where he must find something to help him with), logical places where the player must use his brain (i.e. a door which open if you solve a logical question) and evil creatures which will attack our character and our character will be able to fire in response.

The details.
- The game will be 2D (I still haven't covered the 3D tutorials), the view on the whole level (the whole labyrinth) will be from the top;
- For images of Zero I plan to use the texture atlas provided in the tutorial about "Texture atlases", of course if the creator(s) of this site allow me to use it!
And if anyone want to take part with his own images will be great (well, the character should be somehow circle shaped in order to respond to its name);
- Zero will be able to have abilities - to have health, to be able to walk and run (for certain time), to be able to swim for certain time, to fire with weapons and others… (in the future I may think of new ones; also you may propose others :) or if you doesnt like any of these to propose to remove);
- I think these abilities mentioned above to be able to be improved in order to be reached a simple RPG.
- Each level will be under the form of a labyrinth. I havent decided yet whether the labyrinth be generated randomly (more work in the programming in order to achieve good labyrinth) or set in advance (more work in designing each level);
- The evil creatures will have simple AI - when there is no obstacle between a creature and Zero and they are on one line - vertical or horizontal (for simplicity), the creature will move toward Zero and when reach him will attack. I think also to add in the future (if have time) creatures which will be able to fire from distance.
- As I'm writing for creatures - I will appreciate if anyone who enjoys in drawing to make for the game the sprites for the creatures, the special items which Zero can take and the levels! :)
- The player will be able to save and load the game. At this point I have not decided if the player to be able to save/load at any time or only when Zero reach on special places (maybe one safe place in the middle of the level and one in the end).

I think the game to be Open Source and everyone who wish to be able participate. The last version of the game will be placed on this server of mine (for now):
http://94.73.30.232/ZeroTheGame

If anyone wish to participate in helping me with this game may contact by posting in this thread, or through skype - winsett_z

I am also open to new ideas so if you have anything that you think will be better than the mentioned above, please write! :)