How To Create A Breakout Game with Cocos2D and Box2D
An outstanding series of tutorials has been posted on how to use Box2D with Cocos2D, and creating a simple breakout game using these technologies.
The tutorials are from Ray Wenderlich, and the first thing that you will want to do is check out Intro to Box2D with Cocos2D Tutorial: Bouncing Balls. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create a Box2D project, and how to add physical characteristics to 3D objects with Box2D.
Next you’ll want to check out How To Create A Simple Breakout Game with Box2D and Cocos2D Tutorial: Part 1/2, in this tutorial you’ll use what you learned in the first tutorial and in addition turn the ball into an ever bouncing ball, and add a paddle that you can move across the screen along with how to set up collisions between the two.
Finally, go through How To Create A Simple Breakout Game with Box2D and Cocos2D Tutorial: Part 2/2, and you’ll learn how to place blocks for the ball to hit, and how to set up collisions between the objects and finally an end of game screen.
[Source: Ray Wenderlich]
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