Brutus2D was once under vigorous development. It's future is in doubt due to Vista incompatibility. The future of Brutus2D is uncertain.

Brutus2D is a free 2D game programming language under vigorous development.

It supports both VBScript and JScript syntax, making it somewhat of an oddball. It features a full set of BASIC language commands with additional commands to simplify the creation of two dimensional games. There are easy-to-use commands for scrollable tile maps, path finding, collision, sound, music and hardware accelerated graphics. Brutus2D is ideal for shoot-em up, side scroller, platform, puzzle and other types of games.

Brutus2D is written in Visual Basic and uses Microsoft's scripting languages.

Pros

• As of Brutus2D 1.7, it has a free version.
• Registered version very inexpensive (USD 10)
• User-definable objects (including Encapsulation)
• Easy to use graphics commands including particle effects
• Scrollable tile map including path finding and map editor
• DLL support for calling external dll files
• Quick bugfixes (New update every 2 months or so)
• Helpful community

Cons

• OOP not fully supported (Inheritance and Polymorphism missing)
• Some math commands missing
• Is only a subset of Visual Basic
• Interpreted (not as fast as compiled)
• No 3D capability
• Available for Windows only (2000,XP, and up)

Related Pages

• Game Programming Language - other game programming languages

Brutus2D Links

• Brutus2D Wiki
• Brutus2D Official Website
• Brutus2D Forum
• Brutus2D Topsites List