2D Games with Windows and Windows Phone Step by Step

Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to building 2D games for Windows(R) 8 and Windows Phone 8 Teach yourself how to build interactive 2D game apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 using the Microsoft(R) XNA framework - one step at a time. Ideal for developers, game enthusiasts, and hobbyists with intermediate C# programming skills, this tutorial provides practical, learn-by-doing exercises for creating apps that can be used on several devices - including Windows Phone, tablets, slates, and desktop computers. Discover how to: Build 2D interactive games using XNA tools Explore the basic architecture of a 2D game engine Program XNA games for Windows Mobile devices Create games that use Windows Phone sensors Prepare your game for the Windows Store