http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2009/06/24/using-bitmapdata-hittest-for-collision-detection/ Check the hitbox like you have done 1st then, if there is collision, do bitmap collision check. Also the controls are clunky. See this: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1942/programming_responsiveness.php
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