Battle Blast — Play Free Online

Battle Blast is a shooter about fighting waves of robotic enemies, which the game calls clankers. You run, gun and use a jetpack to get around the map. Humans team up against the machines, so the mood is closer to a cooperative skirmish than a lone-survivor grind.

You pick a weapon, move through the arena, aim at what is coming and fire. The jetpack lets you leave the ground for a better angle or to get away from a crowd. A session is a string of short fights, so it suits a quick break as well as a longer sitting.

Most of the catalogue on Doodle Jump is about timing and reflexes. Battle Blast keeps the reflex side and swaps platform hopping for aiming. If you like Doodle Jump because the game reacts the instant you touch the controls, the same applies here.

How to play

Move with the arrow keys or WASD. Aim with the mouse, and click to shoot; the same mouse is used to select things in menus. On a phone or tablet the game uses taps and swipes instead, so a keyboard and mouse is the more precise way to play.

The game runs in the browser with nothing to install. Start by moving and aiming together, because standing still while you shoot leaves you an easy target.

Tips

• Keep moving while you fire. Strafing sideways costs you very little accuracy and makes you much harder to hit.
• Use the jetpack for positioning, not only for escape. Height can give you a clearer line on a group.
• Watch the edges of the screen as well as the crosshair, so enemies do not surprise you from behind.
• If a weapon does not suit the situation, change your approach and your range rather than just firing more.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

For another game where movement is the main skill, try Bouncy Basketball, which is all about controlling a bouncing ball. Day D Tower Rush is closer to Battle Blast in spirit, since both put defending against attackers at the centre. If you would rather have a partner than a crowd of enemies, Fireboy and Watergirl is the cooperative puzzle option on the site.

Battle Blast fits players who want a quick shooter on a laptop or Chromebook, and the mouse-and-keyboard setup is familiar to anyone who has played a browser shooter before.