Tank Trouble 2 — Play Free Online

Tank Trouble 2 is a top-down tank duel played inside a small maze. You drive a tiny tank around walls, and the only weapon you have is a bullet that bounces. Shots ricochet off the walls, so the best kills are rarely straight lines: you bank a round around a corner and catch someone who thought they were hiding.

Rounds are very short, often under a minute, and one hit ends the tank that takes it. That makes the game a good fit for quick sessions between longer ones, and it is most fun against a friend sharing the same screen. If you came to Doodle Jump for fast, one-more-try action, this is the same appetite served in a different shape: less climbing, more outwitting a live opponent.

How to play

Move with the arrow keys or WASD, and aim and select with the mouse. On a phone or tablet you tap and swipe instead. Press Play above and the game loads in the frame; nothing needs to be installed.

A round starts with each tank dropped into a maze. You steer, turn and fire, and the last tank standing takes the round. Because your own bullets can bounce back, a careless shot at a nearby wall can end up hitting you, so think about where the shot will travel before you fire.

Tips

• Learn the angles. A shot that hits a wall at a diagonal leaves at the mirror angle, so you can plan a bank shot rather than guess.
• Do not fire in tight corridors at point-blank range unless you are sure of the return path of the bullet.
• Use corners as cover. Waiting just behind a wall edge and letting an opponent drive into your line is often better than chasing.
• Keep moving. A stationary tank is the easiest target in the maze.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

Doodle Jump is the one-button-style climber the site is named after, so it is a calm contrast to a duel. Fireboy and Watergirl suits two players who would rather cooperate than compete, while Bloons Tower Defense 2 gives you a slower, planning-heavy kind of strategy. Tank Trouble 2 is the pick when you want direct, head-to-head tension.

It suits short sessions, a break with a friend at one keyboard, or a solo warm-up when you want a quick burst of action.