Versus Breakout battle — each player defends a brick castle with a king inside. Deflect or catch the fireball with your shield to smash your opponent's walls. Clear a path to the king and strike to take a life. Last king standing wins.
Controls
- Arrow Up / Down or W / S — Move shield vertically
- Space (hold) — Catch fireball on shield contact
- Space (release) — Launch fireball toward opponent
Rules
- Each castle has 24 bricks (6 rows x 4 columns) protecting a king
- Fireball destroys one brick on contact and bounces off
- The king is only vulnerable when the inner column of bricks at the fireball's height is cleared
- Hitting the king removes one life — each player starts with 3 lives
- Castles fully rebuild between rounds after a king hit
- Shield deflection angle depends on hit position — edges create steep bounces (up to 60 degrees)
- Catch mechanic: hold Space when the fireball touches your shield to grab it, release to aim and launch
- Fireball speeds up with each shield deflection (up to 1.8x initial speed)
- First to eliminate all opponent lives wins the match
Inspiration
Based on Atari's Warlords (1980) — castle defense meets Breakout in a head-to-head duel.