City Shield
City Shield is a wave-based defense game in which missiles rain down on six little cities at night. You fight back by picking spots in the sky. A shot climbs to that point and blooms into a glowing ball, and anything that drifts into the glow is destroyed.
The catch is travel time. Your shots need a moment to arrive, so you aim at where a missile is heading. The game is part of Frank Force's LittleJS Arcade and plays well with a mouse or a tap.
How to play City Shield
Press PLAY. Three cannons stand between the cities, each loaded with 10 shots per wave. Click or tap the sky and the nearest cannon that still has ammo fires there. The middle cannon sends faster shots than the two on the ends.
Wave one drops 10 missiles, and every wave after that adds 3 more and speeds them up. Some missiles target your cannons, and a destroyed cannon stays gone for the rest of the game. Bombers and satellites join from wave 2, splitting missiles from wave 3 and dodging smart bombs from wave 5.
Missiles pay 25 points, aircraft 100 and smart bombs 125, all multiplied by the current wave bonus. Leftover shots and surviving cities add a bonus when each wave ends. Lose every city and the game is over.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire a blast | — | Click a point in the sky | Tap a point in the sky |
| Pause | Esc | — | — |
| Restart | R | — | — |
| Menus | — | Click PLAY, OPTIONS or HELP | Tap the menu buttons |
Tips
- Click slightly below a falling missile. Your blast grows for a moment, so it should be at full size when the missile drops in.
- Wait for missiles to bunch up, then catch two or three in one bloom to save ammo.
- Pick off splitting missiles while they are still high. One shot early beats three shots later.
- Protect the center cannon. Its quick shots are your best answer to the faster missiles in later waves.
- Ignore a missile aimed at a city that is already rubble. It cannot do any more harm there.
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Questions
How does the City Shield score multiplier go up?
It starts at 1 and rises by one every two waves, so waves 3 and 4 pay double. It tops out at six and applies to both hits and the end-of-wave bonus.
Can a lost city be rebuilt?
Yes. Each 10,000 points gives you a bonus city. A ruined city comes back right away, or the bonus waits until the next city is destroyed.
Is my best score in City Shield saved?
The game keeps your best score in your browser storage, and the game over screen shows the wave you reached.
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