Planet Protector
Planet Protector puts you in a small fighter skimming over a green, hilly world that loops around forever. Ten little humans stroll on the ground below, and alien landers swoop down to snatch them. A lander that carries its captive all the way up becomes a faster, nastier mutant.
Frank Force built the game in his LittleJS engine and drew every sprite in code. Keyboard, gamepad and touch all work, so you can play Planet Protector on a laptop or phone without installing anything.
How to play Planet Protector
Fly left and right across the planet, using the radar strip at the top to find landers anywhere on the map. Shoot them before they grab someone. Blasting a lander that already holds someone pays 500 bonus points, and its prisoner starts dropping toward the ground.
A long fall is deadly, so dive underneath and catch them, then set them down on the ground for another 500. When every lander and mutant is gone, the wave ends and each surviving human pays 100 points times the wave number. Later waves add drifters that split into small chasers, bombers that leave floating mines, and a quick hunter that shows up if a wave drags on.
You start with three ships, and any touch from an enemy, mine or shot costs one. Lose them all and the game is over.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fly | Arrow keys or W A S D | — | Left on-screen pad |
| Laser (hold for rapid fire) | Z or Space | — | Right-side buttons |
| Smart bomb | X | — | Right-side buttons |
| Hyperspace | C | — | Right-side buttons |
| Pause | Esc | Menu icon, top right | Menu icon, top right |
Tips
- Check the radar before each pass. Landers close to the surface are the ones about to grab somebody.
- The laser points wherever your nose points. To hit something behind you, flip around with a quick press the other way.
- Shoot landers on their way down. A clean kill before the grab saves you a risky mid-air catch.
- Save smart bombs for swarms of small chasers. One bomb wipes everything on screen, shots included.
- Clear waves briskly. Dawdling invites a speedy white hunter to come after you.
If you like Planet Protector, try these
City ShieldGuarding people below from attackers above is the job in both, though here you click blasts in the sky instead of flying.
Backspace: Return to FigadoreRescue-minded flying continues over a 3D vector planet, where you heal a sick alien fleet rather than destroy it.
Questions
Is hyperspace safe in Planet Protector?
Only partly. It throws you to a random spot with a brief shield, but roughly one jump in seven destroys your ship, so use it only when you are trapped.
How do I earn more ships and smart bombs?
Each 10,000 points you score adds a ship and a smart bomb at the same time. You begin the game with three of each.
What happens if all the humans are taken?
The planet explodes and every lander left becomes a mutant. You must survive three mutant-only waves, after which the world is rebuilt with ten new humans.
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