Tank Ricochet
Tank Ricochet sets you inside a compact 3D arena of stone walls and wooden crates, viewed from above. You drive the blue tank starting on the left, and enemy tanks wait on the right. Your shells can glance off stone once, so the cleverest shots often hit a wall before they find a target.
Frank Force made it with the LittleJS engine, building the models, textures and sounds in code. It runs right in the browser with a keyboard and mouse, a gamepad or touch controls.
How to play Tank Ricochet
Each wave places you in one of four arena layouts against a few enemy tanks. Wipe them all out for a bonus equal to the wave number times 100. After that comes a new layout and more enemies, up to eight at a time.
Your hull turns toward the direction you press and rolls once it lines up, while the turret aims on its own. A red line shows where your shot will go. You can have four shells out at once, and shells that collide cancel each other, so you can shoot down incoming rounds.
Enemy types include stationary sentries, scouts that keep their distance, faster-firing hunters and heavy tanks that need three hits. Mines and explosive barrels start appearing in early waves, and their blasts hurt every tank nearby, yours too. Each hit costs a life, and the run ends when you have none left.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drive | W A S D or arrow keys | — | Left on-screen stick |
| Aim the turret | — | Move the pointer | Right on-screen stick |
| Fire | Space | Left click (hold to repeat) | Push the right stick |
| Pause | Esc | Menu icon, top right | Menu icon, top right |
Tips
- Follow the red aiming line when lining up a bank shot. It ends at the first surface your shell would touch.
- Park beside a stone block and bounce shots around its corner. Enemy fire will mostly hit the stone instead of you.
- Shoot barrels and mines that sit near groups of enemies. One chain of explosions can clear half a wave.
- Avoid firing point-blank into a wall. The rebound comes straight back at your own tank.
- Knock out sentries first. They never move, so they are easy points while scouts are still on the way.
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Questions
Can my own shells hurt me in Tank Ricochet?
Yes. A shell is harmless to the tank that fired it only until it bounces once. After that it damages anything it touches, including you.
How do I get extra lives?
Three lives are yours at the start. Each time you finish a wave number divisible by three you gain one, and you can hold at most five.
Does Tank Ricochet save my best score?
Yes. Your best score is kept in the browser and shown on the title menu, along with options for shadows, glow and screen shake.
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