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Game Instructions & Description
How to Play Rock Blaster
Rock Blaster is a space shooter made by the CrazyArcade team. You fly a small ship in a field of drifting rocks. Rotate left or right, thrust forward and fire. Your ship keeps its momentum and slows down only a little on its own, so steering takes some practice. Every edge of the field wraps around, which means anything that leaves one side comes back on the other, including you, your shots and the rocks. Each wave starts with large rocks near the edges. A shot splits a large rock into two medium rocks, a medium rock into two small ones, and a small rock is destroyed. Large rocks are worth 20 points, medium rocks 50 and small rocks 100. Clearing a wave gives a bonus of 100 points times the wave number. The next wave has one more large rock (up to 12) and every rock moves a little faster. You can have six shots on screen at once. You start with 3 lives. Touching a rock costs a life, and after a short pause your ship returns to the center, blinking and safe from hits for 2.5 seconds. Destroyed rocks sometimes leave a pickup worth 50 points. The cyan S is a shield that lasts 10 seconds and absorbs one crash. The amber 3 gives triple shot for 10 seconds. Your best score is saved in your browser.
Controls & Interaction
Left Arrow / A: rotate left Right Arrow / D: rotate right Up Arrow / W: thrust Space: fire (hold for steady fire) P / Esc: pause Touch: on-screen rotate, thrust and fire buttons
Pro Tips to Win
- Use short bursts of thrust. Your ship keeps drifting, so a long burn can carry you straight into a rock.
- Small rocks are worth 100 points but move fastest. Break large rocks one at a time so the field never fills up with fast pieces.
- Pickups fade after about nine seconds, and they blink just before they vanish. The shield takes one crash for you, so grab it before chasing risky shots.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What happens when I hit a rock with the shield on?
A: The shield breaks that rock, gives you its points and then disappears. You keep your life and get a short moment of safety to fly clear.
Q: How do the waves get harder?
A: Each new wave adds one more large rock, up to a maximum of 12, and every rock moves a bit faster than in the wave before. You also earn a bonus of 100 points times the wave number for clearing it.
