BlitzBot

BlitzBot is a fast-paced arcade game where you control a robot and send a puck into your opponent’s goal. Matches take place in one of three arenas, each with its own music, against the AI or another player in local PvP. You can choose the difficulty, number of rounds and points needed to win each round before a match. With the default settings of three rounds to seven points, a match lasts about 10 minutes.

Controls and combat

You move your robot, dash and smash the puck. Spending a dash unit propels you in a chosen direction; you can follow it with a smash to send the puck back into the opponent’s zone. Hold the smash button longer to increase its force, up to a super-smash.

Each player has a mega-smash gauge. It fills when you collect an energy orb on your color slot or perform a smash, with super-smashes filling it further. Smashes also increase your gauge while decreasing your opponent’s. When your gauge is full, a super-smash becomes a mega-smash that sends the puck toward a goal at high speed. A well-timed smash can counter it; doing so fills your gauge completely.

Match modifiers

Special orbs appear at regular intervals. Collecting one grants a temporary effect, such as increasing your movement speed or slowing your opponent, though an orb can also have an adverse effect. A retro filter mode simulates the look of old arcade cabinet screens.

Game options

• Three difficulty levels
• Three arenas, each with its own music
• Matches against the AI or local player-versus-player
• Choice of difficulty, number of rounds and points needed to win each round