Whacker Guy: Distance Hunter

Whacker Guy: Distance Hunter is a 3D, physics-based baseball batting game set in a ballpark. Your score is the total distance of the balls you hit, so you need skill and consistent contact to build a high score.

Bat for distance

Home runs usually send the ball farther and are central to scoring well. A struck ball that lands in fair territory without becoming a home run counts as an out, while foul balls do not. Each home run adds an upbeat soundtrack, which continues as you string home runs together.

Well-struck balls count as Power Hits. Every five Power Hits raises your Power Level and increases the distance you can hit the ball. Strikeouts lower your Power Level, but each time you reach another multiple of five Power Hits, you recover all the Power Level lost to strikeouts.

Swing and aim

You position yourself in the batter’s box and control the bat using two on-screen joystick knobs. Swinging depends on timing and angles, and you can learn techniques for pulling the ball or hitting it to the opposite field. In the easy mode, the only mode available at initial release, the same pitch is thrown each time, but making proper contact still takes timing and a well-executed swing.