Knockback Knights
Every swing shoves you backwards, so attacking is also how you move.
- Category:
- Action
- Difficulty:
- Medium
- A session:
- about five minutes
- Input:
- touch
About Knockback Knights
Knockback Knights is a two player arena fight with one good idea in it. Your swing pushes you away from whatever you hit, which makes the attack button the movement button as well, and turns the sensible retreat into a swing at nothing.
The arena does its share. A hazard that throws your opponent out counts the same as a hit you landed, so the fight is about position as much as aggression. Two players share one keyboard, or use the on-screen buttons on a phone, which makes this a game for a room rather than for one person.
How to play
- Hop to move around the arena and over the hazards.
- Swing to hit the other knight, and to shove yourself backwards.
- Knock the other knight out of the arena. A hazard doing it for you still counts.
Controls
| The on-screen hop button, or W or Z | Player one hops |
|---|---|
| The on-screen swing button, or S | Player one swings |
| Up arrow | Player two hops |
| Down arrow | Player two swings |
Tips
- Swing away from the edge when you are near it. The recoil is what puts you over.
- Let the hazards do the work. Pushing the other knight toward one costs less than landing hits.