Defeat the Machine
Dodge digital viruses and blast the evil mainframe to charge your ultimate attack.
How to play
- Move your ship around the screen to dodge incoming viruses, errors, and laser beams.
- Keep the mainframe in your sights to automatically shoot it and deplete its 320 health.
- Shoot down homing bugs and grab dropped floppy disks to charge your super meter.
- Trigger your CTRL+ALT+DEL super attack at 100 percent charge to clear the screen of projectiles.
- Survive all three escalating phases without losing your three hearts to win the game.
Controls
- Touch
- Drag anywhere on the screen to move your ship and tap the super button.
- Keyboard
- Use the Arrow keys or WASD to move, and press Space to trigger super.
- Mouse
- Click and drag the screen to move your ship and click the super button.
More about this game
Your goal is to destroy the evil mainframe by depleting its 320 health points. You automatically fire at the boss while dodging its attacks. The fight spans three phases, with the machine firing errors, spread orbs, homing bugs, and vertical lasers as it gets weaker. Destroying bugs and collecting floppy disks charges your CTRL+ALT+DEL super attack. The run ends in a system crash if you lose all three of your hearts before the machine shuts down.
Tips
- Save your CTRL+ALT+DEL super attack for emergencies. It deals 30 damage to the boss and instantly clears all hostile bugs and errors from the screen.
- Floppy disks charge your super meter by 35 percent and grant 100 points. The boss always drops one when transitioning to phase two and phase three.
- You have 1.6 seconds of invincibility after taking damage. Use this brief window to aggressively reposition yourself away from dense clusters of orbs or lasers.
Questions
How do I charge my super attack?
You charge your super meter by collecting floppy disks, which grant 35 percent charge, and by shooting down bugs or errors, which give 3 percent charge each.
How do the boss phases work?
The mainframe starts in phase one and upgrades to phase two at 213 health, then phase three at 106 health. Each phase increases attack speed and introduces new threats like homing bugs and vertical lasers.
How is my final score calculated?
You earn 10 points per boss hit, 50 points for destroying bugs, and 100 points per disk. Winning grants a bonus of 1000 points per remaining heart, plus a time bonus for finishing quickly.