Arcade game
Hoop Shot
Flick it up and hear the swish. Sixty seconds on the clock.
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How to play
- Flick the ball up toward the hoop, or pull down and let go.
- The direction aims the shot; the speed sets how high it arcs.
- A clean swish scores extra. Three in a row sets you on fire.
- Score all you can in 60 seconds. Every tenth basket adds time.
Controls
Keyboard
- ← → aim
- Hold Space for power, let go to shoot
- P pause
Touch
- Flick up toward the hoop to shoot
- Or pull down and let go
- Or use the pad: ◀ ▶ aim, hold Shoot for power and let go
Controller
- D-pad or left stick to move
- A / Cross for action, B / Circle for secondary
- Start to pause
Tips for a better score
- A basket scores 2 and a clean swish, touching neither rim nor backboard, scores 3. While you are on fire both are doubled, to 4 and 6.
- Aim with the direction of your flick and set the arc with its speed. A flick that is too gentle comes up short or clips the front rim.
- A high shot aimed within about a ball’s width of the hoop is nudged a third of the way toward it, so arc your shots; a flat, low shot gets no help at all.
- Once the hoop starts moving, shoot where it is going to be: a high, slow arc spends longer in the air than a flatter, quicker one.
- Every tenth basket adds five seconds, and a miss while on fire does not put the fire out. A ball already in the air at the buzzer still counts.
About Hoop Shot
Hoop Shot is a sixty-second basketball shootout in a warm old gym. Flick the ball up toward the hoop, pull down and let go like a slingshot, or aim with the arrow keys and hold Space for power; the direction picks where the shot heads and the speed decides how high it arcs. The ball bounces for real off the rim, the backboard and the floor, and a clean swish that touches neither rim nor board scores extra. Sink three in a row and you are on fire for ten seconds with double points, and every tenth basket adds five seconds to the clock. The hoop holds still at first, then slides sideways, and later rises and dips too as your score climbs.
A free basketball shooting game that runs in your browser. Category: Arcade games. Made for RetroWorld with original art and sound.
