Bandana Blitz

Mission briefing

A fast-paced retro run-and-gun action game inspired by classic arcade shooters. Fight through a long campaign packed with enemy squads, vehicles, dangerous environments and massive bosses. Rescue captives, destroy enemy supplies, complete special objectives, unlock weapons, upgrade your soldier and master tactical modules. Explore changing battlefields, take on daily challenges and boss hunts, and build your perfect combat loadout.

Field manual

Fight through each operation and complete its objective to reach extraction. Move, jump, shoot, throw grenades, rescue captives and destroy enemy forces. Some missions require you to defend positions, collect intelligence, destroy supplies or defeat a boss. Checkpoints save your progress during longer operations. Keyboard: WASD or Arrow Keys — move and aim; X or J — fire; Z, K or Space — jump; C or L — grenade; E — tactical module; Esc or P — pause. Mobile: use the on-screen joystick or directional buttons to move and aim. Use the on-screen buttons to fire, jump, throw grenades and activate your tactical module. Touch controls work in both portrait and landscape orientation.

Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a flexible screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.

Bandana Blitz — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play Bandana Blitz?

Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.

What sort of mission is Bandana Blitz?

Bandana Blitz is filed in our Adventure theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.

Can I run Bandana Blitz on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly.

Do I have to install anything before playing?

No installation of any kind. Bandana Blitz is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.

After-action

Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Adventure theatre is one click away — Combat with a journey attached. These 117 operations send you somewhere — a frontier, a dungeon, a floating island — and expect you to fight your way through the itinerary.