Sky Balls 3D

The pitch

Sky Balls 3D is an exhilarating two-player casual sports game where you test your reactions and reflexes by guiding a ball on a narrow track thousands of meters in the sky, sometimes with guardrails... and sometimes not. You aim to keep the ball on track and avoid obstacles, traps, and gaps. While high in the sky, you not only have to avoid falling, but the real challenge is to do so while collecting coins and keys to unlock new ball skins and sky-boxes. Enjoy simple controls, stunning 3D graphics, and a choice of 1-player or 2-player modes across hundreds of challenging levels. How to Play Sky Balls 3D Let's say that Sky Balls 3D seems easier than it looks, and in the first few rounds, it's actually possible to coast through to the end without finding that perfect balance to avoid getting cast off the edge of the path. But once the obstacles start appearing, you will be forced to play tactically, so don't get too used to coasting. There are multiple obstacles to look out for, like no guardrails, narrowing roads, curves, and excessive incline speed, not to mention road barriers, which you need to avoid or slightly navigate around. Collect coins Collect coins along the way for game upgrades, which include new sceneries, landscapes, and views. Two players are better than one. If you thought playing the game on your own was exhilarating, have a go at the 2-player gameplay with a friend. The game gets even more exciting as you try to focus on the speed and stability of your rolling ball while desperately trying not to look at how your opponent is doing. The game is fast-paced, and one moment where you lack focus may just throw you off, literally, off the board.

Controls & how it runs

1-player mode: Use WASD / arrow keys to control the ball 2-player mode: Player 1: Use WASD to control the ball Player 2: Use arrow keys to control the ball

Getting a run going takes exactly one press: Press start, up top, and the game boots inside this page — nothing downloads in the background and no form wants your details before the first jump. The cabinet is drawn for a landscape (wide) screen and listens to mouse, keyboard or touch, whichever the game prefers. This cabinet runs wide: landscape screens flatter it, so tip a phone on its side or hand it a tablet or desktop and let it stretch out. Given a fullscreen button, use it — scores look better at full size, that's just science.

Pro tips for arcade cabinets

• Treat your first run as a scouting mission. Arcade cabinets hide their cruelty in the second minute, not the first — learn where the difficulty spikes before you start chasing numbers.
• Small scores compound. Grab the easy pickups on every pass instead of gambling the whole run on one heroic line; heroes respawn, banked points don't evaporate.
• Watch the edges of the screen. In classic arcade design the next problem almost always enters from somewhere you weren't looking — build the habit of scanning the borders.

Sky Balls 3D — quick-fire questions

Does Sky Balls 3D cost anything to play?

Not a token. The cabinet is free from the first run to the five-hundredth — no wallet, no sign-up, no toll booth hiding three levels in. The adverts around the page are what keep the floor's lights on.

What sort of game is Sky Balls 3D?

It stands on our Arcade row — that's the family it plays most like. The pitch above is the publisher's own rundown of what it throws at you and what it hands back.

Can I play Sky Balls 3D on my phone?

Happily, yes. It runs inside the browser on phones and tablets the same way it does on a computer. This cabinet runs wide: landscape screens flatter it, so tip a phone on its side or hand it a tablet or desktop and let it stretch out.

Do I need to install anything first?

Nothing whatsoever. Sky Balls 3D is an HTML5 game: hit the start button and it boots on this page, and shutting the tab sweeps the cabinet clean behind you.

Before you wander off

Personal best banked, or still chasing it? Either way the full Arcade row is powered on and waiting — The main floor: 415 cabinets of pure arcade stock — the quick, the loud and the gloriously unfair. If it beeps, flashes and dares you to beat a number, it lives on this row.