American Football Kicks Game Review

American Football Kicks Game Background

American Football Kicks is a tap-timing ball kicking game. Stop the slider arrows at the correct spot to kick the ball past the goalpost. Earn points based on the region of the goal your ball passes through. The closer your ball is to the center, the more points you earn. Play through five rounds and score as high as you can.

This game was published by CodeThisLab.

How to Play American Football Kicks

To select, left click with your mouse or tap on the touchscreen with your fingers. On the loading screen, select Start at the center to bring up the welcome screen. On the welcome screen, select the play button on the bottom right corner to begin.

On a desktop, stop the arrow on the sliders by pressing on the space bar on your keyboard. To stop the arrows on a touchscreen device, tap on the screen with your fingers.

Basic Gameplay Advice

Two sliders, a horizontal near the top and a vertical one on the right side, determine the direction where your ball goes when kicked. Stop the arrows on these two at the right moment to kick the ball in the desired direction. You first stop the horizontal arrow followed by the vertical one. Once you kick the ball, it can either miss, hit the goalpost, or go through one of three “safe” areas on the goal.

The game is divided into five rounds with five kicks each. The number of kicks you have left in a round is shown as balls on the bottom right corner of the screen. Each time you reload the game, you begin on the first round. Each round takes place at a different place relative to the goalpost, which increases the difficulty of making each shot.

Your score is based on which region of the goal your ball passes through. The narrow green region yields 500 points, the yellow region 200 points, and the red region 100 points. You gain no points for missing or hitting the poles of the goalpost. The highest possible score you can get in this game is 25,000.

Advanced Playing Tips & Strategy

Try to stop the slider arrow as close to the center region as you can to guarantee that your shot will make it through and earn points. In addition, the closer the arrows are to the center of the sliders, the higher your chances of hitting the green region when you kick.

Educational Aspects

This game hones a player’s response times and motor skills.

Player Age Recommendations

This game is suited for players school-aged and above. We recommend this game to fans of American football and tap-timing games. Fans of Rugby may enjoy the Rugby-branded version of this game.