Iron Dash

A one-soldier assault through enemy lines — run, jump, aim in eight directions and blast everything between you and the stage-end boss.

How to play

Push right through each stage, gunning down shooters, turrets and grenade-throwers. Smash open weapon crates to swap your pistol for a shotgun or heavy machine-gun, free captives along the way for bonus points, and set down a portable shield to soak incoming fire. Reach the end of the stage and beat its boss to advance, carrying your score and lives forward.

• Aim up, down or diagonally while moving to hit enemies on any side.
• Pick up weapon crates for limited-ammo shotguns and heavy machine-guns.
• Drop cover to block bullets, then pick it back up when you move on.
• Lob grenades to flush out turrets and grouped soldiers.

Controls

• Desktop: A/D or Left/Right to move, W/Up to aim up, S/Down to aim down in air, Z to jump, Space or J to shoot, K for grenade, C to drop or grab cover, R to restart.
• Phone & tablet: keyboard recommended — this game uses keyboard input and has no on-screen touch controls.

Tips & strategy

• Deploy your shield facing the heaviest fire and peek out to return shots safely.
• Save grenades for clustered turrets and the boss rather than lone soldiers.
• Keep moving forward — standing still lets shooters and throwers zero in on you.

Origins

Iron Dash revisits the run-and-gun shooter of the late 1980s — blast through soldiers and emplacements, grabbing heavy weapons and grenades, freeing prisoners and toppling a boss at each stage's end. A genre famous for its two-player intensity.

About Iron Dash

Iron Dash is an original, free browser game in the run-and-gun side-scroller tradition, adding deployable cover and weapon pickups to the classic blast-through-the-stage loop. No download required.

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