Penalty Rivals Game

Penalty Rivals is a 2.5D penalty-shootout game from Happylander: you and an opponent take turns as kicker and goalkeeper, each getting a fixed window to score as many goals as possible before the roles switch. It trades the usual slow, one-shot penalty format for a fast back-and-forth where every swipe counts toward a running score.

As kicker you get thirty seconds to fire off as many shots as you can, aiming for the corners and for the numbered bonus targets that pop up in the goal for extra points. Then you switch to goalkeeper for thirty seconds and have to read the incoming shots and dive in time, before the side with the higher score wins the match.

Controls

• Click and drag quickly with the left mouse button to swipe — the direction and speed of the drag set where the ball goes (as kicker) or which way the keeper dives (as goalkeeper)

Tips

• Go for the numbered target icons when you're kicking — hitting them adds bonus points on top of the goal itself
• As goalkeeper, any part of the keeper's body touching the ball counts as a save, so a same-side dive that's slightly off can still connect
• Spread your shot placement across your thirty seconds rather than repeating the same corner, since the round is short and a few blocked shots can swing it