🎯 GAME OBJECTIVE

• 2-player fighting game on one keyboard — or play vs CO-Op
• Win 2 out of 3 rounds to claim the match
• Reduce opponent's health to zero to win a round instantly
• Or have more health when the 30-second timer runs out
• Earn coins each round — spend them in the Shop for power-ups

🕹️ PLAYER 1 CONTROLS (Left Fighter)

• A — Move Left
• D — Move Right
• W — Jump
• SPACEBAR — Attack
• SHIFT — Block (reduces damage to 5)
• E — Special / Ultimate Attack (when charge bar is full)

🕹️ PLAYER 2 CONTROLS (Right Fighter)

• ← Arrow — Move Left
• → Arrow — Move Right
• ↑ Arrow — Jump
• ↓ Arrow — Attack
• RIGHT CTRL — Block (reduces damage to 5)
• ENTER ↵ — Special / Ultimate Attack (when charge bar is full)

🛍️ IN-GAME ITEM HOTKEYS

• Items are offered before each round via pop-up — or activate mid-round:
• P1 Keys: 1 = Shield  |  2 = Health Boost  |  3 = Damage Boost3 = Damage Boost
• P1 Keys: 4 = Speed Boost  |  5 = Time Freeze  |  6 = Invincibility = Invincibility
• P2 Keys: 7 = Shield  |  8 = Health Boost  |  9 = Damage Boost9 = Damage Boost
• P2 Keys: 0 = Speed Boost  |  – = Time Freeze  |  = = Invincibility = Invincibility

⚡ SPECIAL ATTACK (ULTIMATE)

• Land hits to charge your Special bar shown at the bottom of the screen
• Normal hit: +15 charge  |  Critical hit: al hit: +30 charge
• E (Player 1) — Unleash Special when bar is FULL
• ENTER ↵ (Player 2) — Unleash Special when bar is FULL
• Special Attack deals 3× damage — 60 normal / 120 on a critical hit!

🏆 BEST OF 3 ROUNDS

• Each match is Best of 3 — first to win 2 rounds is the champion
• Round dots shown beside the timer (● = round won)
• Health, positions and special charge reset between rounds
• Item pop-ups appear at the start of each round

⚔️ COMBAT SYSTEM

• Normal attack deals 20 damage
• Critical hits (20% chance) deal 40 damage
• Special Attack deals 60 damage (120 on critical!)
• Blocking reduces any hit to only 5 damage
• Shield item completely blocks the next hit
• Combo counter tracks consecutive hits — try to chain them!
• Both players start with 300 HP per round; 30-second timer per round

🛒 SHOP ITEMS

• 🛡️ Shield — 100 coins: Blocks the very next hit completely
• ❤️ Health Boost — 150 coins: Start a round with +50 extra HP
• ⚡ Damage Boost — 200 coins: Deal 1.5× damage for the whole round
• 🏃 Speed Boost — 175 coins: Move 70% faster for the round
• ❄️ Time Freeze — 250 coins: Freeze the round timer for 5 seconds
• ⭐ Invincibility — 350 coins: Immune to all damage for 4 seconds
• You start each session with 500 coins; win rounds to earn more

⏸️ PAUSE MENU

• ESC — Pause / Resume game
• R — Watch instant replay of the last 5 seconds
• M — View match statistics overlay
• Q — Quit to main menu
• CTRL + M — Open match stats without pausing

🏅 WINNING CONDITIONS

• Reduce opponent's health to 0 — instant round win
• Have more health when the timer reaches 0
• Tie if both players have equal health at time-up
• Win 2 rounds to claim the full match victory