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Play Tac/Scan (English) Online
Tac/Scan
Play Tac/Scan online. Protect the active formation and add reserve fighters before the last ship is lost.
Browser play
Arcade — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| RetroPad A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| Insert coin | V |
| START | Enter |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Tac/Scan
Quick start
- Turn the squadron toward a clear firing lane.
- Fire at approaching enemy groups.
- Use Add Ship when its cycling position reaches the gap to fill.
- Avoid the tunnel walls and keep at least one fighter active.
Controls
Encoder wheel: turn the formation. Fire: shoot with the active ships. Add Ship: move a reserve fighter into the empty position currently indicated by the cycling marker.
Tac/Scan — About this game
Tac/Scan controls a formation rather than a single replacement ship at a time. The seven starting fighters move and fire together, with reserve ships added to chosen empty positions as the formation takes losses. Enemy attacks first use an overhead view, then a rear perspective before a tunnel flight that punishes contact with its walls. A larger formation provides more fire but also more ships to protect. Losing the last active fighter ends the game even when reserves have not yet been put into play.
Tac/Scan Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · arcade
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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