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Blades of Steel
Learn Blades of Steel's NES passing, shooting, defense, goalie and fighting controls, plus simple advice for exhibition, tournament and two-player hockey.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Blades of Steel
Quick start
Choose Junior difficulty and Exhibition for the first match. On offense, pass before a defender closes and watch the moving goal arrow before shooting. On defense, use B to switch to the player nearest the puck and keep the goalie aligned with the arrow. Avoid repeated reckless checks until you understand the fight and penalty systems.
Controls
On offense, the D-pad skates in eight directions, B passes toward a teammate, and A shoots. On defense, the D-pad moves the flashing defender or goalie, B switches to the defender nearest the puck, and A is unused. At face-offs press B as the puck drops. In fights, B punches, A guards, and Up/Down with either button changes punch or guard height.
Blades of Steel — About this game
Blades of Steel is Konami's brisk NES interpretation of ice hockey, built around three periods and six-man teams of three forwards, two defensemen, and a goalie. Players can enter an exhibition, work through a tournament, or face a friend. Offense emphasizes passing and timing shots against a moving aim marker, while defense requires switching to the nearest skater and lining up the goalie. Repeated checking can trigger penalties or a separate fighting sequence that creates a power play.
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 · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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