HEADER HEROES

Header Heroes: free to play in your browser

Header Heroes is one-on-one head soccer with oversized heads and a bouncy ball. Each player defends a goal at one end of a neon city pitch. Jump to win headers, time your kicks to fire the ball across the field, and score more goals than your opponent before the 90-second clock runs out.

Matches are short, so it works well for a quick rematch with a friend on the same screen. Playing on your own? Take on the CPU on easy, normal or hard. On a phone or iPad, each player gets their own on-screen buttons.

How to play

1. Choose 2 Players, or Vs CPU on easy, normal or hard.
2. Run left and right with the stick, A/D (player 1) or the left and right arrows (player 2).
3. Jump with A on a controller, W for player 1 or the up arrow for player 2.
4. Kick with B on a controller, Space for player 1 or Enter for player 2.
5. Get the ball under the crossbar and over the goal line to score.
6. Lead when the 90 seconds are up to win.

Game modes

2 Players

Two players on one screen, pink on the left and cyan on the right.

Vs CPU

Easy, normal and hard opponents. Harder CPUs move faster, jump more often and rarely miss a kick.

Tips

• Your kick always fires the ball towards your opponent's goal, so get on the right side of the ball before you swing.
• Headers pop the ball upwards. Jump into a falling ball to loop it over a defender.
• The crossbars block both the ball and players, so a high shot can bounce off and come straight back.
• Kicks have a short reach in front of your foot – wait until the ball is close rather than swinging early.
• If the scores are level at full time, the match goes to golden goal: the next goal wins, so defend carefully.

Questions