
Release
1987
Player score
90/100
Platform families
1
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
What it is
Arkanoid-style Breakout clone, which unlike most other similar games has the bat on the side of the screen (there is a left/right option) instead of at the bottom.
There are a number of types of special bricks, but unlike e.g. Arkanoid, they do not fall towards the bat. Instead, when you hit a special brick, it flips to show a letter. E.g. E (Extend bat), C (Catch ball), M (Missile), B (Bomb, explodes when hit by ball, clearing a number of bricks) and X (Extra life).
The enemies/obstacles are more varied than in Arkanoid. Some make the bat freeze, some actually chew and eat your ball and spit out the core back at you!
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Side view
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Themes
Action
Languages
1 supported
Cinematic archive
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Production dossier
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BBC Microcomputer System

Commodore C64/128/MAX

ZX Spectrum

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Amstrad CPC

MSX