23
Jun
2010
Android Retro Gaming: BreakTheBlocks Relives Arkanoid
There plenty of old school casual arcade games that are as fun to play today as they are now. However, not all of these impressive classics find a new version or update that is playable on the newer game consoles, handhelds and in this case, smart phone.
Thankfully, there are many game developers who have been heavily inspired by these titles that they have started working on their own version of the classics. Here is a quick look BreakTheBlocks, and Android app game that is similar in style to Arkanoid.
Anyone who has played Arkanoid before would know the game for the basic layout it has. The player has control of a single flat line below the screen, similar to a Pong style paddle, a ball and various blocks on the upper area of a stage that surrounded by blocks. It might sound complicated in text, but visually, it is hard to get simpler than this game.
The objective of the game is to make the ball hit the blocks on the upper area of the stage. The blocks will break when the ball hits and when the blocks have all run out, then the player wins the stage and move on to the next. If the player misses the ball, a life is lost and the game ends when all the lives are out.
Now that the summary is out of the way, we can focus on the BreakTheBlocks version. In terms of style and feel, it looks pretty much like every Arkanoid style game ever made. The slightly larger blocks and small stage makes for a slightly more challenging gameplay style, but considering the controls of the Android smart phone, this style is better suited to the controls.
BreakTheBlocks Lite is available for free on the Google Android market with 10 levels while the full paid version offers 50 stages.
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