Arkanoid

Arkanoid

Console: Amiga
TV Standard: Region Not Set
Developer(s): Taito Corporation
Publisher(s): Discovery
Release Date: 1987-01-01
Players: 2
Co-op: No
ESRB: E - Everyone
Type: Action
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The original Breakout concept involves controlling a bat at the bottom of the screen and using it to catch and direct a ball so as to hit all the bricks which are arranged at the top of the screen. It was unpopular for over a decade, before Taito revived it with some new ideas in this arcade game.

The game's plot redefines the bat as a Vaus spaceship, the ball as an energy bolt, and the bricks form a mysterious wall stopping the ship from progressing to safety.