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(c) TAITO CORPORATION 1997
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Cartridge SHVC-A6
Breakout game
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Released in America as
ARKANOID DOH IT AGAIN
( SNS-A6-USA )
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Released in Europe as
ARKANOID DOH IT AGAIN
( SNSP-A6-### )
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Arkanoid: Doh It Again is an upgraded version of the
ultra-famous game Arkanoid released by Taito. The original concept
was highly inspired from Atari's Breakout, but with more
depth and content. The alien Doh, symbolized by an enigmatic
and giant head somehow similar to the MPC'core in Disney's
Tron, menaces the universe again and prevents space-ships
to colonize distant planets. The player takes control of a scout ship
called Vaus, which is curiously shaped like a paddle.
The goal of the game is to clean up every
bricks on the screen with your energy ball, and this through not
less than around hundred stages. But things are not so easy.
Not all bricks have the same properties, some just disappear when hit,
others need a number of hits and some are just indestructible. They may
also drop power-up cells that give the player new weapons or
new abilities : extra-life, laser-gun, multiple-balls, enlarge or
shrink your paddle, thunder-shield etc... Every ten levels or so, the player
will face a boss. The game can be played with a standard
Super Famicom paddle (thanks to the L and R button
which boost the paddle in one direction) but also with
the mouse. Finally, a save option (using passwords)
is available, without forgetting a neat level editor.
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Add your Pov here !
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The first time I played Arkanoid was years ago, as a kid,
and I clearly remember the first time I saw some advertising about it.
No nead to say I was puzzled and was
wondering, What is this game about ? even by looking at
the screenshots I can not figure it out. Arkanoid
is just great, and this upgrade probably offers all the features you ever
wished for. Playing with a
standard Super Famicom controller is quite tricky and the
mouse is probably a much better choice (if you happen to own one though). However, the game is full
of surprises and Taito has packed here enough stages to keep any
fan of the series satisfied. The game is a classic and is still
very addictive, even after all those years.
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