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IGDB / 37171

Krakout

1987 90 / 100 Arcade
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 ba Show full summary

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!

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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!

GenreArcade ThemeAction
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Traitblock-breaking Traitbreakout/arkanoid clone

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
Publisher
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1987
  • Amstrad CPC 1987
  • MSX 1987
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Feb 28, 2023
  • BBC Microcomputer System 1987
  • ZX Spectrum 1987

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