Arkanoid Returns

Arkanoid Returns

Released1997
Arkanoid Returns is an arcade game released by Taito in 1997 as part of the Arkanoid series. It was the fourth overall, and third to be released in arcades. The game was since ported to the PlayStation, with an updated home release being released afterwards titled Arkanoid R 2000. All versions were released exclusively in Japan, currently making it the only game in the series to never receive an international release. The enemy known as 'DOH' still did not get the message and after many years of silence decides to attack once again. The 'Vaus' space vessel better be ready to face new, yet familiar challenges, in order to stop 'DOH' once again. The gameplay remains similar to Arkanoid: Doh it Again, the previous game in the series released for the Super Nintendo, in that it features the same powerups , some re-used level designs, and the same board size. The initial arcade game contains only 50 levels, the environment changing every 9 levels.
74Wit Score

Details

DeveloperTaito
PublisherSquare Enix
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1997
StatusReleased
GenresPoint-and-clickStrategyArcade
ThemesActionScience fiction
PlatformsPlayStation PlayStationPlayStation 3 PlayStation 3PlayStation Portable PlayStation PortableARC Arcade
ModesMultiplayerSingle playerSplit screen

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Community Score
Worth Playing74/100

About This Game

Arkanoid Returns brings DOH back for another assault, years after the Vaus space vessel drove the enemy off. The silence has ended. DOH has regrouped and decided to try again, and the Vaus must once more face the familiar challenge in an unfamiliar form — new layouts, new obstacles, and the same relentless enemy at the end of it all. This time, the goal is not merely to repel the attack but to stop DOH permanently.