Arkanoid

Arkanoid

Released1986
Arkanoid is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It expanded upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970s by adding power-ups, different types of bricks, and a variety of level layouts. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which the player's ship, the Vaus, escapes.
80Wit Score

Details

DeveloperTaito
PublisherRomstar
ReleasedApril 26, 1986
StatusReleased
GenresArcade
ThemesActionScience fiction
PlatformsARC Arcade
ModesMultiplayerSingle player
SeriesArkanoid

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Community Score
Highly Recommended80/100

About This Game

A lone space vessel called the Vaus serves as humanity's last defense against an endless barrage of destructive blocks filling the void above. The pilot must angle the ship to intercept and redirect a ricocheting projectile, shattering each brick formation while ensuring nothing slips past their defenses. As patterns grow more complex across successive arenas, the pilot encounters resilient bricks requiring repeated hits, aggressive enemy craft, and valuable power-ups that extend the vessel's reach, multiply incoming projectiles, or unlock devastating weaponry. The true test arrives at the final confrontation with DOH, a colossal head-shaped entity that demands the pilot exhaust their remaining reserves without mercy, as no second chances exist at the universe's edge.