
Arkanoid
Apr 26, 1986
- Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
IGDB community rating 8.0IGDB112 votes
Overview
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.
Story
The player controls the "Vaus", a space vessel that acts as the game's "paddle" which prevents a ball from falling from the playing field, attempting to bounce it against a number of bricks. The ball striking a brick causes the brick to disappear. When all the bricks are gone, the player goes to the next level, where another pattern of bricks appears. There are a number of variations (bricks that have to be hit multiple times, flying enemy ships, etc.) and power-up capsules to enhance the Vaus (expand the Vaus, multiply the number of balls, equip a laser cannon, break directly to the next level, etc.), but the gameplay remains the same. At round 33, the final stage, the player will take on the game's boss, "DOH", a head resembling moai. Once a player reaches round 33, he must defeat DOH with his remaining extra lives because there are no continues on the final round.
- Developed by
- Taito
- Published by
- Taito, Romstar
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Player perspectives
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Series
- Arkanoid
- Release dates
- Arcade: Apr 26, 1986










