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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-XXX )
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Arkanoid: Doh It Again is an upgraded version of the
arcade game Arkanoid originally released by Taito.
The game's concept is based on Atari's Breakout, but with more
depth and content. The alien Doh, giant enigmatic
head somehow inspired by the MPC core from
Tron and the famous Easter Islands statues, menaces the universe
and prevents human spaceships
to colonize distant planets. The player takes control of a scout vessel
called Vaus curiously shaped like a paddle.
The goal of the game is to clean up every
bricks on the screen with the energy ball, and this through not
less than a hundred stages. But things get a little more complex.
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 abilities such as
extra-life, laser-gun, multiple-balls, large or
small paddle, thunder-shield and so forth. Every ten
levels or so, the player faces a mean boss who must be defeated to
carry on. 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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I clearly remember the first time I played Arkanoid as
a kid and how puzzled I was when I saw some
advertising about it. "What is this game about ?"
I thought. Arkanoid
is just great and no, despite what the title implies, this
version doesn't feature the Simpsons.
Arkanoid Doh it again gives away all the features you ever
wished for, if you happen to like Arkanoid as I do. 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).
The game is however full of surprises and fun.
Taito has packed here enough stages to keep any
fan of the series satisfied and the level editor helps to expand the game's
already long lifespan. Arkanoid Doh it again is a
classic and is still very addictive, even after all these years.
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