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Krakout

"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."

Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.·Pixel Games UK· December 31, 1987· Main Game
89
User Score
7 ratings

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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Amstrad CPC
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1987
BBC Microcomputer System
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1987
MSX
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1987
PC (Microsoft Windows)
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ZX Spectrum
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EU
Dec 31, 1987
User Score
89 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
Users
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike