PALGN writes: " In much the same manner the original 1986 Arkanoid arcade game was a flattering riff on Atari's Breakout, so too is the DS edition of Taito's block-busting replica a shadow of its Space Invaders-flavoured 'anniversary edition' brethren. A pale shadow at that. While this year's Space Invaders Extreme justified its existence with an all-round presentational gloss and gameplay sheen – all the while staying more or less true to its design origins – Arkanoid DS manages to take away more than it brings to the franchise's forlorn fans and newcomers alike.
Considering Arkanoid can very well develop into a fast-paced arcade game, centred on making precise movements in the heat of the high levels, the total lack of built-in refined and accurate controls in this DS iteration is downright perplexing on Taito's part. Controlling the horizontal movements of a paddle-like ship on the bottom DS screen – with either the directional pad or (the not at all recommended) stylus – the player's objective is to bounce a ball off their vessel and aim straight and true, knocking out the carefully-positioned blocks on the top DS screen in a wholly vertical and narrow playing field. At least, that would be the hope."
TGH writes
2009 wasn't just the year of big name releases; there was also a very obvious attempt to revive some of gaming's longest running franchises. While that's not necessarily a new idea, it seemed like in this past year developers actually attempted to keep the feeling of the original games instead of just taking the name of a franchise and slapping it on something completely new. Take a look at some of the classics that received some nostalgic love this year, and reminisce about the good old days as you cross your fingers that 2010 holds the same retro...
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doing my best Jonny.
btw - stop fcking about and do some new content on Snappy Gamer, man.
also - this site is terrifying. PEOWW gave Killzone 2 a seven and I had to bat away retards for days.
Holy crap I haven't heard the name Arkanoid since the 80s. Classic 80s gameplay, I encourage everyone who loves classic gaming to get this.
Arkanoids is legendary, I'm glad SE continue to make the classic Taito titles like this and Space Invaders. Simple and fun works a charm.
