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Arkanoid

Year of release: 1987
Publisher: Imagine Software Ltd
Producer/Author(s): Probe Software Ltd (Mike Lamb, Ronny Fowles, Mark R. Jones)

Listed on: WorldOfSpectrum , Wikipedia

Controls:
Right is B to Space
Left is cap-shift to V
Fire is A to L

THE GAME
The era and time of this story is unknown. After the mothership "Arkanoid" was destroyed, a spacecraft "Vaus" scrambled away, only to be trapped in the void. You control the Vaus and have to penetrate 32 levels and then confront the "Dimension Changer" whom you must destroy in order to reverse time and resurrect the "Arkanoid". Frantic action and split second timing combine to produce the most addictive and compulsive game.

HOW TO PLAY
You control the Vaus craft which can be moved left or right. Using your skills, you must deflect an energy bolt which will gradually break down the walls confronting you. Certain coloured bricks must be hit more than once and others are completely indestructible. Alien life forms descend at random to hinder you but are eliminated on contact with either the energy bolt or the Vaus. You are aided in your attempts with energy Capsules which are hidden beneath certain bricks and released upon their destruction. Each capsule has a different power and is denoted by a letter painted on its side. These are as follows:

S - Slows down the speed of the energy bolt, making it easier to position yourself.
C - Enables you to catch the bolt, move to the desired position and then fire.
E - Expands the Vaus craft, giving you more chance to deflect the bolt.
D - Disrupts the bolt into three separate components thereby giving you three times the effect.
L - Arms your Vaus with a laser allowing it to shoot bricks and aliens.
B - Breaks the section of the wall enabling your Vaus craft an alternative escape route to slip through to the next level.
P - Awards you an extra life.

STATUS AND SCORING
On screen scoring displays current score, hi-score, number of lives remaining and level attained. Points are awarded between 50 and 120 for knocking out a brick, depending on the colour. Collecting a capsule is 1,000 and hitting an alien scores 100 points. Extra lives are awarded for collecting the "P" capsules.

HINTS and TIPS
* The disruption capsule is of great use if your bolt is caught behind or enclosed within, a wall.
* The laser is most useful to break down the bricks which require a number of hits.
* Using the very edge of your Vaus to deflect the bolt will give you a much sharper angle - most useful for maneouvering it into restrictive places.
Good Luck

Posted by filchakva on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 14:40

Что то я не поняла как войти в игру?

Posted by ElsE on Wed, 05/07/2008 - 21:07

Самый классный арканоид!
Клава не тормозит - просто бита двигается в соответствии с горизонтальной скоростью шарика.Фича игры, кто просёк, тот не один год в него рубался!

Я в своё время тока так и привык играть - долго потом переучивался для ПиСишных арканоидов к постоянной скорости битка, от того и не играл :)

Posted by Kirax on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 19:20

у меня тоже клава глючит как-то странно.

И да, Revenge_of_Doh круче.

Posted by yourshadow on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 20:33

что-то клава притормаживает случаянным образом.. это только у меня или у всех?!!

если так у всех, то может дествительно, другую версию попробовать?

Best Regards

Posted by Funbit on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 08:29

Этот арканоид стремный :( Я на спектруме играл в гораздо более играбельную и красивую версию: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkanoid:_Revenge_of_Doh
Сейчас в нее же играю на Nintendo DS Lite.

Может поставите Revenge_of_Doh здесь? Было бы здорово!