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Arkanoid DS is bullshit, man. by mark 01/07/2009, 1:28pm PST
In point form:
  • No enemies falling from the top of the screen.
  • Bizarrely shaped playing field means that the VAUS takes up 25% of the screen.
  • No lives. If you miss the ball it bounces off a barrier at the bottom of the screen. If you miss the ball and the barrier is gone, game over.
  • The megaball power-up doesn't destroy the golden bricks, which I think it did in Arkanoid 2.
  • Many of the best power-ups are gone: the most balls on screen is now 3, and one of them is the REAL ball which will damage the barrier if you miss it. The others don't matter.
  • The laser needs to be delicately aimed or you can't hit anything. The shots emerge on either end of the VAUS meaning you cannot hit the block directly above you.
  • North American version does not come with awesome spinner attachment.

    In conclusion, were I to buy any budget-priced, throw-back ds game, I should have gotten Space Invaders Extreme, apparently.
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    Arkanoid DS is bullshit, man. by mark 01/07/2009, 1:28pm PST NEW
     
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