While Arkanoid clones are pretty abundant in the realm of the PC, video gamers have not been treated to a whole lot of these kinds of games over the years. Gameloft, which has formed quite a reputation as a cell-phone game developer, decided to see if a port of the first game in their successful Block Breaker Deluxe series could find itself a sizeable audience on the Wii.
The story, described by Gameloft as "gripping and original" is certainly not gripping. But, for what it's worth, it is original. You, the player, are a famous block breaker champion who wants to enter a tournament being organized by a billionaire for the top 10 block breaker players in the world. However, one obstacle is preventing you from entering the competition of your dreams. The entry fee of $1 million. So, in order to raise some dough, you have to hit the block breaker night scene and take characters' challenges (the challenges being levels)....
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For 800 points ($8) on WiiWare, players can get a solid version of the classic game. But be wary, playing Block Breaker at nightclubs in real life isn't actually cool to do.
Gameplay - 8.5
Graphics - 4.0
Sound - 7.0
Difficulty - Medium
Concept - 2.0
Multiplayer - 7.5
Overall -
Eurogamer writes: "Breakout? Really? Yes, that was my first impression as well, but then I thought, well, why not? The ol' bat-and-ball concept has endured because it's inherently fun - for whatever evolutionary reason, we humans like to bounce spherical objects off things, and if the things smash in the process then all the better.
It doesn't take long to realise that Block Breaker Deluxe, a beefed-up remake of the mobile phone game, has paid as much attention to the "deluxe" part of its name as the "block breaker" bit. For one thing, the whole game is dolled up like a flier for the sort of garish 1983 nightclub that would be called Coconutz."
