Arkanoid 2
Return the energy ball with Vaus to break walls, then choose a left or right exit to branch through the rounds. Power capsules, an editor and a separate VS game extend the paddle action.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.4 / 10
About this game
Move Vaus beneath a bouncing energy ball and send it back into the walls. Removing the walls completes the round; choosing the left or right exit then directs the next branch. Capsules alter the available tools, from a wider paddle and slower ball to lasers or an eight-ball split. The Famicom cartridge also includes an edit mode and VS play against the computer or another player. In VS, missed balls threaten the score blocks behind Vaus, changing the objective from clearing a formation to defending your own end.
Collected in series
Arkanoid is Taito's arcade brick-breaking series, built around steering the paddle-like spacecraft Vaus and keeping an energy ball in play. Reading rebounds, catching power-ups and clearing the remaining blocks give each screen its own little battle of timing.
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AI review
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For players who want route choices and alternate modes alongside paddle play.
Branching exits add a route decision to round completion. The editor and defensive VS objective provide different reasons to revisit the same ball-returning skill.
Strengths
- Round exits and separate modes give the central paddle action several contexts.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy ball control, branching routes and creating or competing on layouts.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Branch choices and edit or VS modes offer distinct ways to structure a session. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Capsules change how the player manages the returning ball. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Vaus, energy balls and wall formations frame the play as a compact science-fiction contest. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The manual distinguishes mode selection, pause and fast movement, making the extra inputs explicit. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Taito
- Publisher
- Taito
- Release date
- 1988
- Platforms
- Famicom / NES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Fixed CameraPick-up and PlayPixel ArtArcade StylePuzzle Solving2D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Famicom / NESWorldwide1988
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Sources
- pixelatedarcade.s3.us-east-005.dream.ioSource revision: 1
- pixelatedarcade.s3.us-east-005.dream.io