Break 'em All
Break 'em All centers on brick-breaking, controlling a paddle to rebound balls through power-ups and varied bricks across a huge number of generated arcade layouts. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.6 / 10
About this game
Break 'em All centers on brick-breaking, controlling a paddle to rebound balls through power-ups and varied bricks across a huge number of generated arcade layouts. Direct rules, touch control, and quick retries suit portable sessions, while many layouts support score chasing. Physics and power-up randomness affect control, backgrounds and objectives repeat, and the advertised millions of variations reflect combinations more than handcrafted difference. This description covers the original nds release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Recommended games
Related game recommendations on this platform
Nintendo DS
AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
Break 'em All centers on brick-breaking, controlling a paddle to rebound balls through power-ups and varied bricks across a huge number of generated arcade layouts.
Direct rules, touch control, and quick retries suit portable sessions, while many layouts support score chasing. Physics and power-up randomness affect control, backgrounds and objectives repeat, and the advertised millions of variations reflect combinations more than handcrafted difference. Overall, its main strengths are Direct brick-breaking and quick retries; Many layouts and score practice. Its material limitations are Physics and power-up randomness; Combinational quantity and repetition. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Direct brick-breaking and quick retries
- Many layouts and score practice
Weaknesses
- Physics and power-up randomness
- Combinational quantity and repetition
Who it is for: Players who value direct brick-breaking and quick retries.
Play notes: Expect physics and power-up randomness and combinational quantity and repetition.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Many layouts and score practice; Combinational quantity and repetition. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Direct brick-breaking and quick retries; Physics and power-up randomness. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Many layouts and score practice; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 6.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original nds release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Physics and power-up randomness. | Reviewed | 6.6 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
Not provided
Core information
- Developer
- Warashi
- Publisher
- D3 Publisher
- Release date
- 2006
- Platforms
- Nintendo DS
- 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
- Puzzle · Primary genre
- Tags
- Procedural GenerationPick-up and Play2D GraphicsSolo-friendlyPuzzle SolvingShort SessionsFamily-friendlyReplayable
- 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
- Nintendo DSWorldwide2006
Game gallery
Sources
Not provided