Krakout
- Genres
- Arcade
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows) · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Amstrad CPC · ZX Spectrum · MSX · BBC Microcomputer System
- Release
- Amstrad CPC 1987 Month only BBC Microcomputer System 1987 Month only Commodore C64/128/MAX 1987 Month only MSX 1987 Month only ZX Spectrum 1987 Month only PC (Microsoft Windows) Feb 28, 2023
- Credits
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GG
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
PG
Pixel Games UK
- Board status
- —
About
Arkanoid-style Breakout clone, which unlike most other similar games has the bat on the side of the screen (there is a left/right option) instead of at the bottom. There are a number of types of special bricks, but unlike e.g. Arkanoid, they do not fall towards the bat. Instead, when you hit a special brick, it flips to show a letter. E.g. E (Extend bat), C (Catch ball), M (Missile), B (Bomb, explodes when hit by ball, clearing a number of bricks) and X (Extra life). The enemies/obstacles are more varied than in Arkanoid. Some make the bat freeze, some actually chew and eat your ball and spit out the core back at you!