The 3rd chapter in Taito's legendary 1 or 2-player bat and ball game, in which players once again control a paddle and must try to rebound a ball into patterns of bricks to remove them from the play area.
Each level is patrolled by enemies and certain bricks, when hit, release power-ups which then roll down the screen and can be collected by the player.
While the 3rd chapter contains 50 brand new levels for players to fight through, the actual gameplay itself remains unaltered from the first 2 games. The only real differences are a revamp of both the graphics and sound, as well as a number of minor enhancements to the in-game power-ups.
TECHNICAL Runs on the "Taito F3 System" Hardware.
Prom Stickers: E36
Players: 4 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 4
TRIVIA Arkanoid Returns was released in March 1997.
Zachary Hample holds the official record for this game with 1589770 points on June 5, 2000.
SERIES
Arkanoid (1986, Arcade)
Arkanoid - Revenge of DOH (1987, Arcade)
Arkanoid - Doh It Again [Model SHVC-A6] (1997, Super Famicom)
Arkanoid Returns (1997, Arcade)
Arkanoid DS (2007, Nintendo DS)
STAFF Planners: Atsushi Taniguchi, Yuji Koga Programmed by: I.T.L. Program support: Shunsuke Ono Character designers: Chiho Maeda, Mari Fukusaki, Tomohiro Kagawa Sound: Yasuhisa Watanabe (YACK), Ishikawa Babio (BABI) Designer: Kumi Mizobe
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[JP] Sony PlayStation (aug.7, 1997) [Model SLPS-00948] [JP] Sony PlayStation (jul.1, 1999; "Arkanoid R 2000 [Model SLPS-86262 (TCPS10006)])"
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