Krakout
Krakout is a Breakout clone that was released for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Thomson computers and MSX platforms in 1987. One of the wave of enhanced Breakout variants to emerge in the wake of Arkanoid, its key distinctions are that gameplay is horizontal in layout, and that it allows the player to select the acceleration characteristics of the bat before playing. It was written by Andy Green and Rob Toone and published by Gremlin Graphics.
Krakout
- Date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Krakout was published by Gremlin Interactive.
- Genre
- puzzle video game
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Krakout is a Breakout clone that was released for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Thomson computers and MSX platforms in 1987. One of the wave of enhanced Breakout variants to emerge in the wake of Arkanoid, its key distinctions are that gameplay is horizontal in layout, and that it allows the player to select the acceleration characteristics of the bat before playing. It was written by Andy Green and Rob Toone and published by Gremlin Graphics.
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The music was composed by Ben Daglish. • Illustration — Screenshot
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• Title — Krakout • Developer — Gremlin Graphics • Publisher — Gremlin Graphics • Released — February 1987 • Modes — Single-player • Genre — Breakout • Platforms — Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Plus/4, MSX, Thomson, ZX Spectrum
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1987
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In 1990, Dragon gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of our favorites, this is Breakout with a different flavor".
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- 1.Lesser, Hartley. The Role of Computers. Dragon. 158. 47–54. June 1990.
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