A Break Out clone which plays alright but lacks a certain special something to make it great.
Arkaan is an Arcanoid/Break Out remake which is pretty much in the same vein as every other remake – hitting a ball with a paddle until you bust all the bricks.
The game is alright, it looks pretty cool and the blocks aren’t simple rectangles like usual, they’re actually raised in the middle, well, they give the appearance of it at least, but other than that, they’re pretty rectangular. The backgrounds are alright but nothing special outside the ‘70’s.
The game play is alright too but a bit bland compared to other remakes of the genre. The bonuses are pretty lacking in originality and some of them just seem silly. But other than that the rest of the game plays pretty nice.
There is one annoying thing, that is there is a sound when you hit either wall, the roof or the paddle, but not when you hit a brick and it’s pretty off putting for a while until you get used to it.
So in all it’s an alright remake which doesn’t quite stand up under the strain of other remakes but is OK to play for a little while.
Do not download this. If you want to play good breakout, stay with the good old Arkanoid (I think Arkanoid 4 has come out now) with an excellent gameplay, etc.
Don't waste your time with this remake. The lack of sound when you hit the bricks actually really needs a lot of time to get used to and as long as you aren't used to it, the game just doesn't give that little bit of fun it should give. This game is real crap compared to all other good remakes out there. Do not download it.