Arkanoid Plus Wii Ware Review

[HardKore5250]

Bat and balls rulez!

[Comision78]

mmm... you are from England!!!!!!! thats why I cant see this game in my wii store, I´m from Mexico!!!!!! mi Wii is NTSC, damn!!!!

[DEIVION212]

So it's not out in Mexico? That's bul bud, because I think America has it, so why the hell did they not release it in Mexico?

I really do hate these companies for excluding people.

[LizardkingMario]

@DEIVION212 Tell me about it, I still want the entire mother (earthbound) series to be released all over the world! Us europeans didn't even get mother 2!

[DEIVION212]

Yup, it's annoying because I'd love to play them. I never got to even play Earthbound it's so rare and exspensive, so I'd kill for them to be ported.

[BPhoenixProductions]

your accent is amazing

[dark1ankh]

The best version of Arkanoid was on the MSX imho :)

[ssestakhch]

How much does the add-on dlc cost?

[DEIVION212]

Can't remember, you'll have to check the shop, wiki, google etc...

[waruijin]

Wat dose DLC meen? And where are the bosses.I went a long way and no boss.

[DEIVION212]

Downloadable content.

Must be on th elevels you didn't play.

[synapticflow]

268 blocks for such a simple game? Wow!

[AtomicDragon71]

I never like using a d pad for a game that's supposed to use analog controllers. I liked the Commodore 64 version better that the NES version due to the fact you had the option to use a mouse in theC64 version. There should have been more controller options.

[cello1225]

From the looks of it, it look like the Vaus is being controlled with the D-pad. Is there an option to use motion controls? I was excited about the game, but without the classic control scheme or something close to it, the game loses a lot of its appeal.

[DEIVION212]

It's thankfully d-pad yeah.

[eatgoatmealitsgood]

looks like a crappy $3 playstation 1 game....

[bobaloo6796]

Thats wii

[valcaron]

You thought what game is better? I couldn't understand your accent there.

[DEIVION212]

Shatter.

PSN exclusive.

[tvman1234567890]

are you a hacker or something because you have all these vc and wiiware games and it would cost alot money or pounds to get them

[DEIVION212]

Nope, pay for the lot :)

[bdavid81]

You don't 'hack' the games ... but of course, there's the wonder of the homebrew channel. ;-)

[DEIVION212]

Don't use that either, as I said above, I pay for the lot.

I've got every credit card reciept and every points card I've ever had all stored away safely incase I ever need to prove it to Nintendo.

[dylstew]

cool i luv arkanoid!

[Forzatoadv]

A "standard paddle ball game"?

IT'S ARKANOID, MAN, GO TO A FLEA MARKET AND BUY A NES, YOU'LL SEE!!!!!!

[DEIVION212]

You act as if I've never played a retro game in my life, I've been gaming since the ZX Speccy.

[Forzatoadv]

Well, you don't look like it

[DEIVION212]

You've never saw me, nor (I'm guessing) my channel.

Retro gamer through and through, I mainly hate all this new crap.

[StrawberryGuy86]

When I saw this on Wii Shop, I was thinking whether or not I would buy it. I saw a video preview but the rating wasn't up yet. So I decided to just download it, hoping it would be good, and it didn't disappoint! Great review! Keep up the good work, and hopefully we'll see more great games available for Wiiware, even if there wasn't much the Wii had to offer near the beginning of the year.

[DEIVION212]

Thanks, will do :)

[KnuxSonic8]

Thanks for mentioning BBDX in your review. Honestly, I loved that game but once I beat it, I didn't return to it very much. Plus, multiplayer could've been better. Multiplayer definitely looks better here plus overall, it seems like there's more value so I'm definitely getting this once it comes here.

[dartdude40]

how long will this game take to complete?

[DEIVION212]

As I say, I never time myself and it also depends on whether or not you replay it to beat every level or whethewr you just play through, VS the boss and then finish with it.

It'll probably last longer then Driller though and and most likely shorter than Nyx. Just going off of my own personal experiences on how long I think it took me.

[Ganbareg]

hacked wii ;)

[DEIVION212]

Nope, just spend insane amounts of cash on everything. I've kept every points card I've ever bought and I've got the credit card reciets from when I've bought points online.

[dartdude40]

Okay, I'm confused with the round thingy.

So you complete a round and can chose wheter to go left or right? so...how do you know which stage your on out of the 61 and what does the left of right do? can you save it or...sorry, I don't get what I'm saying, I just need someone to explain it to me lol.

[DEIVION212]

1:45 on the right side of the screen :)

Yeah it's an auto save style thingy because when you switch off and go back on you'll be upto where you were :)

[neverchris]

Even though I've seen so many different versions of Arkanoid I still can't help but want to play this. Nice review!

[DEIVION212]

Thanks :)

It's actually a really good version of it too.

You try Shatter on the PSN yet?

Best bat and ball game to come out in years IMO. And what a soundtrack!

[neverchris]

Nah but I'll have to check it out too!

[Adv2k169]

remember alley way on the game boy ? it was a clone of this but it was fun. I saw the video and thought it was boring. It doesn't really look like its worth the money. It should be like $5 for the entire game not split it up. Bullshit.

[bramble02]

i remember this loading the tape after frankenstien when i was a toot best game for the c64 i think cant belive they did it for the wii i'm laughing all the way to game for the points card hahaha

[fudgenuts64]

What do you think is better? I couldn't understand you.

[DEIVION212]

Shatter.

PSN Bat and Ball game that hit about a month ago.

I knew it'd be asked if I didn't say it.

[DEIVION212]

It's just as good too :D

[toolslave]

Can't wait for it to hit the Wii Shop in NA!

[GamerNGF]

How can there be a story in a bat-n-ball game?

Good reivew by the way...

[DEIVION212]

I know, it's odd.

They've even named the bats and balls and how it's actually a ship and a new weapon and, er, yeah, it gets worse from there XD

Thanks :)

[bowserinferno]

Do you use the D-Pad to move the paddle or do you use the wiimote sensor like in BlockBreaker Deluxe?

[DEIVION212]

D-pad :)

Can use classic too :)

[PhyA52]

2 player Arkanoid?! I'm sold.

[DEIVION212]

Yup :D