Brick Breaker Retro

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Go back in gaming history and you'll encounter Breakout which has since been recreated in various forms like Brick Breaker Retro. You're someone who has gotten control over some sort of paddle in a virtual world where you need to bounce and receive balls. A bunch of solid pixels or blocks have come together to form various shapes and arrangements. These are an obstacle in this virtual world and only you can break them apart. Luckily, your paddle and ball are strong enough to do the job, but you also have powers that can make your job that much easier so be sure you're ready to catch them.

About Brick Breaker Retro

Breaking bricks and blocks has been a part of games for many years and there's a reason for that. It's because games like this have that colorful and casual feel of old arcade games but without the risk of losing all your quarters to the same level. Each level has the blocks arranged in different patterns and different amounts which you need to navigate with your shots. Once you hit that sweet spot of the ball or balls bouncing in a contained space and clearing out the area, it's relaxing and enjoyable to watch. You still need to get to that point, but you can reach it with relative ease.

How to Play

Brick Breaker Retro is a 2D arcade game about bouncing balls and breaking blocks using only the mouse. To move your paddle at the bottom of the screen, move the cursor over to it, hold down the Left Mouse Button, and then drag it left or right. Balls that hit the paddle will bounce back up differently depending on the angle they hit it. The goal is to clear out all the blocks in the level. Your hearts indicate how many times you miss the last ball and if you lose all of them, you'll need to retry.

When you pick a level, the blocks will take up most of the screen while the paddle and starting ball will be centered at the bottom of the screen. Click to start playing and move the paddle to keep the ball in play. Dark gray blocks are unbreakable and you'll usually need to find gaps in them to get the ball through. As the ball destroys the colored blocks, power-ups will appear and fall to the bottom of the screen. They can either increase the length of your paddle or multiply the number of balls. Keep bouncing the balls around the level until all the colored blocks are destroyed.

Tips and Tricks

The power-ups are the key to this game, but first, you need to hit the ball in a way so it will bounce among the blocks rather than return to the paddle. This will let multiple power-ups appear and in a matter of seconds you can fill the screen with balls. Keep as many as you can in play and grab power-ups to keep the numbers up.