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| released = September 28, 2009
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== Gameplay == == Gameplay ==
''Arkanoid Plus!'' features similar gameplay to the original '']''. The player controls the spaceship "VAUS", from which a ball at the beginning of each round, and the player must then move the ship left and right to hit the ball and keep it in play as it bounces up, down and all around the screen smashing through and ricocheting off of the bricks it touches. The goal is for the player to keep the ball in play long enough for it to smash all the bricks which will complete the level and allow the player to progress to the next one.<ref name="IGN"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nintendo-okie.com/2009/10/12/arkanoid-plus-review/|title=Nintendo-okie|accessdate=October 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127195124/http://nintendo-okie.com/2009/10/12/arkanoid-plus-review/|archive-date=November 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiiwarewave.com/t2085-arkanoid-plus-wiiware-review|title=wiiwarewave}}</ref> ''Arkanoid Plus!'' features similar gameplay to the original '']''. The player controls the spaceship "VAUS", from which a ball at the beginning of each round, and the player must then move the ship left and right to hit the ball and keep it in play as it bounces up, down and all around the screen smashing through and ricocheting off of the bricks it touches. The goal is for the player to keep the ball in play long enough for it to smash all the bricks which will complete the level and allow the player to progress to the next one.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |date=8 October 2009 |title=IGN |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/08/arkanoid-plus-review |accessdate=October 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nintendo-okie.com/2009/10/12/arkanoid-plus-review/|title=Nintendo-okie|accessdate=October 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127195124/http://nintendo-okie.com/2009/10/12/arkanoid-plus-review/|archive-date=November 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiiwarewave.com/t2085-arkanoid-plus-wiiware-review|title=wiiwarewave}}</ref>


== Reception == == Reception ==
{{Video game reviews {{Video game reviews
| MC = 71/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/arkanoid-plus! |title=Arkanoid Plus! for Wii Reviews |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=September 28, 2009}}</ref> | MC = 71/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/arkanoid-plus/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Arkanoid Plus! for Wii Reviews |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=September 28, 2009}}</ref>
| IGN = 8.0/10<ref name="IGN" /> | IGN = 8.0/10<ref name="IGN" />
| NLife = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/08/arkanoid_plus |title=Arkanoid Plus! Review (WiiWare) |last=van Duyn |first=Marcel |date=August 25, 2009 |website=] |publisher=Nlife Media |accessdate=December 23, 2018}}</ref> | NLife = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/08/arkanoid_plus |title=Arkanoid Plus! Review (WiiWare) |last=van Duyn |first=Marcel |date=August 25, 2009 |website=] |publisher=Nlife Media |accessdate=December 23, 2018}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 15:50, 28 January 2024

2009 video game 2009 video game
Arkanoid Plus!
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)
SeriesArkanoid
Platform(s)Wii
Release
  • JP: May 26, 2009
  • EU: August 21, 2009
  • NA: September 28, 2009
Genre(s)Block breaker
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Arkanoid Plus! (Japanese: アルカノイド Plus!, Hepburn: Arukanoido Plus!) is a block breaker game released for WiiWare on September 28, 2009.

Gameplay

Arkanoid Plus! features similar gameplay to the original Arkanoid. The player controls the spaceship "VAUS", from which a ball at the beginning of each round, and the player must then move the ship left and right to hit the ball and keep it in play as it bounces up, down and all around the screen smashing through and ricocheting off of the bricks it touches. The goal is for the player to keep the ball in play long enough for it to smash all the bricks which will complete the level and allow the player to progress to the next one.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic71/100
Review scores
PublicationScore
IGN8.0/10
Nintendo Life7/10

According to review aggregator Metacritic, Arkanoid Plus! holds an average score of 71/100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

  1. "Pilotwings Has a Smooth Landing on the European Virtual Console". Nintendo World Report. August 21, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  2. Tanaka, John (May 26, 2009). "New Puzzle Games hit WiiWare". IGN. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  3. "Nintendo Downloads: Altered Beast, Dragon Quest Wars, DRiiFT Mania and Arkanoid Plus!". Shacknews. September 28, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "IGN". 8 October 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  5. "Nintendo-okie". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  6. "wiiwarewave".
  7. ^ "Arkanoid Plus! for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  8. van Duyn, Marcel (August 25, 2009). "Arkanoid Plus! Review (WiiWare)". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

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