Arkanoid Returns © 1997 Taito Corp.
The 3rd chapter in Taito's legendary 1 or 2-player bat and ball game, in which players once again control a paddle and must try to rebound a ball into patterns of bricks to remove them from the play area.
Each level is patrolled by enemies and certain bricks, when hit, release power-ups which then roll down the screen and can be collected by the player.
While the 3rd chapter contains 50 brand new levels for players to fight through, the actual gameplay itself remains unaltered from the first 2 games. The only real differences are a revamp of both the graphics and sound, as well as a number of minor enhancements to the in-game power-ups.
Runs on the "Taito F3 System" Hardware.
Prom Stickers : E36
Players : up to 2
Control : 8-way joystick (or unlimited-range dial)
Buttons : 2
=>[A] and [B]: Shoot the ball
Arkanoid Returns was released in March 1997.
Completion of the game on regular set of levels (#1~#50) will show only a staff roll with no flying parts. But completion of more difficult levels (#51~#100) will show a bit different ending - Vaus flying around the space ship scrambled into parts. The parts themselves will fly on the staff roll occurring after the CGI sequence.
Level #100 is a confrontation with DOH.
All the powerups are in fixed places, unlike in the previous games, where the random powerups were flying out of bricks. This makes the game slightly easier to memorize.
Zachary Hample holds the official record for this game with 1589770 points on June 5, 2000.
Sony PlayStation (1997) [Model SLPS-00948] Sony PlayStation (1999) Arkanoid R 2000 [Model SLPM-86262]