roberto's Blog

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I've downloaded and played a couple of games. Unfortunately I haven't figured out how to make the balls go in the (general) direction I want them to. They also tend to get stuck mostly bouncing up & down and not advancing towards the blocks. (Although on the second game I had one which was absolutely stuck in a single row.) In both games I lost mostly because I forgot I couldn't advance past a block (versus being run into by a block).

I think the major problem with the game is the lack of control you have over the balls compared to a traditional Breakout game. Because the rows advance so quickly, the player has to feel they have a chance of directing the ball to a specific block (or at least in the general direction). Tapping to pull the balls back provides some of that control, but not a lot.

 

Maybe with more instructions it would be easier to control (and understand what the various powerups are and how to trigger them).

 

Finally, it's minorly annoying that the options aren't saved.