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Arkanoid (Nintendo DS)

from: Square Enix

July 04, 2008
This pretty much says exactly what it says on the package. You get the classic 'bat and ball' game, with only a light refresh and, what I would think is, little effort to freshen up the play into something more modern. It's certainly a ppor performance if you compare it to something like "Space Invaders Extreme", where at least you can say that they've kept the gameplay, but cleaned up the music and the experience.

Okay, so it's off to a poor start, falling short in the expectations of even a retro gamer, then the sting comes.

As mentioned in other reviews, the UK price is higher than just about another other territory. You've got to ask why... DS games are region free and there's not exactly a lot of text to translate ... Read More: