Arkanoid Plus!
{{Short description|2009 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Arkanoid Plus!
| image = Arkanoid Plus!.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| developer = Taito
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Taito|WW|Square Enix}}
| series = Arkanoid
| platforms = Wii
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|May 26, 2009{{Cite web |last=Tanaka |first=John |date=May 26, 2009 |title=New Puzzle Games hit WiiWare |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/05/26/new-puzzle-games-hit-wiiware |access-date=January 28, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128155034/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/05/26/new-puzzle-games-hit-wiiware |url-status=live }}|EU|August 21, 2009{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2009 |title=Pilotwings Has a Smooth Landing on the European Virtual Console |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/19840/pilotwings-has-a-smooth-landing-on-the-european-virtual-console |access-date=January 28, 2024 |website=Nintendo World Report}}|NA|September 28, 2009{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2009 |title=Nintendo Downloads: Altered Beast, Dragon Quest Wars, DRiiFT Mania and Arkanoid Plus! |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/60642/nintendo-downloads-altered-beast-dragon |access-date=January 28, 2024 |website=Shacknews |language=en |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128155035/https://www.shacknews.com/article/60642/nintendo-downloads-altered-beast-dragon |url-status=live }}}}
| genre = Block breaker
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
{{nihongo|Arkanoid Plus!|アルカノイド Plus!|Arukanoido Plus!|lead=yes}} 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.{{cite web |date=8 October 2009 |title=IGN |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/08/arkanoid-plus-review |accessdate=October 8, 2009 |archive-date=2 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002190634/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/10/08/arkanoid-plus-review |url-status=live }}{{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=usurped}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wiiwarewave.com/t2085-arkanoid-plus-wiiware-review|title=wiiwarewave}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 71/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/arkanoid-plus/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Arkanoid Plus! for Wii Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 28, 2009}}
| NLife = 7/10{{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=Nintendo Life |publisher=Nlife Media |accessdate=December 23, 2018 |archive-date=December 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223164001/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/08/arkanoid_plus |url-status=live }}
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According to review aggregator Metacritic, Arkanoid Plus! holds an average score of 71/100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/WiiWare/ARKANOID-Plus--284391.html}}
{{Arkanoid series}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Multiplayer hotseat games
Category:Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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