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Arkanoid II
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Much of my first year of A-Level Computing was spent playing a Public
Domain game which had been converted from the C64 (I think) the game
was the classic Arcade game Arkanoid. The game was so popular on the 
Network that one of the managers had to change the access of the high
score table so it couldn't be written to (although that could have
something to do with him being at the top?). So when a game called
Arka-II appeared on a disc I was interested to see if they had managed 
to do a good job with this conversion. Upon loading a screen appeared
which offered my infinite lives and it also let me choose which level 
I could start on, very nice, I thought seeing as it was my first go I
WOULDN'T cheat. I played for about five minutes. Game Over, it's 
cheating time. This looks like a direct port from the 8-Bits which is
a good thing as they were better (cheaper) than the Arcade version.
It even includes the 'Imagine' logo (the company which converted the 
game to the home machines, but they where sadly merged with the now 
giant 'Ocean' software). How does it rate game play wise? The first 
game was the ultimate Bat and Ball game,but all the sequel has to offer
is a bit more speed, a few extra bonuses and better graphics, which
I think is enough to make this game essential to any Arch owner who
can remember the good old days of computing.

Music/FX - 4/10
Graphics - 7/10
Gameplay - 9/10

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