Comments on: Faceoff: Super Breakout vs. Block Breaker Deluxe 2 http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:55:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Skip http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4177 Skip Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:22:22 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4177 Block Breaker is now $2 :) Block Breaker is now $2 :)

]]> By: Oliver http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4033 Oliver Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:47:31 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4033 I'm currently in The Villa, where it gets harder. Lost 20 lifes in this world :). In one level you have to collect 20 falling rabbits while not touching the falling bombs (one touch = dead) and still playing the normal game. This level sucks ;). I really liked the level which was designed like Space Invaders. I'm currently in The Villa, where it gets harder. Lost 20 lifes in this world :) . In one level you have to collect 20 falling rabbits while not touching the falling bombs (one touch = dead) and still playing the normal game. This level sucks ;) .

I really liked the level which was designed like Space Invaders.

]]> By: SteveJ http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4032 SteveJ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:31:40 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4032 I decided to buy Block Breaker Deluxe 2. It is a fun game and the graphics are good (though to me it seems a bit slow, animation wise), but I think it seems far too easy. I'm in the 4th world or something and have 11 lives or some such number. I'm worried that, like Chimps Ahoy, once I finish the last world, the game may not have any replay value. There are some unlockables, and I've unlocked the progressive mode (can't recall what it's called), but again it is far too easy and I got bored with it before I was even close to losing all my lives. In fact I may not have lost any before I decided to lose all of them on purpose. What happens when you've finished the main game and unlocked all the levels? Can you then jump to any set of levels? If so, how does it handle high scores? Do high scores have an meaning at that point? They don't in Chimps Ahoy where you could just keep playing the same set of levels over and over if you wanted, plus it doesn't do anything to help you keep track of what levels you last played, so it makes it hard to enforce your own structure on the game.) I decided to buy Block Breaker Deluxe 2. It is a fun game and the graphics are good (though to me it seems a bit slow, animation wise), but I think it seems far too easy. I'm in the 4th world or something and have 11 lives or some such number. I'm worried that, like Chimps Ahoy, once I finish the last world, the game may not have any replay value. There are some unlockables, and I've unlocked the progressive mode (can't recall what it's called), but again it is far too easy and I got bored with it before I was even close to losing all my lives. In fact I may not have lost any before I decided to lose all of them on purpose.

What happens when you've finished the main game and unlocked all the levels? Can you then jump to any set of levels? If so, how does it handle high scores? Do high scores have an meaning at that point? They don't in Chimps Ahoy where you could just keep playing the same set of levels over and over if you wanted, plus it doesn't do anything to help you keep track of what levels you last played, so it makes it hard to enforce your own structure on the game.)

]]> By: oliver http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4014 oliver Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:36:09 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4014 You can't mute the music in block breaker, only disable every sound completely. You can't mute the music in block breaker, only disable every sound completely.

]]> By: Marc http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4012 Marc Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:47:41 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4012 I was going to get Block Breaker Deluxe until I heard the sound. Guess I can play it without sound but then why did I spend $$$ to upgrade to 2g? :) I was going to get Block Breaker Deluxe until I heard the sound. Guess I can play it without sound but then why did I spend $$$ to upgrade to 2g? :)

]]> By: arn http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4010 arn Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:15:54 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4010 I've also played both and was bored by atari's super breakout I've also played both and was bored by atari's super breakout

]]> By: Oliver http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4007 Oliver Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:53:34 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4007 Last update on this by me: I'm now in the second world. Gameplay stays the same, even if I'm now on wood and not underwater. This is just plain boring. While I like the graphical style of Super Breakout, Block Breaker Deluxe has more action, more "life" in the game due to the sound and graphical effects and motivates more, with fireworks after you made a level and the many many items you get during gameplay or you can buy in the store. I deleted Super Breakout. 4 Euros again for the trash :(. Ridiculous thing in Super Breakout: You can collect an item which makes the gameplay even slower. Argh! Last update on this by me: I'm now in the second world. Gameplay stays the same, even if I'm now on wood and not underwater. This is just plain boring. While I like the graphical style of Super Breakout, Block Breaker Deluxe has more action, more "life" in the game due to the sound and graphical effects and motivates more, with fireworks after you made a level and the many many items you get during gameplay or you can buy in the store. I deleted Super Breakout. 4 Euros again for the trash :( .

Ridiculous thing in Super Breakout: You can collect an item which makes the gameplay even slower. Argh!

]]> By: oliver http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4003 oliver Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:35:26 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4003 ok, I know alsobought super breakout and I'm bit amused. I played the first four levels of the first works and as an introduction to thegame they totally fail. The gameplay is in an underwater world and therefore slow. Really really slow. It absolutely does not challenge and playing the classic game variant instead of this underwater thing seems to be 6 times faster. I'm really not that motivated playing the first world to come to other worlds where the gameplay may be faster. As mentioned before block breaker is a fast and challenging game, while super breakout breaks your motivation during the first levels. I'd prefer a game variant in the middle of both. Bummer. But arari got the music thing right: iPod music and game effects. ok, I know alsobought super breakout and I'm bit amused. I played the first four levels of the first works and as an introduction to thegame they totally fail. The gameplay is in an underwater world and therefore slow. Really really slow. It absolutely does not challenge and playing the classic game variant instead of this underwater thing seems to be 6 times faster. I'm really not that motivated playing the first world to come to other worlds where the gameplay may be faster. As mentioned before block breaker is a fast and challenging game, while super breakout breaks your motivation during the first levels. I'd prefer a game variant in the middle of both. Bummer. But arari got the music thing right: iPod music and game effects.

]]> By: oliver http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4002 oliver Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:10:07 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4002 does the atari game plays their sound effects on top of your iPod music? Gameloft fails at this in every of their games :( does the atari game plays their sound effects on top of your iPod music? Gameloft fails at this in every of their games :(

]]> By: ReformatPlanet http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/26/faceoff-super-breakout-vs-block-breaker-deluxe-2/#comment-4001 ReformatPlanet Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:07:15 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=754#comment-4001 Block Breaker and Breakout both have bosses at the end of a stage group. Breakout's are just static faces in the background that start to glow as you hit them, until they explode. Block Breakers bosses are each a different game play challenge, like hitting several moving targets, a highway race, or trying to knock the blocks out from under a little guy thats running around the play area. Block Breaker also uses the accelerometer to allow you control of certain block clusters, causing them to spin, shrink, or expand. Block Breaker and Breakout both have bosses at the end of a stage group. Breakout's are just static faces in the background that start to glow as you hit them, until they explode. Block Breakers bosses are each a different game play challenge, like hitting several moving targets, a highway race, or trying to knock the blocks out from under a little guy thats running around the play area.

Block Breaker also uses the accelerometer to allow you control of certain block clusters, causing them to spin, shrink, or expand.

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