Krakout

Not to be confused with Crackout for the NES.

Krakout is a Breakout clone that was released for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Thomson computers and MSX platforms in 1987. One of the wave of enhanced Breakout variants to emerge in the wake of Arkanoid, its key distinctions are that gameplay is horizontal in layout, and that it allows the player to select the acceleration characteristics of the bat before playing. It was written by Andy Green and Rob Toone and published by Gremlin Graphics. The music was composed by Ben Daglish.

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Krakout
Developer	Gremlin Graphics
Publisher	Gremlin Graphics
Platforms	Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Plus/4, MSX, Thomson, ZX Spectrum
Release	February 1987
Genre	Breakout
Mode	Single-player

Reception

In 1990, Dragon gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of our favorites, this is Breakout with a different flavor".^[1]