Krypton Egg
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Krypton Egg is a Breakout clone. Like in all such games, your goal on each level is to break all the bricks with a ball, which you bounce with a paddle, and try to save it from falling out of the level.
Some bricks have a random power-up within them. There are many various power-ups (most beneficial, some of them harmful), such as: lengthening/shortening our paddle, enlarging or duplicating our ball, adding thrusters to the paddle so that it can fly, adding various weapons so that the paddle can shoot and destroy bricks, and many more.
Occasionally, various monsters will appear on the playfield and begin flying around. Most of those are harmless and do nothing except interfering with the ball (if it hits them, it bounces off). However, some monsters will destroy your paddle if they touch it.
Each few levels, there comes a special action sequence where you try to defend yourself from a horde of incoming monsters, or defeat a boss by shooting it and avoiding its missiles.
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Average score: 58% (based on 4 ratings)
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Average score: 3.6 out of 5 (based on 16 ratings with 2 reviews)
The Good
Krypton Egg is, right after Arkanoid, my absolute favorite Breakout clone, and with good reason: featuring great graphics and music, what really sets this game apart are its excellent control system and level design. The controls are very smooth, unlike other Breakout games out there, so smooth in fact that this is the one game that had me get used to playing Breakouts with a mouse. The level design is nothing short of brilliant, and the "boss" levels really are a surprising twist on a tried and true genre.
In short, I like!
The Bad
Well some of the levels are slightly tedious, but it's a problem inherent to all Breakout games so there really isn't much to complain about.
The Bottom Line
By far one of the best Breakout clones in history. Fetch, play, enjoy!
DOS · by Tomer Gabel (4538) · 2001
The Good
The thing I liked most about it is the powerups: shooting, flying, growth, go through blocks, etc. Also, there are moster shooting sessions and bosses.
The Bad
The game is sort of wacky, with flying monsters, which do get annoying. Also, everyone hates invisible blocks.
The Bottom Line
The most innovative, if not the best, breakout game ever!
DOS · by Archagon (108) · 2001
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Game added by Archagon.
Macintosh, Windows Mobile, Palm OS added by Sciere. iPhone added by Kabushi. Amiga, Atari ST added by Martin Smith. Windows added by jlebel.
Additional contributors: Shoddyan, Kabushi, jean-louis.
Game added March 25, 2001. Last modified January 31, 2024.