Arkanoid: Revenge of DOH

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Description

Revenge of Doh is a direct sequel to the original arcade smash Arkanoid. Along with improved graphic engine, better sound and music, better hardware support and more levels, Revenge of Doh also features a built-in editor and allows you to create your own level sets!

Revenge of Doh continues Arkanoid's plot as follows, directly taken (including typoes) from the game:

A long time period passed and the dimension controlling force Doh has again come back to life. Occupying the huge starship Xorg, it has entered our universe from a different dimension. Mixtec, Arkanoid type spaceship, has lauched the craft Vaus II to make a preemptive attack on Xorg.

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Alternate Titles

• "アルカノイドII" -- Japanese spelling
• "Arkanoid II: The Revenge of Doh" -- Alternate title
• "Arkanoid 2: Revenge of DOH" -- Arcade manual title

Part of the Following Groups

• Arkanoid series
• Breakout variants

User Reviews

Ah, a sequel. Exactly what the doctor ordered.

DOS

Tomer Gabel (4646)

Critic Reviews

Zzap!	Commodore 64	May, 1988	89 out of 100	89
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Sep, 1988	85 out of 100	85
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	ZX Spectrum	Mar, 1988	9.8 out of 12	82
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Mar, 1988	9.8 out of 12	82
Power Play	Atari ST	Sep, 1988	81 out of 100	81
The Games Machine (UK)	ZX Spectrum	Apr, 1988	81 out of 100	81
The Games Machine (UK)	Amstrad CPC	May, 1988	78 out of 100	78
Commodore User	Amiga	Jan, 1989	68 out of 100	68
ST Action	Atari ST	Oct, 1988	64 out of 100	64
VideoGame	NES	Apr, 1991		40

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Trivia

In-game advertisement

On the Amiga version (and quite possibly the ST as well, as the code for both is near-identical), holding down the right mouse button during loading causes an advertisement for RoboCop to appear.

Title theme

When starting a new game, the opening sequence can play one of two musical themes depending on the sound hardware being used. In Adlib mode, the theme is the same as the arcade version of Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh. In PC speaker or Tandy/PCjr mode, the theme is the same as the one from the original Arkanoid.

Version differences

During gameplay, the EGA version appears to have no compensation for computer speed and runs blindingly fast on modern machines, however the CGA version runs at normal speed on a modern computer (except for the opening, which is over before you can see anything.) Unfortunately the CGA version is quite difficult to play due to the limited color palette.

Awards

• Amiga Power
  • May 1991 (Issue #00) - #48 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"

Information also contributed by Martin Smith

Related Web Sites

• Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh entry on KLOV (The Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh entry on the Killer List of Videogames.)
• S&F Prod.'s Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh Page (With these new levels that are on this page you can easily beat the game and you will have a great score. )