When did Arkanoid DS come out?

Arkanoid DS was released on 4 July 2008 for Nintendo DS.

Arkanoid DS (2008) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Arkanoid DS

The player controls the "Vaus", a space vessel that acts as the game's "paddle" which prevents a ball from falling from the playing field, attempting to bounce it against a number of bricks. The ball striking…

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What Arkanoid DS is

Arkanoid DS was released in 2008. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls the "Vaus", a space vessel that acts as the game's "paddle" which prevents a ball from falling from the playing field, attempting to bounce it against a number of bricks. The ball striking a brick causes the brick to disappear. When all the bricks are gone, the player goes to the next level, where another pattern of bricks appears. There are a number of variations (bricks that have to be hit multiple times, flying enemy ships, etc.) and power-up capsules to enhance the Vaus (expand the Vaus, multiply the number of balls, equip a laser cannon, break directly to the next level, etc.), but the gameplay remains the same.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Arkanoid DS holds a critic score of 37 out of 100. That places it above 3% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 28 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Arkanoid DS launched on 4 July 2008, within three weeks of Persona 4, Street Fighter IV, Battlefield: Bad Company and Secret Agent Clank. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Persona 4, Street Fighter IV, Battlefield: Bad Company, Secret Agent Clank.

Official trailer