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Blocus

Blocus is a Breakout variant with bright neon graphics. The gameplay builds on the classic formula of controlling a paddle near the bottom of the screen to bounce a ball and remove bricks from the field, but…

17 September 2014

Blocus is an arcade, released 17 September 2014 on Android.

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What Blocus is

Blocus was released in 2014. It is available on Android only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Blocus is a Breakout variant with bright neon graphics. The gameplay builds on the classic formula of controlling a paddle near the bottom of the screen to bounce a ball and remove bricks from the field, but it adds some new elements. There are two types of paddles and they are divided into three parts. When the ball hits one of the paddle's three sections, it becomes warmer and when it is hot, bullets are shot automatically, destroying the bricks above. Particles have physics and will collide with the paddle or the walls. The player is rewarded for clearing columns and that increases the speed of the ball. The game can be played in an endless mode or in a set of procedurally generated…
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Blocus launched on 17 September 2014, within three weeks of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Alien: Isolation, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition and Bayonetta 2.

Released around the same time: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Alien: Isolation, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Bayonetta 2.

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When did Blocus come out?
Blocus was released on 17 September 2014 for Android.

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