TRAZ is an arcade developed by Cascade Games, Ltd., released 31 December 1988 on Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.
What TRAZ is
TRAZ is an arcade game developed by Cascade Games, Ltd. and released in 1988. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
TRAZ (Transformable Arcade Zone) is a block breaker game with multiple paddles and 64 levels. There is also a built-in level construction set. Each level can have different set of paddles - sometimes one at the bottom and one at the top, sometimes one left and one at the bottom, sometimes three stacked-up etc. This gives each level a distinctly new gameplay. There are power-ups (question-marks falling out of destroyed blocks), unbreakable blocks, monster generators and glass refractors that change the balls movement angle as it passes through. After a level is cleared, the player must choose the next level by moving on a 8x8 grid of levels.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
What it launched against
TRAZ launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
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