Vortex
Vortex is an iPod game created by Apple Inc. and Kabloom Games. It is an Arkanoid/Breakout clone with a top-down perspective and bricks arranged in a circular layout.
Vortex is an arcade, released 12 September 2006 on iOS.
What Vortex is
Vortex was released in 2006. It was published by Apple. It is available on iOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Vortex is similar to Arkanoid/Breakout, in which you use a ball to destroy bricks. However, the bricks are arranged along the inside of a cylinder. You use the click wheel to move the paddle around the cylinder to control where the ball goes.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Vortex launched on 12 September 2006, within three weeks of Company of Heroes, Pokémon Diamond Version, Test Drive Unlimited and Call of Juarez.
Released around the same time: Company of Heroes, Pokémon Diamond Version, Test Drive Unlimited, Call of Juarez.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
Quick answers
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