Nervous Brickdown breathes new life into the Arkanoid-Breakout genre, updating its basic template with ten distinct gameplay modes. This might be Arkedo Studio's first game for any console, but the charming soundtrack and highly-stylized environments -- ranging from 70s mod to playful retro -- really give Nervous Brickdown a first-rate polish that other Breakout-clones usually lack. The break-a-brick game takes advantage of the Nintendo DS' hardware, making use of the system's touchscreen, microphone, and WiFi (multiplayer) features.Ecrans has a few videos showing how hectic the game can get as it forces you to dodge bullets, fight bosses, and catch items, all while keeping the ball in play. No release date has been announced yet, but we're happy to hear that Eidos has picked this title up for publishing. You will definitely be hearing more about Nervous Brickdown from us in the future.
[Thanks, Sebastien!]
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3-23-2007 @ 5:40PM
Mr Khan said...
ahhh breakout
that REALLY takes you back, to a point well before I was born, that is...
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3-23-2007 @ 7:49PM
Steve 3.2 said...
It looks like there are some really creative new game modes! My favorite was the one with the people falling into the water and you having to 'rescue' them while still keeping your ball in play.
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3-23-2007 @ 8:52PM
hvnlysoldr said...
It's the ultimate retro renaissance and player expansion envisioned by Nintendo.
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3-24-2007 @ 1:45AM
Shanks said...
So Tetris DS : Tetris :: Nervous Brickdown : Breakout.
The DS is strong in the ways of the retro-classics-with-new-game-modes. I'd like to see an update of Asteroids where, among other things, the warp button swaps your position to a separate asteroid field on the other screen, giving it a duality something akin to Ikaruga. Or Wi-fi Galaga where one player draws the entry paths for the aliens.
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3-24-2007 @ 2:42PM
hvnlysoldr said...
That's a great idea Shanks.
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3-25-2007 @ 7:25PM
Andrew Hsieh said...
You cannot bring sexy back without a receipt.
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