![]() I thought it would be neat if this game had a ball that had gravity so that you could really aim and take control of it. I’ll focus on three things: the ball physics and paddle movement, how multiplayer change the experience and the slight ‘rougelike’ quality of the main game. Steam page.īut if you are interested in some of the nuances of the game and its design. Recently I released it on Steam and Itch.io so please check it out. Now that you know the point of my game, you should be able to decide if it is right for you or not. Modern advances are obvious in the ball behaviour, paddle movement, the ‘sector based’ level sequencing, some of the unique power-ups, the multi-player aspect and the vast options and game modes to support the gameplay. The things I have taken from the classic arcade and home 8 and 16 bit gaming include: true arcade challenge, the use of a credit based system, three letter high-scores, the little pop up messages unique to an amiga game and, of course, the chunky pixel graphics and chiptune soundtrack. locally saveable high scores and achievementsīeautiful Bricks is a ‘retro-like’ it takes inspiration from the past and uses that as a basis to create something new, exciting and innovative.special game modes: Endless, Boss Rush, Invader and Marathon.co-operative and competitive multiplayer modes.unique physic-based ball movement and ability to have the paddle jump.230 levels and 15 challenging boss battles.Beautiful Bricks has been my attempt to address this and ‘re-invent’ the genre.Ī full list of Beautiful Bricks features includes: Brick breaker games, despite a few titles, are often an unloved genre developed as a programmer’s learning tool rather than a game to be enjoyed by others. I say ‘ultimate’ because I doubt if anyone else would put this much effort into a brick breaker. I designed Beautiful Bricks to be the ultimate brick breaker. Paddle jumping, 4 player co-op, physics-based ball behaviour and intense boss battles are just a few of the innovative features in Beautiful Bricks. The amount of content and play styles on offer make it a worthwhile addition to ones collection.” – Indie Game Buzz Editor Next to Arkanoid, Beautiful Bricks is easily the most impressive game of this genre I’ve come across. ![]() ![]() “A passion fuelled effort to rebirth the retro era break-out genre. ![]()
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