Commodore C64 games list!

Total reviews!

Handheld: 57

16/32bit Computers: 591

8bit Computers: 382

8bit Consoles: 41

16bit Consoles: 76

32/64bit Consoles: 98

128bit Consoles: 24

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Total hits!

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Best on 8bit micro!

Batman The Movie - Commodore64
Shadow of the Beast - Commodore64
International Karate + - Commodore64
Xyphoes Fantasy - AmstradCPC
Robocop II - AmstradCPCPlus
Arkanoid II - AmstradCPC
Pang - AmstradCPCPlus
Wrath of the Demon - Commodore64
Night Hunter - AmstradCPC
Barbarian - AmstradCPC
Prince of Persia - SamCoupe
Lemmings - SamCoupe
Draconus - AtariXE

Best on 16bit micro!

Turrican 2 - Amiga
Shadow of the Beast - Amiga
Jim Power - Amiga
Apidya - Amiga
Leander - Amiga
Turrican 2 - AtariST
Project X - Amiga
Super Frog - Amiga
Another World - AtariST
Flashback - Amiga
Toyota Celica GT Rally - Amiga
Toyota Celica GT Rally - AtariST
Wrath Of The Demon - AtariST
Wrath Of The Demon - Amiga
Dark Seed - Amiga
Stardust - AtariSTE
Stardust - Amiga
Banshee - AmigaAGA
Flashback - Archimedes
Star Fighter 3000 - Archimedes
Warlocks - Archimedes
Cannon Fodder - Amiga
Another World - Appleiigs
Turrican 2 - PC
Universe - Amiga
Turrican 3 - Amiga
Hurrican - PC
Tyrian - PC
Super Stardust - AmigaAGA
Cannon Fodder - Archimedes
Dark Seed - PC
Pac-Mania - X68000

Best on 8bit consoles!

Chuck Rock II - MasterSystem
Robocop II - GX4000
Pang - GX4000

Best on 16bit consoles!

Jim Power - snes
Donkey Kong Country - snes
Aladdin - snes
Alien Soldier - Megadrive
Street Fighter 2 - pcengine
Blazing Lazers - pcengine
Raiden - pcengine
Super Star Soldier - pcengine

Best on 32bit consoles!

G-Darius - psone
Super Mario 64 - n64
ISS - psone
Raiden - Jaguar
Perfect Dark - n64
Sensible Soccer - Jaguar
Batman Beyond - n64
Dino Crisis 2 - psone
Resident Evil 2 - psone
Metal Gear Solid - psone
Driver - psone
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - psone
Klonoa: Door To Phantomile - psone
Nights Into Dreams - Saturn
Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams - Saturn
Flashback - CDi

Best on 128bit consoles!

God Of War - PS2
Resident Evil Zero - GameCube
Gran Turismo 4 - PS2
Black - xbox
Halo Combat Evolved - xbox
Star Fox Adventures - GameCube
SoulCalibur - Dreamcast
Under Defeat - Dreamcast
Soul Calibur 2 - GameCube
Metroid Prime 2 - GameCube

Best on handhelds!

Metroid Fusion - GBA
Raiden - Lynx
Robocod - GameGear

Game info

Arkanoid II

Genre

Breakout

Developer / Publisher

Taito / Imagine

Released

1988

Media

1 x

Rating

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Gameplay:
Excellent

Reviewed by

ndial

Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh (or Arkanoid 2) is a legendary 1987 breakout arcade game released by Taito and converted to several home computers in 1988. Is the sequel to Arkanoid game. This is the definitive bat and ball game. A real classic much like its predecessor!

Review

Mysterious enemy known as DOH (from the first part) has returned to seek vengeance on the Vaus space vessel. You must once again take control of the Vaus (paddle) and overcome many challenges in order to destroy DOH once and for all. Revenge of Doh sees the player battle through 34 rounds, taken from a grand total of 64.
There is a little deviation from the original Arkanoid, and that is the power ups. By knocking out certain bricks, capsules drop down. These do all sorts when you catch them, from making your bat bigger to running a multi-ball sequence. To add a bit of spice there are also some little space invaders to hinder your progress. These tend to deflect balls and send them in a totally different direction. Arkanoid 2 is the definitive bat and ball game.

The Commodore conversion offers some good visuals here. The details are wonderful, with nice colors much like the arcades version. Note that the CPC version offers some more bright colors here. Paddle and rest of the sprites move fast and quite smooth (probably a bit smoother compared to the CPC).
Sound is great, offering a few nicely composed sort tunes in the main menu and at the beginning of the stages. Sound effects are nice to hear too.

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Comparable platforms

Arcades (original version)

Hardware information

Commodore 64/128/Plus4

CPU: C64 MOS Technology 6510 1.02MHz (NTSC version), 0.985MHz (PAL version) / C128-D MOS 8502 2MHz, Zilog Z80A 4MHz
MEMORY: 64 KB or 128 KB RAM Expandable to 320-640 KB / 20KB ROM
GRAPHICS: VIC II 16 colors, 320x200 (2 unique colors in each 8x8 pixel block), 160x200 (3 unique colors + 1 common color in each 4x8 block), 8 hardware sprites, Smooth scrolling
SOUND: MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID, 3-channel synthesizer with programmable ADSR envelope, 8 octaves