Brad Adrian
09-01-2004, 09:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.isotope244.com/games/ab/ackys-xp-breakout.html' target='_blank'>http://www.isotope244.com/games/ab/...p-breakout.html</a><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.isotope244.com/">Isotope244 Graphics</a>, the developer that brought us games like Atomic Cannon (one of the few arcade games I actually have enough coordination to play) has just released a new arcade game for the Pocket PC, <a href="http://www.isotope244.com/games/ab/ackys-xp-breakout.html">Acky's XP Breakout</a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/adrian/ackey.jpg" /><br /><br /><i>"Using a reflective space pad, you destroy bricks, and move through 150 action-filled levels. Unlike simple arkanoid games that let you shoot level after level of boring bricks, Acky's XP Breakout lets you work with 26 unique power items and 80 different brick types. The gameplay is always changing, with a dynamic mesh of particle effects, point bonuses, and mesmerizing object morphing. There are special gemstone and blaster items, as well as bricks that explode, ghost, move, and shatter. You even get to create the balls that you use to break the bricks."</i><br /><br />I have to admit that this may be the second arcade game I permanently install on my Pocket PC. I don't have a very broad range of experience with arcade games, though, so if anybody's spent time with Acky's XP Breakout, we'd all appreciate your comments.<br /><br />You can grab a free demo or buy the full version for $12.95 (including a VGA high-resolution version) from the <a href="http://www.isotope244.com/games/ab/ackys-xp-breakout.html">Isotope244 Web site</a>. You'll also find a Windows desktop version for $16.95 and a streaming video that shows the game highlights.