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Summary:

Arkanoid Returns is an arcade game released by Taito in 1997 as part of the Arkanoid series. It was the fourth overall, and third to be released in arcades. The game was since ported to the PlayStation, with an updated home release being released afterwards titled Arkanoid R 2000. All versions were released exclusively in Japan, currently making it the only game in the series to never receive an international release. The enemy known as 'DOH' still did not get the message and after many years of silence decides to attack once again. The 'Vaus' space vessel better be ready to face new, yet familiar challenges, in order to stop 'DOH' once again. The gameplay remains similar to Arkanoid: Doh it Again, the previous game in the series released for the Super Nintendo, in that it features the same powerups , some re-used level designs, and the same board size. The initial arcade game contains only 50 levels, the environment changing every 9 levels.

Storyline:

The enemy known as 'DOH' still did not get the message and after many years of silence decides to attack once again. The 'Vaus' space vessel better be ready to face new, yet familiar challenges, in order to stop 'DOH' for the last time.

Ratings:

IGDB

7.4

HowLongToBeat

7.3

HowLongToBeat:

Main story
5h
Completionist
10h

Achievements:

RA
RetroAchievementsArcade
37

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Details

Companies:

Taito, Taito, Square Enix

Franchises:

Arkanoid

Game engines:

Taito F3 System

Languages:

Japanese

Age ratings:

CERO: A

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Release dates

Feb 1997: Unknown platform (Japan)

Aug 07, 1997: Unknown platform (Japan)

Jul 23, 2008: Unknown platform (Japan)

Jul 23, 2008: Unknown platform (Japan)

Multiplayer

Drop-in Co-op, Splitscreen, Offline players: 2