Darkanoid Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published November 30, 2020 · Updated February 10, 2022

Our Darkanoid Review takes us to The Black Zone, a place where Arkanoid fans will truly be tested. Here you will find pain, heartache, and merciless Bosses. Easy to learn, hard to become a master. Darkanoid is a 21st-century update of the challenging, frantically paced block-breakers of old. Enter the void and fight your way through a hardcore gaming experience from the heyday of action arcade games.

Darkanoid Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
Download size.
Steam achievements.
Controller support Once activated in the menu.
Screen orientation-horizontal and vertical.
Online leaderboards.
Own in-game achievements.
Two modes- Classic and survival.
3 difficulties-noob, padawan, and master.
Classic Arkonaoid brick-breaking gameplay.
Curved shots turn the ball red and they do critical damage.
Simple controls.
Initial controls tutorial.
Blocks break for points and can reveal power-ups.
Enemies can spawn that move and shoot back.
Lose health by missing the ball or blocks/projectiles hitting you.
Game over if you can’t repair your platform.
Currency is earned from playing and is used to repair your platform/ship and to spend in the shop.
The best score and leaderboard position is shown on levels/sectors.
The game is split into sectors with a handful of levels and a boss fight.
Store-buy new skins for your platform/ship that adds a buff like faster ball speed.
Sensitivity slider for both mouse and controller.
Level power-ups randomize every life.

Darkanoid Review Cons:

The master difficulty has to be unlocked.
No graphics settings whatsoever.
Difficult.
The controller doesn’t work until you turn it on in the settings and it resets every time you launch.
Slow to get credits.

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