Shatter Review (PlayStation 3)

For this Shatter review, we play a game that is basically Arkanoid but not as we know it—giving us HD graphics, a banging soundtrack, and weapons. This is Arkanoid grown up and ready to play. Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.

Shatter Review Pros:

• Lush, vibrant HD graphics.
• Platinum trophy.
• Simple gameplay gives us a fresh take on the Arkanoid genre.
• Change the way the projectile works with a blow-and-suck mechanic.
• Get pickups such as weapons and extra lives.
• Massive boss encounters.
• Collect broken shards to charge up a super cannon to help break the remaining blocks.
• Online leaderboard support.
• Good soundtrack.
• 3D animated backdrops.
• Nice-paced campaign mode boasting over 7 hours of playtime dependent on your skill.
• Unlock boss mode where you look to set the best clear time to defeat just the bosses.
• Blocks in-game are physics-based meaning it can all get a bit crazy later on.

Shatter Review Cons:

• Levels can be really small and chaotic.
• Boss battles are annoying and at the same time relatively cheap.
• Can still suffer from the irritating, “Can’t hit the last block” syndrome.
• You have to advance the story to unlock the other modes.

The game is now delisted but here is a link to the remastered version.