Ricochet
- Ricochet (1976 on Dedicated console)
- Ricochet (1977 on Arcade)
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Ricochet
(1980 on
Atari 8-bit)
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Ricochet
(1981 on
Apple II,
Atari 8-bit,
TRS-80)
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Ricochet
(1986 on
Amstrad CPC)
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Ricochet
(1987 on
ZX Spectrum,
Amstrad CPC, 1988 on
Commodore 64)
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Ricochet
(1989 on
BBC Micro,
Electron)
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Ricochet
(2000 on
Windows, 2013 on
Linux,
Macintosh)
-
Ricochet
(2005 on
Windows)
Description official description
In the past, this brick busting-thing was a way to clear space from mines. Now it's an intergalactic competition, and of course you've entered the contest.
There are 170 levels and 4 difficulty settings, each of which must be cleared of all bricks in this shareware game in the vein of Arkanoid. You control a bat at the bottom of the screen, which must stop a ball as it comes towards you and direct in back up the screen, which is where the bricks which need destroying reside. Helping you out are bonus features including extra balls, bombs which clear all surrounding bricks, and fireballs to remove blocks quickly.
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Average score: 78% (based on 5 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 18 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
Ricochet is the same as Arkanoid, you must get rid of all blocks in the screens to continue. The only change now is the graphics, the sound and a few surprises. You control your pad with the mouse, so it is a relax one-handed-game.
The Bad
But after a while it is getting bored and till then you don't even have played all of the levels. The difference between the difficults of the levels is in the speed of the ball. But during the game it can slow down or increase its speed, so there isn;t much of difference.
The Bottom Line
Don't misunderstood me, I like playing this game. But it isn't very special. Oke beautiful graphics and a few funny surprises. But I didn't play it much again when I finished it. Probarly the most of you will get enough of satisfaction playing the demo, which is for free.
Windows · by Buuks (197) · 2001
Trivia
In the main menu, you can play with the balls inside the "R" structure to the left by touching its sides. Try to insert all the balls in the most right-bottom part of the "R" and get a nice little morale boost from the developers.
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Game added by Xa4.
Windows Mobile, Palm OS added by Kabushi.
Additional contributors: Jony Shahar, Shoddyan.
Game added October 23, 2001. Last modified February 22, 2023.