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{{distinguish2|[[Crackout (video game)|Crackout]], a NES Breakout-style video game}}
{{Short description|1987 video game}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Crackout (video game)|Crackout]] for the NES}}
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Krakout
| title = Krakout
| image = Krakout cover.jpg
| image = Krakout cover.jpg
| image_size = 256px
| image_size =
| developer = [[Gremlin Graphics]] Software
| developer = [[Gremlin Graphics]]
| publisher = [[Gremlin Graphics]] Software
| publisher = Gremlin Graphics
| released = [[1987 in video gaming|1987]]
| released = [[1987 in video gaming|February 1987]]
| modes = [[Single Player]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| genre = [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
| genre = [[Breakout clone|Breakout]]
| platforms = [[Amstrad CPC]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[MSX]], [[Thomson computers]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| platforms = [[Amstrad CPC]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Plus/4]]. [[MSX]], [[Thomson computers|Thomson]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
}}
}}


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'''''Krakout''''' is a [[Breakout clone|''Breakout'' clone]] that was released for the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Thomson computers]] and [[MSX]] platforms in 1987. One of the wave of enhanced ''[[Breakout clone|Breakout]]'' variants to emerge in the wake of ''[[Arkanoid]]'', its key distinctions are that gameplay is horizontal in layout, and that it allows the player to select the acceleration characteristics of the bat before playing. It was written by Andy Green and Rob Toone and published by [[Gremlin Graphics]]. The music was composed by [[Ben Daglish]].
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[[image:Krakout-1.png|thumb|250px|Screenshot of Krakout.]]

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'''''Krakout''''' is a [[Breakout clone]] video game that was released for the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Thomson computers]] and [[MSX]] platforms in 1987. One of the wave of enhanced [[Breakout clone|Breakout]] variants to emerge in the wake of [[Arkanoid]], its key distinctions are that gameplay is horizontal in layout, and that it allows the player to select the acceleration characteristics of the bat before playing. It was written by Andy Green and Rob Toone and published by [[Gremlin Graphics]]. The music was composed by [[Ben Daglish]].
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[[image:Krakout-1.png|thumb|Screenshot]]


==Reception==
==Reception==
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|date=June 1990
|date=June 1990
|pages=47–54}}</ref>
|pages=47–54}}</ref>

==Reviews==
* ''[[Computer Gamer]]'' (June 1987)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gamer_Issue_27_1987-06_Argus_Press_GB/page/n23/mode/2up | title=Computer Gamer - Issue 27 (1987-06) (Argus Press) (GB) | date=June 1987}}</ref>
* ''[[Tilt (French magazine)|Tilt]]'' (May 1987)<ref>http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Tilt/tilt_numero042/TILT%20-%20n042%20-%20mai%201987%20-%20page048%20et%20049.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* ''Happy Computer'' (1987)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kultpower.de/archiv/heft_happycomputer_spielesonderheft-3_seite52 | title=Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Happy Computer Spielesonderheft 3 (1986)}}</ref>
* ''[[ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)]]'' (March 1987)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1987-04/page/n35/mode/2up | title=Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (April 1987) | date=April 1987}}</ref>
* ''[[Tilt (French magazine)|Tilt]]'' (July 1987)<ref>http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Tilt/tilt_numero044/TILT%20-%20n%B044%20-%20juillet%20aout%201987%20-%20page026%20et%20page027.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[Computer Gamer]]'' (April 1987)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gamer_Issue_25_1987-04_Argus_Press_GB/page/n10/mode/2up|title = Computer Gamer - Issue 25 (1987-04) (Argus Press) (GB)|date = April 1987}}</ref>
* ''[[Commodore User]]'' (April 1987)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-43/page/n24/mode/2up|title=Commodore User Magazine Issue 43|date=April 1987}}</ref>
* ''[[Your Sinclair]]'' (February 1989)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-38/page/n77/mode/2up|title = Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 38|date = February 1989}}</ref>
* ''[[Zzap!64|Zzap!]]'' (April 1987)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/zzap64-magazine-024/page/n37/mode/2up|title = ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 024|date = April 1987}}</ref>
* ''[[Crash (magazine)|Crash!]]'' (February 1989)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Crash_No._61_1989-02_Newsfield_GB/page/n39/mode/2up|title = Crash - No. 61 (1989-02) (Newsfield) (GB)|date = February 1989}}</ref>
* ''[[:fr:Jeux et Stratégie|Jeux & Stratégie]]'' #45<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-45/page/64/mode/2up | title=Jeux & stratégie 45 | date=June 1987}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{lemon64 game|id=1462|name=Krakout}}
* {{lemon64 game|id=1462|name=Krakout}}
*{{WoS game|id=0002768|name=Krakout}}
* {{WoS game|id=0002768|name=Krakout}}
*[http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=620 ''Krakout''] at Complete BBC Games Archive
* [http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=620 ''Krakout''] at Complete BBC Games Archive

[[Category:1987 video games]]
[[Category:1987 video games]]
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[[Category:Breakout clones]]
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[[Category:BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games]]
[[Category:Amstrad CPC games]]
[[Category:Amstrad CPC games]]
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[[Category:BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games]]
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[[Category:Breakout clones]]
[[Category:Commodore 64 games]]
[[Category:Commodore 64 games]]
[[Category:MSX games]]
[[Category:MSX games]]
[[Category:ZX Spectrum games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
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[[Category:Video games scored by Ben Daglish]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Video games scored by Ben Daglish]]

[[Category:ZX Spectrum games]]


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Latest revision as of 19:28, 27 November 2024

Not to be confused with Crackout for the NES.
Krakout
Developer(s)Gremlin Graphics
Publisher(s)Gremlin Graphics
Platform(s)Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4. MSX, Thomson, ZX Spectrum
ReleaseFebruary 1987
Genre(s)Breakout
Mode(s)Single-player

Krakout is a Breakout clone that was released for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Thomson computers and MSX platforms in 1987. One of the wave of enhanced Breakout variants to emerge in the wake of Arkanoid, its key distinctions are that gameplay is horizontal in layout, and that it allows the player to select the acceleration characteristics of the bat before playing. It was written by Andy Green and Rob Toone and published by Gremlin Graphics. The music was composed by Ben Daglish.

Screenshot

Reception

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In 1990, Dragon gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of our favorites, this is Breakout with a different flavor".[1]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (June 1990). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (158): 47–54.
  2. ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 27 (1987-06) (Argus Press) (GB)". June 1987.
  3. ^ http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Tilt/tilt_numero042/TILT%20-%20n042%20-%20mai%201987%20-%20page048%20et%20049.jpg [bare URL image file]
  4. ^ "Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Happy Computer Spielesonderheft 3 (1986)".
  5. ^ "Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (April 1987)". April 1987.
  6. ^ http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Tilt/tilt_numero044/TILT%20-%20n%B044%20-%20juillet%20aout%201987%20-%20page026%20et%20page027.jpg [bare URL image file]
  7. ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 25 (1987-04) (Argus Press) (GB)". April 1987.
  8. ^ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 43". April 1987.
  9. ^ "Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 38". February 1989.
  10. ^ "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 024". April 1987.
  11. ^ "Crash - No. 61 (1989-02) (Newsfield) (GB)". February 1989.
  12. ^ "Jeux & stratégie 45". June 1987.
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