Great game, but needs MORE LEVELS! (Pleaase?!)
Sat Dec 30 2023 IxiionLet me put it this way... I downloaded and 100% completed this game a couple years ago and yet here I am now, writing this review. Even though I finished it ages ago, I kept it on my phone and every once in a while I'll remember it and check to see if they've released any new levels (which, sadly, they haven't). Honestly I'm so bummed at how short the game is! Brick breaking games are so old and varied, there are probably hundreds if not thousands of different ones on the App Store, yet this is by far my favorite of any I've played (at minimum on my phone). When I completed all the levels, I really wanted to keep playing so I went back and 3-starred every level. I know this game is old now, but please devs, if you ever see this review, please release more levels or even a sequel!!
Anyway, if you've somehow made it here in 2023, despite this game now being several years old, I still highly recommend getting this. If you like these kinds of games, you should love this one. Not only is it done so well, I honestly can't recall a single problem with it. Not intrusive ads, not glitches, not insane levels, no need to spend $ to play or win, etc. I can't even think of any real criticism to give the game aside from wanting more levels to play!
Outstanding
Mon Jul 25 2022 Charlie FroelichIn today’s climate of mobile games, Micro Breaker is a very high-quality offering. It has the Breakout formula, but the blocks move in weird ways, you have more control over the paddle, and breaking blocks drop a wide variety of items that can either help - or harm! - your gameplay. There are lots of levels to play, but they don’t seem boring or repetitive at all from what I’ve seen. There are upgrades to powerups, the ball and the paddle, bought using credits you get from beating levels, but from what I’ve seen there isn’t a need to grind for them. My only complaint is that the ad system is a bit predatory - when beating the level the game will offer to multiply the player’s earnings from anywhere from double to quintuple the amount, but if they choose no the game will just play an ad anyway. At least there’s a cute message saying “Ad time!” before it happens? Still, I’ll be playing this game for quite a while.
Old dog, new tricks
Thu Jun 17 2021 Lembo2923This is a very amusing game. The fact that the devs took a game, as old as video gaming itself, and got so creative with it, and made it seem like a completely new type of game is impressive. I don’t know how many games I delete after I play it once. This was not one of them. This game is creative, fun, fast paced, rewarding, and keeps your interest. I love the leveling up aspect( I’m a huge rpg guy). It keeps the game fresh. Ads are some of the shortest and sparse I’ve seen. Definitely not pay to play. There are in app purchases. But the prices are fair, and you can definitely stay interested without buying any. Over all this is a very fresh and creative take on an old classic. They taught this old dog new tricks. Hats off to the devs. They created a fun game you can play for hours, or just a couple minutes why your gas is pumping. Great game.
Awesome Game!
Fri Feb 21 2020 Mapl20I’ve been playing this game for a few months and have enjoyed every bit of it. This is by far the best brick breaker type game on mobile.
I do have a few suggestions that I think could make the game better. One is adding a zen mode. This could be a mode where you don’t have to worry about lives, no bad power ups, no red speed bricks, and a larger distance between the paddle and the bricks so you have more time to react. The purpose for a mode like this would be that sometimes you just feel like relaxing and having fun instead of constantly challenging yourself.
Another suggestion I have is to maybe add a boss battle mode. This could be where you go through each boss level and if you can make it through all of them without loosing all your lives, maybe you get a prize or something.
Incredible game absolutely RUINED by greedy IAP nonsense
Fri Jun 11 2021 room34I’m old school, where you buy a game and that’s it. How old school? I grew up playing the original games this is a descendant of… Breakout and Super Breakout. I still consider Arkanoid new.
Anyway… this game itself is amazing. A genius, modern take on the concept. Until the constant hounding for IAP starts. I paid to get rid of the ads. But I’m not going to keep feeding the beast to get more than one ball per game! The devs come off looking like greedy drug dealers taking advantage of players’ need for another fix.
Come on. Just let me buy the game and play it. I know the race to the bottom in the App Store is not their fault. It’s stupid that people have come to think an app is “expensive” when it costs half as much as a trip to Starbucks. And those same people will keep giving in to the IAPs for another hit. But it’s frankly just gross and depressing to see a developer taking advantage of that. If that’s what it takes to make a profit in app development, this platform is doomed. And this game is a nail in its coffin.
Best Game of 2022
Sun Jan 02 2022 Jon8&8Completely obsolete and indescribably unique I love the way that this game features many ways to play the simple game for one I like the full screen and white screen control switches I also love the artificial reality and it’s on different kind of loving love it’s weird but true can you take a first generation game and you multiplied the opportunities of ideas tenfold and Id be applauding you for that to the people that created work on and brought this idea to life I’m glad that you have this game is very meaningful to my life and I truly enjoy reviewing and giving you mine best of intrest and pride in this game I have a hunch this Launch will launch even more beautiful things to bless the world with. This truely is a most
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Would Be Good As Premium
Mon Dec 07 2020 Joshua D.This would be a top tier game in my opinion if you could buy it for one set price and it contained no ads or in-app purchases. Yet, sadly and predictably, this is just another freemium scam of a game. Even if you pay to remove the advertisements, the game is still chock full of manipulative in-app purchases. Which are set up to annoy you enough so that you constantly waste money on the title, every time you open it. I have grown so tired of monetization schemes such as this one.
It's really a shame that the developer went the pathetic freemium route with Micro Breaker, because if that wasn't the case I think it would offer so much promise. As it stands now, though, it's just another game among so many others that I can't delete off my devices fast enough.
In a few months time no one will remember, Micro Breaker, just like every other freemium experience on the App Store. It's only quality, premium games, that are worthy of being remembered and sticking around I believe. That's my opinion anyways when it comes to how I spend my money.
Want to rate a 5, but...
Wed Nov 13 2019 KoaLani808I chose to have this download to my device in advance because it sounded fun with Augmented Reality combined with the classic brick breaking game. Great concept, but could’ve been executed better. I don’t like how the game can only be adjusted on the ground. It kind of takes away from the fun of AR. We should be able to adjust it on a wall, it would play so much better. The thing that really got on my nerves and reason why I rated so low is bc every ad I watched promising to multiply my rewards played the entire ad, but didn’t give me anything extra. Even the envelope I clicked on promising to give 750 coins for watching an ad gave nothing. The envelope promising 1,000 coins also gave nothing after watching the entire ad. It’s not right that the developers make money off of the ads and are giving nothing in return. Please fix this or take the ads off. If those 2 things are changed, this would be a 5 star app and I’ll gladly change my rating.
Disappointing
Wed Nov 13 2019 elr0y7As a fan of brick breaker games I was looking forward to this but am left disappointed. The controls feel very slow and sluggish for a brick breaker, and the paddle seems to lag the slightest bit after your finger, which makes a difference in a game like this. Also the ball is very tiny and hard to see at times. The paddle sits too close to your finger and your thumb covers parts of the screen you need to see when you move the paddle towards the thumb’s side. Some games like this pause automatically when you lift your finger off the paddle, but not this one, and the pause button is very small and unresponsive. I’ve only gotten to the fourth level (because it says I need 3 stars when I have 4...), but the level design doesn’t seem great and the powerups are uninspired. Combined with the intrusive advertisements and such, I’ll pass on this and stick to better brick breakers.
A Work In Progress
Sat Jul 11 2020 JD HoodThe visuals are great. However the actual game play mechanics are a work in progress. One example: when you strike the returning ball on the left, right or dead center of the paddle - the ball still returns straight. Only once the ball as encountered other objects then returns to hit the paddle at an angle does it return at a similiar trajectory. However you can change its return based on the precise positioning of the paddle — which is unlike most breakout style games.
The other work in progress are the unique ‘bonus’ objects that drop — it’s hard to determine the difference between the good and the bad; and what the functionality of it is as they immediately change — making the REVERSE bonus and a number of other a challenge to figure out; especially while playing on an iPhone (8+ in my case).
Before I commit ($), this games needs more time in the shop.
