How do you play Brick Breaker?
Slide the paddle along the bottom to bounce the ball up and break every brick. Clear them all to reach the next level. If the ball gets past your paddle you lose a life.
The ball goes almost straight up off the middle of the paddle and at sharper angles off the ends. It speeds up a little with every brick. After 15 levels a faster loop begins, and you earn an extra life every 30,000 points.
What kinds of bricks are there?
| Brick | How to break | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Colored | One hit | 50 to 110 |
| Beige | Two hits (three from loop 2), cracks when hit | 150 |
| Grey metal | Unbreakable, not needed to clear | None |
What do the capsules do?
Broken bricks sometimes drop a capsule. Catch it with the paddle for a timed power up. The bars at the bottom right show the time left.
- Wide (blue): a longer paddle.
- Multi (green): each ball splits into three. You only lose a life when the last ball falls.
- Slow (yellow): slower balls.
- Laser (red): the paddle fires lasers on its own.
- Catch (purple): the ball sticks to the paddle so you can aim again.
- 1UP (pink): rare, gives an extra life.
Tips
- Sneak the ball through a gap. Once it gets above the bricks it breaks many on its own.
- Aim with the paddle ends. Use the far end to angle the ball toward the bricks that are left.
- With multi ball, watch the lowest ball. The others can wait.
- Save catch for the last bricks. Stick the ball and aim at the last one or two.
Your best score is saved in this browser. Music and sound can be turned off with the buttons at the top right of the game.