Interesting variation on Breakout where two players try to smash each other's bricks in opposing halves of the screen. The goal being to smash right through to the opponent's far wall in order to win a match, whilst protecting your own bricks and wall as much as possible.
The game supports 1 player mode (against the CPU) or 2 human players. Matches are played in rounds, winning the best of two out of three in order to progress to the next round of the tournament.
This game differs from Breakout in that it has the directly competetive "bat vs bat" element and there are still typically many bricks remaining at the end of each level. For me it seems to lack the satisfaction you would normally get when clearing the entire level of all bricks in a more typical Breakout clone.
Sound effects are quite good and the graphics are OK, although the screen does look a bit cluttered at times. The game requires reasonable skill to win, and the player can be caught out by the ball passing through a diagonal line of gaps in the bricks. To me it appears that the ball shouldn't really be able to fit through such gaps.
Sometimes the ball will get stuck, but the game detects this and a boxing glove will punch the side of the screen, sometimes freeing the ball again. However, sometimes a few of these punches are needed before the ball is actually freed.
Overall it's worth a look, and something slightly different than your usual breakout clone, but it's not great. The AI players and their different stereotypical "personalities" are also a nice touch.
