Arkanoid II: Why Revenge of DOH Hits Harder Than Ever!
0🕹 Game Name: Arkanoid: Revenge of DOH
📛 Alternate Names: Arkanoid II
📅 Release Date: June 1987
🔫 Genre: Block Breaker / Action Puzzle
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Taito
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Taito
🔢 Max Players: 2 (Alternating)
⁉ Cooperative: No
🕹 Game Introduction:
Arkanoid: Revenge of DOH is the high-octane sequel to the original block-busting classic. Aimed at those who mastered the first game, this sequel ups the ante in every way possible.
🕹 Game Description:
You once again pilot the Vaus against the evil DOH, but this time through branching paths, deadlier traps, and unpredictable challenges. Think Arkanoid… cranked to 11.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Choose between multiple branching paths across 34 rounds.
👉 🏻 Use classic and new power-ups like Warp, Twin Balls, and Mega Lasers.
👉 🏻 Enemies now move unpredictably and some blocks regenerate!
👉 🏻 Defeat DOH once again in a more intense and animated final boss battle.
📕 Background & History:
Launched just a year after Arkanoid, this sequel brought innovation instead of just repetition. The branching level structure and increased difficulty added replay value that kept players dropping quarters.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Service mode on some cabinets allows skipping stages.
👉 🏻 Holding down the fire button during certain transitions can trigger unintentional power-up stacking (depends on version).
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 MAME allows for stage selection, slow-motion, and invincibility for practice.
👉 🏻 Dip switch hacks available to set infinite continues or adjust difficulty.
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Revenge of DOH introduced the idea of "selectable paths" to the breakout genre.
👉 🏻 The final DOH form now rotates and attacks with faster patterns.
👉 🏻 The Vaus was used as a Taito mascot in other games and promos.
👓 Lonster's Review:
Bigger, faster, and meaner—Revenge of DOH is no joke. It's punishing but rewarding. The new power-ups are wild, and the branching levels add real strategy. One of my favorite sequels of any arcade game.
🌟 Legacy:
Arkanoid II proved that sequels can innovate. Its level variety and improved visuals inspired a new wave of action-puzzle games and set the standard for arcade-style evolution.
✨ Cultural Impact:
From the cabinet art to the intense boss fights, this sequel cemented Arkanoid’s place in pop culture. Its influence even reached early PC shareware games and console puzzle clones.
💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
This is the Empire Strikes Back of block breakers. It raises the stakes without losing what made the original great. Still addictive, still deadly, and still DOH!
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