Ricochet Xtreme

Type of program: Action/Arcade
Supported platforms: Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Company name: Reflexive Entertainment Inc
Version: 1.3
Cost: $19.99
Installed size:

Download/Homepage

This game is fantastic! It is set up along the lines of Breakout, but there are plenty of differences that make it a unique and interesting experience. I have a couple of small complaints that I'm sure won't be too hard to fix in upgrades. Wen you go to options, there is a help button, but when you click on it it dumps you to the desktop, so in effect there is no help file. For the most part the game is self explanatory but without a help file you don't know what the bonus/danger drops are, leaving you to figure it out during the game.You can set the game difficulty and choose where to start, although you can't really go ahead of where you have made it previously.

In the beginning each level is setup like outer space and the brick shapes all form shapes. There are bombs, and setups where you can fire at the bricks, and so much more. Your paddle is not a flat line, it is called an ion sphere and it even shows exhaust flames when it moves on the opposite side of direction it is going.. There are some bonus you can pick up I don't understand, I figured out the bad one that steals the sides of it, but I don't understand the one that puts hanging down things from the underside of the top. My favorite so far is when you change the ball in a beautiful fireball and as it flies away from you and back again it looks like a comet.

I'm not positive how many levels are in the game, in the beginning, after you choose your name and difficulty level are a bunch of numbers, and it says that every time you complete a set of 10 levels, you earn the right to start from the beginning of that set. I think that also the number 10 is what changes the theme. The first ones were space, then we went to the deep blue sea, and the bricks formed the Yellow Submarine.

I think everyone who likes games should check this out. It is really great. The 5 skill levels will truely make it a full family game.

Performance:
User-friendly:
Cost:
Ease of Installation:
Sound & graphics:
Reviewed by Stormy Strock

Return to SharewareJunkies.com