Kabonk!

Steam is full of sub par brick breaking games but [b] Kabonk! [/b] really delivers and is one of the most fun brick breaking games I have played. There are so many familiar traits which will remind you of yesteryear and give you a retro and nostalgic feel but there are also some nice original ideas which supercharge the game, sometimes delivering on the edge of your seat gameplay. Most brick breaking games have one power up at a time but in [b] Kabonk! [/b] you can stack the powerups which can cause absolute mayhem. Having over ten powerups simultaneously working their magic is a sight to behold, even if it is quite brief because of the destructive power it evokes, but it certainly puts a smile of your face whilst it unfolds. The game is a bit odd in the sense that you are a moving puck shaped object, rather than a bat, and you move around the arcade entering different halls and playing different games. Once you complete a game you physically move out of the arena and into the next. It might throw you at the start when the menu pops up and you are just sitting there, but you soon get used to it. The nature of the shape of the bat does make it harder to hit the ball because it is oval in shape and it makes the game feel like you have less accuracy than you would with a flat surface. The beauty of this game though is that the bat can move in any direction and has quite a large area to move around in, so you can move up and down as well as sideways. You can also hit the ball almost like a tennis racket and funnily enough the sound of the ball hitting the bat sounds just like a tennis ball. There are some very imaginative levels and some very imaginary powerups too. This is all combined with neon soaked arenas and a banging sound track which keeps the tempo high and noisy. There are some mechanics that I haven't seen before like blocks returning after a certain amount of time meaning you have to be quick and accurate in some places, and completely invisible blocks which can surprise you even when you are expecting it. There are some usual powerups like bat size, multiple balls and guns, but also some new powerups like pulsating explosive balls, electrocuting balls, and weird shape bats. I haven't worked out the mechanics quite yet but there's even trick shots you can attempt by hitting the ball with a strong upwards motion. There are environmental hazards like gravitational fields which change the path of the ball and it just feels very original and fresh. Each level has a top three leader board which could perhaps be increased to top five at least and there are meaningful achievements to keep you going. The difficulty does ramp up after level thirty and you do need to finish the previous level before you can attempt the next one so there is scope to get stuck. Level 34 seems to have got me at the moment because the bricks disappear and then come back, almost like a force field defending the bricks you need to break, but the game is very addictive and I have come close so many times so it just makes you want to play to finally succeed. Due to the curvature of the bat, I did get frustrated sometimes when I lost a ball which I thought I had hit, and some bounces of bricks seem unnatural occasionally but overall this is a banger. [h1]🍳Conclusion🍳[/h1] [quote][h2][b] Kabonk![/b] is a great little brick breaking game full of energy and high intensity game play. There are loads of original mechanics surrounded by a neon lit retro arena which will keep you addicted for hours. I would definitely recommend this one to any brick breaking fan. [/h2][/quote] [quote]Thank you for reading my review. If you enjoyed it, please leave a like and follow[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/] [b]IndieGems[/b] [/url] for more reviews like this one. We also have a [url=https://www.youtube.com/@IndieGems2][b]YouTube channel[/b][/url] if you would rather see game play footage with reviews. [/quote]