CounterBlocks

CounterBlocks is an arcade-like block-breaking game where you hit a ball to destroy blocks and contend with bullets fired in response.

Break the blocks

Hit the ball and break all the blocks. When a block is destroyed, it fires bullets. If you fail to reflect the ball, it fires bullets from the floor instead; the ball is not counted as a miss. If the ▲ hits a bullet, it is a miss.

A block-breaking story

The game tells a fictional story about the block-breaking boom in Japan. It begins with a 1976 revolution in the USA, where solo play, score attacks and challenges to the player's own limits helped establish later styles of play. The following year, the revolution reached Japan, where the game became a table-type game in cafes, laying the foundation for the arrival of the “Invaders from space” the year after. The story also recalls counter forces who refused to be broken down.