Cracker

A basic arcade game for gamers that miss the early days of video games. The developer specializes in creating simple arcade games that appear and play like they were created during the early days of video games. This one's no different. The game includes shattering falling bricks with your character. The mechanic is extremely limiting, as you can only move between three positions: left, right, and center. It does not matter if the block falls on your head or if you move into it as it descends. However, you can block only when the brick is above your shoulders. If it’s below, you’ll lose a life. The game ends when you lose all three lives. The only thing to remember is that instead of going through the middle position when moving from left to right or right to left, you can push into a wall and quickly appear on the opposite side. After breaking a certain amount of bricks, you level up and receive more points for each brick. However, this increases the number and speed with which bricks fall. Another component that contributes to a good score is combo, which resets when one block hits the floor. The only goal is to earn as many points as possible. The game incorporates some modern mechanics. The first are power-ups, which occasionally drop alongside bricks. They can grant you an extra life, increase the multiplier, or even assign a temporary assistant to smash the bricks for you. The same as with bricks, you can’t collect them if they’re below the shoulders. This is the only bad part of the game because powerups always fall down in such a way that you need to miss a brick to grab it. The second feature are gems, which appear seldom during a run. When you have enough, you can purchase one of three additional characters, which make the game a little simpler. The first has more health, the second increases the duration of powerups, while the third slows down brick speed.