I've played Pong , Arkanoid , Breakout and when you play this game you have an updated version of it with cool audio and visuals. I don't care for playing it on the XBOX 360 Controller, So I set back the mouse and keyboard control and I am much better at this game. Got as far as the first boss in story mode then lost my lives. Currently stuck here. May need more practice.

Great game for those of you who like the retro Breakout style of games.

Beautiful take on the block-breaker genre.
Solid gameplay, nice art style, fun boss battles and GREAT soundtrack.

No reason to skip this one, unless you hate the whole Arkanoid concept... and even if you do, this might be the game that changes your mind!

The definitive breakout clone. Innovating only by allowing you to slightly alter your shot trajectory, it perfects the genre, doing away with the slow monotony of having to destroy that one last brick before moving on, keeping the gameplay fast and smooth. Couple that with a crisp presentation and one of the best soundtracks to date, and it's a fantastic arcade game that more people need to own. A must-have.

Shatter is an awesome Breakout-style game with an amazing soundtrack. It's fun, it has a neat push/pull mechanic, and it's dirt cheap during Steam Sales. More of you need Shatter.

An experience that can best be described as "Breakout on acid", Shatter combines the familiar bat-and-ball destruction with some welcome twists, beautiful graphics, and an addictive and unobnoxious soundtrack. You control a bat and hit a ball against all manner of blocks, breaking them so you can suck up their powers. This game adds a suction power and a pulse power that respectively push and pull the ball, allowing you greater control and a unique way to approach the original formula.

Among the wide array of blocks you break are explosives, blocks that exert force, blocks that attach or free-float, blocks that generate shields, and others in all kinds of unique formations. In addition, you've also got levels with different orientation, from your classic up and down, to left and right, or even circular. Add to all of this a challenging boss encounter at the end of each world and you've got a game chock full of twists and turns.

With this in mind, another way Shatter could be described is "Not your momma's breakout!" Breakout is intense in its own right, but for the most part the original formula is rather slow and homogenous. This game is not for the casual. It will challenge you, and you will have to think strategically as well as on your feet.

That's not to say this game is Super Hexagon-level hard. You walk a thick line between frustration and challenge, and the game throws lives at you the moment you hit under 3. It's not a difficult game if you've got the coordination, and there's no real punishment for losing all your lives other than restarting the current level.

All in all, Shatter puts a fresh new spin on an old game, managing to feel unique in its own right. It's not for the casual gamer, but if you want a simple game with eye-popping visuals and lots and lots of chaos on-screen, Shatter is a good purchase.

Shatter is quite good and i have to say is all aroudn THE best block breaker game ive ever played. I spent a lot of time as a young kid playing Arkanoid with my family. My mother and I spent hours upon hours playing it, had the actual Arkanoid controller and everything. So this type of game is a classic to me. An all time favorite. Before i played this, Reaxxion was the best block breaker game that i had ever played, but it doesent even come close to being able to compare to Shatter. Shatte3r is in a class by itself.
You can control the ball once you get it down pat, you have the ability to push or pull the ball by using either the left or right mouse buttons. So as its bouncing aorund you can kind of direct it to where you want it to go. At first it seemed random to me. But after a few minutes oif play i caught on, and i was guiding the ball straight to the blocks i wanted it to hit, instead of just bouncing it off of my paddle and hoping it hit something like every other block breaker game in existence.
The graphics are really nice, the music fits well and is upbeat, gets you hyped up while playing. The controls are nice and tight, no movements you dont expect or anything of the sort. It also has boss battles. I've only odne 1 so far, and it was pretty interesting. Was battling a big snake-like thing that had a paddle on its head, hitting the ball back at me, and i needed to keep hitting its body to defeat it. After that, there was a bonus level where i had ot keep 3 balls in play at once, there were no blocks ont he screen, just the balls, but the gravity was random and made the balls fly all goofy, and got faster and faster as you went on.

If you're into block breaker games, you are definitely going to want this one. There i sno comparing it to any other, at least not that ive hand my hands on.

For the genre this game is in, on a scale of 1 throguh 10, its an easy 10/10.