Sweep a wall of space junk out of Mars orbit.
Twist: The shuttle fires twin lasers on its own every 2.5 seconds, so park it under the thickest junk.
Pop a towering wall of gift boxes on stage.
Twist: About one gift box in three drops a golden trophy, and every trophy you catch is worth double.
Knock down the stage rig with a glowing light orb.
Twist: Every 12 panels the orb becomes a pyro fireball for 3 seconds and smashes straight through the rig.
Set off chain reactions on a desert test range.
Twist: Red confetti charges hide in the wall: break one and it pops every target around it, in chains.
Break a wall of glass panes you cannot see.
Twist: The panes are invisible and only flash into view when the wisp hits one, so play from memory.
How tough is this wall of gadgets, really?
Twist: Armoured gadgets: the top rows take 3 hits and the middle rows 2, with studs showing what is left.
Clear the suitcase pile before it slides down the chute.
Twist: Every 14 seconds the suitcase pile slides one row down the chute, so clear the low rows fast.
Bend the starlight and break the glass star plates.
Twist: Space is curved: the ball's path keeps bending towards the middle of the field.
Pop the cracked plaster off an old dining hall wall.
Twist: The wet plaster board catches the ball, so you can line up every shot before launching it.
Lob a brass weight at a wall of coin rolls and ingots.
Twist: Gravity pulls the brass weight down, so every shot flies in a curved arc.
Unload a wall of cargo drifting across the harbour.
Twist: Every row of cargo drifts sideways, one row left and the next right, so the targets keep moving.
Power up a station beside a roaring waterfall.
Twist: The horseshoe magnet pulls the falling spark towards it, so saves are easier to make.
Melt an ice wall and beat the frost golem guarding it.
Twist: A giant frost golem patrols every wall and must be beaten, hit after hit, to clear the level.
Every bounce speeds the ball up in the training hall.
Twist: Every bounce off the board makes the ball faster, and faster balls make every block pay more.
The crowd keeps throwing in more beach balls.
Twist: Every 10 gift boxes the crowd throws in another beach ball, until four are bouncing at once.
Break heavy ore in a dark shed by the glow of the ball.
Twist: The lamp is out: only the glowing marble and the tray light up the dark shed, so follow the glow.
Break the scenery in time with the music.
Twist: Blocks broken on the beat of the music score double, and a light at the top blinks in time.
Trim an overgrown garden hedge that grows back once.
Twist: Trimmed hedges grow back once, 8 seconds later with a little sprout; only the second trim is final.
Ride a paddle that rises and falls like a share price.
Twist: The paddle grows and shrinks like a share price (PADDLE UP / DOWN). Only a game, not financial advice!
Knock down sand forts that fire confetti back.
Twist: Cannon towers fire confetti shells back at the paddle, and every hit shrinks it for a few seconds.
Swing hard and smash through the boulders.
Twist: Swing the paddle fast as the ball lands for a smash that crashes through three boulders.
Pop a wall of error pages with walls that wrap.
Twist: The side walls are portals: the ball flies out of one side and comes back in through the other.
Break paint bricks with a ball that changes colour.
Twist: The ball changes colour on every paddle hit, and bricks of its colour break at once for double.
Break the wall while a pendulum swings in the way.
Twist: A pendulum swings across the field: the ball bounces off its bob, and every hit is +15.
Chain broken bricks without the paddle for up to x8.
Twist: Bricks broken before the ball returns to the paddle multiply their points, up to x8.
Brick breaker games go back to the arcades of the 1970s, and the idea has hardly needed to change since. A wall of coloured bricks hangs at the top of the screen, a small paddle slides along the bottom and a single ball bounces between them. Every brick the ball touches breaks, and every ball that slips past the paddle costs a life. Where the ball lands on the paddle sets its angle: the edges send it off sideways, the middle straight up.
Here every character brings a different wall and a different rule. Some paddles fire tiny lasers or catch the ball, and some fields are dark, curved or pulled by gravity. Bricks can be armoured, explosive or invisible, and some walls slide sideways or creep lower. Clear the wall to start a faster level. Tip: break a gap and send the ball over the top.
