Shatter (PlayStation 3)

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Description

Shatter is a modern take on the video game classic Breakout. Like in the original game, the player has to bounce a ball off a bat to hit stones which break on impact. Shatter introduces a couple of new twists to the genre. The player is able to influence the ball's direction by either pushing it away from the bat or pulling it in. Some of the stones manipulate gravity and change the ball's flight path. And yet other stones explode on impact or fly away in a certain direction. There are also rotated or oddly-shaped playfields, with general Sci-Fi theme.

Certain stones hold power-ups such as a manoeuvrable ball, extra lives, a stronger ball that dives through most stones without bouncing back, and more. Broken stones also release blue fragments that can be collected. These are added to a meter and when it is full, a shard storm can be unleashed. As influencing the ball's trajectory can also attack loose stones, the bat has an optional shield to protect itself.

The game has different modes and not all of them are available right away. There is a story mode that follows the bat through 10 worlds. It progressively introduces new gameplay elements to the player. Each world has a boss to defeat, all of which can be fought later in the unlockable boss mode. Another mode consists of bonus rounds, where the player has to knock back balls to gain a high score. These are also played after defeating a boss mode in the story mode. The other game modes are endless, endless co-op, time attack and time attack co-op.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Breakout variants
• Game Engine: PhyreEngine
• Game Engine: Stencil
• Scripting language: Lua

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The Press Says

Finalboss	Jul 27, 2009	9.1 out of 10	91
PSX Extreme	Jul 25, 2009	9 out of 10	90
IGN	Jul 21, 2009	9 out of 10	90
Hooked Gamers	Jul 27, 2009	9 out of 10	90
Wonderwallweb.com	Aug 02, 2009	9 out of 10	90
NZGamer	Jul 23, 2009	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Observer	Aug 11, 2009	84 out of 100	84
4Players.de	Jul 27, 2009	83 out of 100	83
Jeuxvideo.com	Aug 06, 2010	16 out of 20	80
1UP	Jul 23, 2009	B	75

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Shatter appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Awards

• IGN
  • 2009 - named Best PlayStation Store Game (Game of the Year Editors' Awards)

Related Web Sites

• Shatter (Official website)