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Game entry

Arkanoid

1986 · Arcade · Arcade · Taito

Arkanoid is ranked no. 1,209 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,549 and 54% of duels won.

World rank

no. 1,209

ELO score

1,549

Wins

54%

Duels played

46

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About Arkanoid

Arkanoid is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It expanded upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970s by adding power-ups, different types of bricks, and a variety of level layouts. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which the player's ship, the Vaus, escapes.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,549 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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  1. 1,206 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater 1,549
  2. 1,207 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog 1,549
  3. 1,208 Medieval: Total War 1,549
  4. 1,209 Arkanoid 1,549
  5. 1,210 Warcraft III: Reforged 1,549
  6. 1,211 Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi 1,549
  7. 1,212 Infamous 1,548

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