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Impact is (yet)a(nother) game of Breakout. Released as a full price game for the Spectrum in 1988, you might expect this to be of outstanding quality, or full of original new features. Sadly, this is not quite so.
It is smooth, slick, and has all the various power-ups that had come to be expected from a game like this by 1988. You can edit your own levels, which is one thing that sets this apart from similar games. It is compulsive and addictive to play, as are most competent Breakout games, but I feel there just wasn't enough new here to make this game stand out.
Worth a play if you like this sort of game. If you are already bored from Arkanoid, Batty, Thro'the Wall, Breakout, etc. you will not find much new here, beyond a bit of fun designing levels.

I have to say I was impressed with this Breakout clone. It does look somewhat primitive for 1988 standards and certainly for something costing £10, but the gameplay is very solid and I certainly enjoyed this much more than Arkanoid 2. This is a very worthy and perfectly acceptable clone, and it comes with a level designer too. Very impressive.