SAme issue at level 81 as at level 45!! frustrating.

Level 45. I have cleared everything off but the level wont end. Nothing left to hit except the fairy and I keep collecting coins and jewels. Even when I quit and return back to the game I start the level over again and then it does the same thing...locks me up


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Seems like others had this problem last time it was given away. (I meant to post a link to the previous giveaway, but have been really busy most of the day since getting up this morning).

died after a week, had to uninstall as crashed every time I either tried to run it, or right click bottom bar to exit.

I love break-it games, and the added feature of "rescuing a fairy" along with several different mini-games makes this game quite enjoyable. Unfortunately it sometimes looks as though you don't drop the ball but reacts as though you did.

I can't get past level 45 either.
I've tried changing player, and still, no go. :(
Well, so much for that.

I've wrote up a workaround in the forums for level 45. See here: http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7014

Problem! Buggy!!! Level 81 shows I haven't completed the level, but no more bricks show to be destroyed.

Game wont save, period. I open it again today and now it tells me my trial period is over.

Shall never load from Gambana again.


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The majority of community members have had no problem in registering and saving games for this title. Did you follow the read me instructions and register the game first. For some reason Gambana games have to be activated before they are installed.

There's nothing else I can think of unless your security software blocked the activation. Sorry you missed out. At least the game from Sandlot and now Peggle Nights from Popcap are excellent substitutes.

Can not continue to level 82, all the blocks were destroyed at level 81 but the level did not end.
What should I do?


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Try editing the config file. Any problems post a thread in the forums. Guys like GMMan may be able to help.

Frage wie kann ich das Spiel nauch einer neuinstallation aktivieren.
mußte rechner neu aufsetzten

gruß


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Sie haben das Spiel zu aktivieren, indem Sie auf das Symbol vor der Installation aktivieren Sie das Spiel. Wenn Sie das Spiel installieren, dann aktivieren Sie es immer noch als Demo-Version zeigen. I hope this helps. Bitte entschuldigen Sie die schlechte Übersetzung.

Minor bug: sometimes the ball goes straight through the center of the board, especially when high speed is activated.
A short game, took me less than 3 hours to complete. The last three round were almost exactly the same wich is not only a disappoinment, but also boring. The game actually gets easier for the last 4 levels.

no replay value.

Love it! I've got to level 99 but with no spare lives left so got to do it in one. It's so addictive I've been playing all morning. Will also look at the other ark games suggested here but probably one time wasting game is enough. Cheers GGOTD. Keep it up!

@3): I had the problem, too: All bricks destroyed, but the level didn't finish.
I did the following:
press space, quit the game, start it again and continue the "old" game.
So I could proceed with level 46.

I am also frozen on level 45. Have tried to exit and re-enter but it always freezes at the end of ther level when the game has no more bricks to be broken but the poor fairy just does not fly away!!!! Any suggestions?


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The only suggestions I can make are that you either edit the configuration file (you'll need a suitable editor; thankfully someone has posted a link to a freeware one). Or restart the game. I'm sorry I can't offer any quick fixes. I'd make a copy of the game first before you start messing with configuration files just in case you mess it up. If you are not sure how to edit the config files post a thread in the games discussion forums. there are some community members (such as GMMan), that are really helpful (and knowlegeable when it comes to editing games).

W.R.

i just got a popup saying:
WinLicense
(x) A monitor program has been found running in your system. Please, unload it from memory and restart your program.
(and an 'ok' button)
This is on XP pro SP3, Online Armor ++, Athlon 1.4, MS task manager...
What's wrong with running a monitor program? Which monitor programs are a problem, and why - what does a monitor intefere with?

"Every day we also offer licensed games...."

I wish it was TRUE. :-D


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Hi John O or Dr Marten. The aim of the giveaway team is to return to the early days of the project. Unfortunately the economic climate hasn't been kind to the gaming industry and many developers have taken on the game giveaway ideas with their own versions, so it's become very difficult to find enough developers to give a game away every day. What we shouldn't forget is that we are still getting games as often as the game giveaway team can find them.

XPSP2, MCE, 32

download, extract, activation module connected, brought me to the GGOTD site, install…no problem…

game...full version today, WR!…no problem… : )

this one also kept requesting direct disk access, & i kept blocking it…ran fine without…

haven't had time to play much, but wanted to report the good news...

thank you Gambana, GGOTD, & Whiterabbit

: )


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Nice one Violet

Great game, thanks GGAOTD. Still can't top Jardinains for me but worth playing, have stopped collecting jewels so I don't have to play that stupid 4 in a row game with the dwarf!! and play with the sound off.

3 words.

Addicting, :D Graphics, and WOW!

No wonder this game got a good rating! :D

Nice game! LOVE IT!

~Joji~

Fixed Adobe Flash settings. Another question....does this game save? I can't get it to save.


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Yes, the game should automatically save when you move to the next level. When I installed the game giveaway version I'd played around 15 of the demo versions levels. when I booted up the game giveaway version my origiinal saves were now seen in the giveaway version, so it should be saving in the registry somewhere.

As ark games go its ok.
If your the developer and reading this
first lets change up the music a bit. It gets quite boring
second , yes I saved the ferry how about once in a while it says something else like
good work or great shooting etc.
Third: I found the mouse movement to be a bit jerky
I have played a lot of ark games and the movement was not quite as smooth as some I have played. BUT it may just be me.

A little tweaking and a few changes and it would be a great ark game.

Game loads fine for Vista but...........keeps wanting to load files for my Adobe Flash Player Setting which I have turned off. I don't allow anyone to load files into my Adobe Flash Player. I just have to keep on deny, deny, deny.

Okay, the level design throughout the game may not be the most original anyway - but why do the last few levels have to be the dullest of all? The whole screen is simply filled up with the hardest blocks and it takes ages to clear them. Boring!

At one point I also got stuck in a level that didn't finish despite all blocks having been cleared. Quitting and restarting the level solved that problem.


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Got to agree with you there. Though if you check out the configuration files you may be able to edit the brick types. :)

Installed and activated fine on XP SP2. I am not really an Aracnoids fan but I liked last week's game from the same company so I thought I'd give it a try. I doubt I will play it every day but it is a fun game. No idea why 22 had a problem - my game saved fine (although I haven't had time to play that many levels so I don't know if I will come up with the level 28 & 45 problems others have had). I actually like the fact that I can choose my existing game or a brand new one. In other games where I got annoyed with a level I have had to make a new ID to start again.

Hi WR, hope this is being a good week for you. Again thanks to you & GGAOTD for all your hard work and this offering as well.


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Hi Lonni, its just turned into a brilliant week actually as a fellow giveaway member has just gifted me three soon to be released games that I was saving up for, and I'm Gobsmacked (Metro, Napoleon: Total War and Aliens Vs Predator). On the health side, not so good.

Forgot to add a Thank you for #1 Whiterabbit link to this site. Game is very smooth breakout play. Nice look & feel which some of these don't have. Register at site is bit lumpy in that you might need to log out & back in once do the easy register & get the email note, not
a code link, just to let you know you are on board. Then after d/l and install, insert the copied activation code (use mouse or keyboard).
Trick is to wait like 5 minutes or so before trying the d/l the first time you've registered or the code won't appear or game d/l. Just stays on the d/l page. Code will come up in a bit.
#8
Finally, there’s a 3D breakout called Ballistik free over at Sandlot Games until Monday; you do have to create a free account to be able to get the free game. They give away a different free game every week:

http://www.sandlotgames.com/w5/ballistik.html



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Glad you like the link to Ballistick. There's a regular thread over in the forums that details the game of the week from Sandlot games. Theere's no advertising, you get a reusable activation code, so the game is yours to keep forever.

Ballistik is a decent game, though it's getting a little long in the tooth no for a 3D arkanoid. One of my favorite 3D arkanoids apart from Magic Ball 3 and 4 is called Incrediball: The Seven Sapphires. A brillinat Arkanoid with a story and min games included. I think it was released shortly after the original Magic Ball game (Alawar has for some inexplicable reason changed the name of the Magic Ball franchise to Smash Frenzy) was released, hence the similar graphic, though Ballistik looks better. Game play is almost identical. Great game for free though. I'd already purchased Ballistick from Reflexive a few years ago, but a second activation code is always useful. :lol:

Installs & runs ok Win 7 x32. As #8 said there is a sticky bat issue when contact edges of field. Since it plays a bit fast & no mouse
sensitivity selection you have to watch that sticky bit. Can still win on first levels but might not collect all the goodies or just lose a ball or two completing level. Thanks for level 28 edit tip.

@#2, Germy...
please see my comment during last weeks giveaway regarding a monitor program...hope it helps...
comment #62 :
http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/alchemy-mahjong/#comments

@Whiterabbit...
i haven't tried to install yet, but suspect there will be no joy again for my pc with the Gambana game (like last week, #80)...
: (
i'm tempted to allow direct disk access & see if it registers properly then...everyone has their price, & mine may be a nice new arkanoid...lol...


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Hi Violet, the games are always tested rigorously by the giveaway team. the games are subjected to several different programs becasue the team do not want to sully their reputation by putting up malware ridden software. theres usuallly well over a thousand units downloaded each time theres a new giveaway, so the few that post about possible malware problems will almost certainly be false positives, ot the community member has probably already picked up malware from elsewhere. The game is well worth the download in my opinion. Although I don't think its the best Arkanoid I've seen, or even played recently, its definitely got something to warrant me keeping it. I'd also check out some of the once's I've linked to. there's one in particular that I only found recently that's rather unusual. It's a circular breakout called Kuruku from Caiman. I have a coupke (Break In is one of them), and they are pretty hard to beat.

Answering myself ;-)
I edited levels.xml in the pgm-folder\XML with a texteditor.
Removed Level28 part.
OK


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Ah, good. (I'd taken a longish break from moderating as I'd been up most of last night, hence the delay in replying to your posts. Sorry you had to wait)

I downloaded the game hours ago and finally got a chance to install. I note that this game, like the last Gambana game, recommends Vista users to use admin mode (Run as Administrator). I did without a problem. The game doesn't have to be run that way - just the install. I do have a few that need to be run that way to get certain files to update properly (mostly configuration files).

It's a little different but nice. I've only done a few levels but I like this kind of game anyway so it will join my collection!

Where are config/save data files? Want to try and edit them.


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There are four configuration files which can be found in the config folder within the main games folder. (Already mentioned this in my review at #1 :)

Like #3
Game STUCK at level 28.

Empty field. No next level.
Stop - Restart game: back to 28! Etcetera.
:-((

I'm a sucker for all the ark games.

To anyone wanting to edit XML files, I can recommend the (freeware) Microsoft XML Notepad 2007, which will show you an XML file as an editable Regedit-like tree.

Hope that helps those keen to 'hack' today's GGOTD. :D

The game activated and installed just fine on Windows Vista and plays well. Thanks to Gambana for the offer.

G'morn all - g'morn Stephen, once again thanks for the reviews. Downloaded, registered, installed, and plays fine on my dinosaur here. Thanks GGOTD and Gambana for another fun game. I'm still playing the mahjong from last week, so this is another good game add on for me. Overall I give the game a 9/10 for ease and playability and the graphics are nice imo. Never care for music lol always turn that off, I find I listen to the music and forget to play the game lol. (I'm adhd so it distracts me lol). I recommend anyone who loves breakout type games to try this one. Thanks all

~wildspirit63~ :)

Nice game, runs nice on windows 7

Edited due to inappropriate language - the Game can not save

Wow, thank you so much, WR! I didn't expect this much information, but it's certainly most welcome. Arkanoid games are my favorite, too. One of my other favorites is Bricks of Egypt. Though my sound is not working right now, I love the sound effects of that one. But it's a pretty challenging game; I played it online somewhere, but then I found the game in Staples for $10. Yippee!

WR, do you know where I can get a full package of Hyperballoid? It's my alltime favorite of favorites. Sure wish it would be offered here again.


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Hi Naomi, the original Hyperballoid and all the expansion packs (which cost me over $140) can now be purchased from Alawar for only $4.95.

http://www.alawar.com/game/hyperballoid

The only pack that's not included in the package is the extra music pack. It's a fantastic price for what was one of my favorite 2D arkanoids for some time. The level designs are beautiful, though I got bored with it aftera while becauseI found the levels were too easy to beat. Still, well worth the price tag. (Unbelievable). I've still to finish quite a few of the levels. There's a thousand in the whole package now. It's not as good as Ricochet Infinity(IMO), which can be purchased from a variety of sources, but Reflexive now sell it for less than $7.

http://www.reflexive.com/RicochetInfinity.html

There's tens of thousands of extra levels that can be loaded into the game via a link from the in game menu. The best value for money of any akanoid around because of the massive community support, which is still going strong. At the last count I made a couple of years ago there were over 60 thousand free levels available. It's also and one of the best looking Arkanoids around.

Though I also love Breakquest, which has the greatest variety of different level designs and a great power up configuration utility:

http://www.break-quest.com/ (I think you can get it from www.reflexive.com for half the price - yes you can - http://www.reflexive.com/BreakQuest.html)

Also there's an older game called Acky's XP breakout that has just about everything a breakout/arkanoid needs. There's surprises cropping up throughout the game. There are a few custom made level packs available for free and the game comes packaged with a levels editor as does Ricochet Infinity. You may also consider the second Hyperballoid, which also has a levels editor and some very nice looking levels.

Ack'y XP Breakout is available from:

http://www.isotope244.com/games/ab/ackys-xp-breakout.html

Finally you may also like Actionball 2, that has a power-up upgrade system. Both Hyperballoid 2 and Actionball 2 are available from Alawar:

http://www.Alawar.com - (You can find them in the arkanoid section)

There is *no* justifiable reason for a game to require administrator privileges. It can sometimes cause false positives with some scanners, too. If it only needs permission to install then that's okay, but it sounds suspicious to me.

Thanks for offering such a wide variety of games! :D

I like it!

The game is wonderful (Activate and Install really worked). When I first read about the game's story, I thought it's gonna be similar to Phantasia series (I hope Phantasia 1 will be Game Give Away Of The Day during the year 2010, except in summer). Gambana put lots of different spins so no one thinks of it as "another boring arkanoidgame". This game is to keep. Thank You!

Fun game for all ages. I'm enjoying it and my 4-year old likes playing it, too. Good job Gabana and good job giveawayoftheday.com!!! Arkanoid is always fun and I like the fairy theme...it makes me wish I had a trackball. :-) My facebook friends will be hearing about your website very soon!! Keep up the good work.

This happened to me with last week's game, too. I got the 60 minute version. Yes, I read the readme.txt and I ran the activate before I ran setup. Last week I tried everything I could think of... even restoring my system to a prior date and reinstalling. Nothing worked. I guess I won't be able to get this game either :-(


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Hi Alice, the only suggestion I can think off seeing as you've tried all the suggestions made by the community would be to contact Gambana games right away and tell them what your problen is. They may give you an activation code if you are nice to them ( :lol: )

Saaie spellen zeg, spel over dat hacken vond ik zeer leuk!
Komt deze nog keertje langs?

Hoop van wel! :D


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Translated using Google translator:

Boring games say about game hacking that I found very nice!
Is it still sometime in?

I will try this game even if I actually like the 3D-versions better. I'll write later how did it go (Activate first - Install later is new, but I think Unzip/Extract comes before Activate and Install).

Hi Whabbit

I am enjoying the game, but then you know my love of Arkanoids!

The only thing I don't like is that mini game, I keep getting beat all the time, rofl

Cute little time waster for a rainy day at my trailer, works fine on XP, yes I still have it!

Take care, Suki


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Hi Suki, nice to see you around. Same here re Arkanoids. Just tested it past level 45 to see if there was a glitch, but mine played fine. I'm on level 48 at the moment. :lol:

Activated, installed and plays perfectly on Windows 7 machine. thanks :)

Been playing Arkanoid games since the original,this is a GREAT game. Thanks GAOTD for another fantastic FREE offering.

Edited - Sorry, no links to personal websites allowed via the comments section, though you can link to it via your name. I'll make a note of the games that you've posted and post them in our free games project, with an acknowlegement to you. :lol: (Yeah I know)

Would be a good little time waster if the *(edited by moderator; inappropriate language - children visit this site)* thing didn't boot me back into Windows every few seconds.