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Game Giveaway of the day — Time Breaker

Timebreaker is a 3D Arkanoid game in which you control a paddle located at the bottom of the screen, using it to hit one or more balls toward arrangements of blocks. Using your mouse, your goal is to demolish virtual recreations of Atlantean ruins, modern machinery and more.

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A giant sea serpent lashes at the screen. A majestic Pharaoh dances like an Egyptian. A helicopter spins and whirls in three-dimensional space. The detail on the chopper is so extreme, you can see through its window and into its cockpit. Like a mad scientist’s fusion of Magic Ball and Hyperballoid, Timebreaker features jaw-dropping 3D animated levels. Your mission: Smash them into smithereens with your ball and paddle.

In addition to eye-popping visuals, Timebreaker offers a collection of unique bonuses, including a gravity power-up that gives you control of where the ball goes and a helper droid who’s as cute as he is useful. What’s more, the game is tailored for players of all skill levels; whether you’re a novice or an expert, Timebreaker will entertain and challenge you.

System Requirements:

Windows 98/SE/2000/ME/XP, Pentium 800MHz, 128MB RAM, DirectX8 or later, Direct3D Video Card

Publisher:

Xing Interactive

Homepage:

http://www.alawar.com/games/time-breaker/

File Size:

11.9 MB

Price:

$19.95

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#32

Unfortunately I have the same problem as 1, 3, 17, etc. Switches my resolution, takes up 99-100% of my resources, and has to be closed through the task manager. Shame, too, because I like breakout type games.

And I meet the sys requirements. Ah well.

Reply | Comment by jennifer – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#31

is it just me...but when i closed it down...went back on it a few hours later...my data had been lost...i got to level 117 and it all went...argh..anyone else have this problem

Reply | Comment by stefaniceice – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#30

I'm also just getting a switch to 800x600 and the exe goes to 99% CPU. I meet the system requirements.

Reply | Comment by lm – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#29

I enjoyed playing, but finished all the levels by mid afternoon (played for about 5 hours with breaks and stuff. Good game though

Reply | Comment by Metallithrax – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#28

Alawar is the company which consistently has the best software on giveawayoftheday.

Reply | Comment by David – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#27

Very Nice Game. The graphics are awesome when set to 1600 x 1200!

Reply | Comment by Daniel – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#26

Not working for me.
Same problems as #1, #3 , #17.

Reply | Comment by Patrick – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#25

Thanks for the "activate.exe" reminder, Project Team!

Reply | Comment by NJ – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#24

Every day as the day before. Same questions. Same answers.
People need to read all requirements and instructions first of all.
Then carefully proceed to download and follow as directed.
Very simple.

System Requirements: Windows 98/SE/2000/ME/XP, Pentium 800MHz, 128MB RAM, DirectX8 or later, Direct3D Video Card.

i.e. Active Giveaway time left: 10 hours 52 minutes.

Sometimes, you just run the setup and activation, embedded in the setup process, at the same time and sometimes you need to run setup first and ‘activate.exe’ after.

After you play, many times, a gift like this one, then proceed to rate the gift and make a comment if you wish.

If I don´t miss anything, this is how this GOTD works.

Reply | Comment by Elnitido – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#23

I'll add, to Alawar's credit, that the trivia at the beginning of each level was an interesting addition, and that they thought of throwing a useful bonus at the player if the player was having difficulty with those last bricks.

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#22

I unfortunately have to agree with #4 (Semicolon) here... there's a definite lack of pace most of the time. Perhaps it's just a matter of adjusting the ball speed, but...
As for it being "3D", I'm sorry, this is about as 3D as Kentris (Hyperbole, people, hyperbole). The ball and paddle interact in a 2D fashion with the 3D objects, so there isn't much there but annoyance due to the movement of the blocks. The bonuses are also fairly plain and regular, and I might even dare say more if I knew more on what bonuses Arkanoid offered (though honestly, I don't remember exploding balls, though I DO remember those being in DX-Ball).
All in all, it's not a bad game, but it's definitely nothing extraordinary.

#17 (kapper) - I have an nVidia GF 6200, so I doubt that's your problem ;D

Reply | Comment by Keilaron – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#21

To #20 - Don't forget to run 'activate.exe'

Reply | Comment by Giveaway of the Day project team – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#20

This keeps saying it is a demo for me. I only have like 10 minutes left...

Reply | Comment by NJ – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#19

Great game! I forgot how fun these breakout type games can be. Thanx alot for the game GotD! Will recommend this game to my sister who has a 3 year old boy, he might enjoy this game.

Reply | Comment by David – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#18

Nice twist on breakout...Thanks!

Reply | Comment by John J. – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#17

My Nvidia 6600GT video card is unable to play this???

Reply | Comment by kapper – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#16

Am I doing something wrong? After activating I only get 20-levels to use, the others are all 'locked'.

Reply | Comment by Tony – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#15

someone help please.....game does not load!!!.....freezes after 1%
tried everything....

Reply | Comment by kaan – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#14

On level 42 . It would be nice if there was a snowy lunch rush giveaway in the near future, thank you for the free game.

Reply | Comment by Michelle – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#13

Great game! Thanks again GOTD! There are many arkanoid like games¨but this one has animated bricks and 150 levels to enjoy. And for Semicolon comment, how could you compare DX-Ball or even DX-Ball 2 to this 3d game? Are you nuts? Time Breaker is one of the best ever and it is given free. Want more?

Reply | Comment by Elnitido – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#12

the game are free.be happy with one that you play with.

Reply | Comment by JACKIE – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#11

Wow!!
That is a really cool game, with the 3D blocks. Another great giveaway!!
Thanks GOTD!

Reply | Comment by Bob – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

#10

great game........
keep up the good work

Reply | Comment by lunarcub – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Thanks for the quick reply. Got it working - a proxy was blocking the connection.

Reply | Comment by J – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

By the way semicolon, DX Ball delux is a nice game. You can get the non delux version for free now. I'll have to send a post to the GoTD team when I have time as I've got the links forseveral free games that could go in the Freeware section. If you really want the best arkanoids though I suggest you get Acky's XP Breakout or Breakquest for the 2D arkanoid as they both have an immence amount of playability and player control over the game and Incrediball: The seven Sapphires for the best of 3D shooters. (Of course these are my opinions, but you'll find them with top ratings wherever they are reviewed.

Reply | Comment by WhiteRabbit aka Stephen – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

I bought this several months ago when Alawar started selling it. I agree with comment #2 Larry B it's a nice step up from Magic Ball 2, but you must get Magic Ball three as it's fantastic. Regarding comment #4 by Semicolon. Your perogative, but I strongly disagree with you on this one, as my all family love this game. If you play it on easy, then yes the game is rather sedate, but there are other settings that make this a very attractive game. Apart from the themes, the great graphics and animated bricks there's a lovely soundtrack that cycles through several pleasant tunes, that really put you in the mood to play the game. A beautiful 3D arkanoid clone with lots of playability; (In my opinion of course). I'd recommend anyone to download it and at least try it as it's free. It was one of the top selling Arkanoids at Alawar. I just wish they had a bigger stock as apart from a few, I've got them all.
The game has three player settings and I can guarantee that unless you are an expert at arkanoid, you'll find the hard setting very challenging. You get bonus' for the number of balls you have left, whether you've had a perfect level, the number of ball bounces before having to hit the bat again as well as other bonuses. There's 26 power ups including a gravity ball, flame thrower, rockets and the other usual bonus's. There's 150 levels so it'll keep you occupied for a while. Good one GoTD and Alawar.

Reply | Comment by WhiteRabbit aka Stephen – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

To #5 - Hello J! Just checked it and activation is working fine, without any errors. Try to reinstall it or even download it once again. Happy holidays!

Reply | Comment by Giveaway of the Day project team – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

When I execute Activate.exe I get:

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Activate
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Fatal error: key is invalid.
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OK
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Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance

Reply | Comment by J – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Not a very interesting game. The novelty of the 3D bricks flying around in various shapes only lasts so long, and that's all this game has going for it. Until you find a decent powerup, the game is rediculously boring. The ball never speeds up without a powerup, so most of the time excitement is restrained to a miniscule amount.

This game is only fun when you have multiball/speed up powerups... and you don't get them often.

Don't waste your time with this one folks, stick to something good like DX-Ball.

Reply | Comment by Semicolon – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Same here. The display is set to 800x600 and stays that way as long he TimeBreaker process remains active. It can only be closed using the task manager and uses up to 90% of my CPU...

Reply | Comment by Beetle – 17 years ago – Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Another great find. Alawar has done an outstanding job again. This is a step up from "Magic Ball". A very fresh approach to the standard "Breakout" style game.