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While this feature is considered an advanced option, it is only accessible from the game's advanced configurations file. Rehab Mode is a more recent addition to the game, being introduced with version 1.3.2. Notably, Kid-Mode has its own high score table, which is separate from the high score table in Normal mode. Hence the ball will always remain big, while the paddle may still be shrunk down by the regular Shrink Paddle power-up. The excluded Power-Ups include Kill Paddle, Super Shrink and Shrink Ball. Kid-Mode makes the game easier to play by excluding certain Power-Ups reducing the ball speed (fixed in half of the highest speed) and letting the player start each board with extended paddle and a big ball. This is done by pressing F4 on the title screen, which allows the player to toggle between the two modes. The difficulty level of the game can be switched between Normal and Kid-Mode.

Sharper angles can be achieved by bouncing the ball up with the paddle's edges while moving, which results in a much precision trajectory. The speed of the ball gradually increases over time as the game continues, and will produce sparks and unique sound on the paddle when it has reached its maximum speed.

The ball's trajectory will also differ depending on how the player controls it with the paddle. Unlike other Breakout clones, the ball on DX-Ball 2 can travel freely at any angle and trajectory instead of being fixed at certain angles. The game will end once all spare paddles have been lost, or after the selected board-set has been completed. If the player misses the last or only ball in play, a paddle will be lost. For instance, some Power-Ups may speed up game progress by enhancing the paddle with guns or splitting the ball into multiple balls, while other Power-Ups may increase the difficulty by speeding up the ball or shrinking the paddle. The player may choose to catch these with the paddle, or avoid them, depending on the specific Power-Up and its effect. As bricks are being cleared, random Power-Ups will occasionally released upon impact (see Power-Ups).

Some bricks will take multiple hits before they clear, while other bricks will appear to be unbreakable, invisible or combustible. The player controls a paddle at the bottom of the screen by using the mouse, keeping one or more balls in play by bouncing them into a field of bricks to clear them. ContentsĪs a common Breakout-style game, the object is to clear the screen of all bricks, in order to advance to the next board. While a total of five board packs were released for the game, DX-Ball 2 was eventually succeeded by Rival Ball in 2001. Additional board packs can then be installed for more boards, whereas Board Pack 1 will expand the demo board-sets to 25 boards each, for a total of 150 boards.

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The free demo thereby comes packed with a total of 24 boards divided into 6 board-sets of 4 boards search. DX-Ball 2 also introduces the feature of board-set selection, allowing the player to select between different sets of boards to play. The game also features two new Power-Ups, an easy to play 'Kid-Mode', and a hotseat multiplayer mode, alongside an original soundtrack by SideWinder. Welch, the sequel is foremost remarked by the introduction of its 16-bit high-colour engine, presenting textured bricks and background graphics in vivid colours. DX-Ball 2 is a brick buster game for Microsoft Windows, developed by Longbow Games.

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