<s>
Drop	B-Application
Off	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Breakout	B-Application
clone	I-Application
by	O
Data	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
as	O
Drop	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Hora	I-Application
Hora	I-Application
and	O
subsequently	O
saw	O
a	O
US	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
as	O
Drop	B-Application
Off	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
Breakout	B-Application
clone	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
a	O
paddle	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Breakout	B-Application
and	O
other	O
comparable	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
Drop	B-Application
Off	I-Application
does	O
not	O
automatically	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
if	O
the	O
paddle	O
touches	O
the	O
floor	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
never	O
required	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
objects	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
avoid	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
objects	O
that	O
are	O
scrolling	O
vertically	O
downward	O
to	O
move	O
on	O
to	O
next	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
practically	O
identical	O
to	O
Cluster	O
Buster	O
,	O
an	O
earlier	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
DECO	B-Application
Cassette	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drop	B-Application
Off	I-Application
contains	O
16	O
stages	O
divided	O
in	O
5	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drop	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
ever	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
early	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drop	B-Application
Off	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
deformed	O
Breakout-type	O
"	O
game	O
that	O
felt	O
more	O
modified	O
than	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
due	O
to	O
its	O
ruleset	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
commended	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
freely	O
move	O
the	O
paddle	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
was	O
commended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
Demoly	O
stated	O
that	O
Drop	B-Application
Off	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
well	O
realized	O
"	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
and	O
similar	O
titles	O
on	O
computers	O
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
animations	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tilts	O
Alain	O
Huyghues-Lacour	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
Addictaball	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
due	O
to	O
both	O
titles	O
sharing	O
similar	O
principles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Huyghues-Lacour	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
fun	O
and	O
interesting	O
than	O
other	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
clones	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
descending	O
fruit	O
pieces	O
added	O
pressure	O
into	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
animations	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
being	O
less	O
ergonomic	O
than	O
a	O
mouse	O
for	O
these	O
types	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Play	O
Henrik	O
Fisch	O
regarded	O
Drop	B-Application
Off	I-Application
as	O
a	O
nice	O
but	O
non-addictive	O
title	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sackenheim	O
praised	O
its	O
fast	O
action	O
and	O
"	O
tried	O
and	O
true	O
breakout	B-Application
formula	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
visuals	O
for	O
being	O
sparse	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commentary	O
on	O
Drop	B-Application
Off	I-Application
has	O
been	O
more	O
negative	O
since	O
its	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
worse	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
Breakout	B-Application
style	O
game	O
out	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
commended	O
its	O
"	O
few	O
twists	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Breakout	B-Application
formula	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
for	O
being	O
challenging	O
and	O
the	O
paddle	O
controls	O
for	O
being	O
sluggish	O
.	O
</s>
