<s>
Krakout	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Breakout	B-Application
clone	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Thomson	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
wave	O
of	O
enhanced	O
Breakout	B-Application
variants	O
to	O
emerge	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
,	O
its	O
key	O
distinctions	O
are	O
that	O
gameplay	O
is	O
horizontal	O
in	O
layout	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
acceleration	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
bat	O
before	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Dragon	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
our	O
favorites	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
Breakout	B-Application
with	O
a	O
different	O
flavor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
