Following the release of its ‘Greatest Hits‘ collection on the platform back in April, respected retro gaming outfit ATARI has this week launched a new title for iOS. Dubbed Breakout®: Boost+, the game is described as being the “official ATARI brick breaking game” for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Available in both FREE and “freemium” flavours – (designed for those out there who may have been avid original fans of the arcade block-breaking genre) – Breakout®: Boost+ includes 100 different levels of block-smashing goodness, complete with “enhanced graphics,” missiles, power-ups, and more.

Hit the break for the complete feature list, (plus press release).

Features

- Boost Indicator: You control the speed of the game – the faster the ball goes the more points you receive!
- Fire Ball, Acid Ball, Splitting Ball, Grenade Ball.
- Exploding bricks, Mystery Bricks, x4 bricks, Metal bricks.
- Missiles & other power-ups.
- Game Center and OpenFeint Support – View your friends’ scores and achievements, no matter where they live!
- Save and restore games in-progress.

Press release embedded below.

Press Release

Atari Introduces Breakout: Boost+® with One Hundred New Levels
Available Now for €0.79/£0.69 on the App Store, New Release Offers Fresh and Alternate Experience to Freemium Version

London, United Kingdom – January 24th, 2012 – Atari, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and developers of interactive entertainment, today announced the App Store release of Breakout: Boost+TM, a new version of its popular brick-breaking game Breakout: Boost® for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Available for €0.79/£0.69, Breakout: Boost+ features one hundred brand new levels with all the challenging and frenetic brick-breaking action of the original iOS hit that achieved over two million downloads in the first month after launch. Download Breakout: Boost+ to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch now from the App Store.

Breakout: Boost+ features:
- One hundred brand new levels with unique brick layouts to smash through
- Boost Control allows players to manually adjust the ball’s speed, scaling up the speed to increase the score multiplier
- Special ball upgrades to aid your destruction, such as the Fire, Acid, Splitting and Grenade balls
- New and unique brick varieties standing in your way, including Exploding, Mystery, x4 and Metal bricks
- Save and restore in-progress games, so you can stop and start at your convenience
- Game Center and OpenFeint integration for score leaderboards and achievements

Those interested in trying out Breakout: Boost may still download the original title for free, including five levels and additional content available through in-app purchases, using [this link] to the App Store.

Head over and “Like” the official Breakout: Boost Facebook page to stay tuned for future content updates: www.facebook.com/breakout.

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Available on the App Store as of last Tuesday, Breakout®: Boost+ arrives as a 12.2 MB download, carrying universal support for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, for just $0.99. Perfect, if you fancy passing a little time.