, is a ball and paddle game similar to '' Breakout'' and ''

Arkanoid is a 1986 block breaker arcade game developed and published by Taito. In North America, it was published by Romstar. Controlling a paddle-like craft known as the Vaus, the player is tasked with clearing a formation of colorful blocks by deflect ...

''. It was released exclusively in Japan for the

Master System The is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console manufactured by Sega. It was originally a remodeled export version of the Sega Mark III, the third iteration of the SG-1000 series of consoles, which was released in Japan in 1985 and ...

in 1987, before an international release on the

Game Gear The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia. The Game Gear primarily competed with Nintendo's Game Boy, ...

in 1991. The Master System version of the game is designed to be used with the Paddle Control, and will not function correctly with any other controller. It would be the last game released in Japan with the Mark III branding and on a My Card.

Gameplay

Players control a cartoon rendition of a tree spirit in the form of a log named Woody. His mission is to use a ball to break down block barriers set up by an enemy known as The Mad Machine inside the Mansion Toy Factory. The barriers consist of normal blocks and special "mystery" blocks that release hazards such as toy soldiers and wind up robots, both of which will obstruct and deflect the ball in crazy ways back at Woody. There are also special blocks that grant Woody powers such as a Flameball, a skull, a hammer and even magic potions. Other features include a train that on some screens serves as a screen wide moving obstacle to players' progress and bottom screen corners that can deflect the ball back up the screen. There are 50 different levels in all before the final level, in which players attempt to defeat The Mad Machine. One difference between ''Woody Pop'' and most ''Breakout''-style games is that players have as many as three different levels between which they can choose to advance after finishing a level, making the game less linear.

Controls

''Woody Pop'' on the Sega Mark III and Master System was controlled with a special paddle controller that like the game was only sold in Japan. For the Game Gear it used the standard Game Gear controls.

External links

* {{moby game, id=/woody-pop
Segaretro page for Woody Pop
1987 video games Game Gear games Breakout clones Master System games Video games about plants Video games about toys Video games developed in Japan