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{{Short description|1991 video game}}

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{{Infobox VG
| title = Block Block
| image = Block Block Arcade Flyer.jpeg
| developer = [[Capcom]]
| publisher = Capcom
| designer = Futoshi Kuwahara<br />Toshihiko Uda
| composer = [[Yoko Shimomura]]<br />Masaki Izutani
| released = October 1991
| platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]]
| genre = [[Breakout clone|Breakout]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| caption = Arcade flyer
}}

'''''Block Block''''' is a 1991 [[arcade game]] by [[Capcom]]. Its style of play is consistent with the traditional play of the brick buster type of games. It was included in ''[[Capcom Puzzle World]]'', ''[[Capcom Classics Collection]]'' and ''[[Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium]]''.<ref name="CAS2 IGN">{{cite web |last1=Dinsdale |first1=Ryan |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium Announced With 32 New Classics |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/capcom-arcade-2nd-stadium-announced-32-new-classics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707102048/https://www.ign.com/articles/capcom-arcade-2nd-stadium-announced-32-new-classics |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |date=2006-02-17 |title=Capcom Puzzle World to leave PSPs in pieces |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/capcom-puzzle-world-to-leave-psps-in-pieces/1100-6144534/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
''Block Block'' has two modes. One mode which plays through all 50 levels, and a beginner mode which only carries a selection of levels suitable for the novice. In the normal mode, the player is allowed to choose their starting level. Unlike some brick busting clones, this one introduces a twist on gameplay. You must use your playing skills to keep the size of the paddle in a playable state. If the paddle counter reaches zero, the paddle shrinks.

== Reception ==
Ryan Davis of [[GameSpot]] noted that the game is "playable if derivative", but the replacement of the paddle with conventional controls made the PlayStation Portable version a dismal experience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Ryan |date=2007-02-06 |title=Capcom Puzzle World Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/capcom-puzzle-world-review/1900-6165479/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1991 video games]]
[[Category:Arcade games]]
[[Category:Arcade-only video games]]
[[Category:Breakout clones]]
[[Category:Capcom games]]


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