The paddle may move horizontally and is controlled with the BlackBerry's trackwheel, the computer's mouse or the touch of a finger (in the case of touchscreen).
The player gets three lives to start with; a life is lost if the ball hits the bottom of the screen.
When all the bricks have been destroyed, the player advances to a new, harder level.
Brick Breaker has a cult following of professional players trying to achieve high scores.
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