Brainstorm

Brainstorm challenges you to improve on your previous score before the timer reaches zero. Each screen presents a large square play area filled with colored shapes and a bouncing ball.

Draw lines to guide the ball into red shapes, which affect your score, while avoiding magenta shapes that have the opposite effect. Green shapes relocate the ball, while blue and black shapes have no effect. Lines can change direction, but their limited length causes older sections to disappear.

Three skill levels add complexity by allowing more lines and, at higher difficulty, two balls. You can also begin at every sixth screen across the 26-screen game, and choose between joystick or keyboard controls.

Game Details

• Release date: December 31, 1986
• Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
• Genres: Action, Puzzle, Strategy, Tactical
• Developers: David Kirby, Pete Cooke
• Publisher: Firebird Software