You control a paddle at the bottom of the screen while a ball bounces around. You have to stop the ball from falling off the bottom of the screen by moving the paddle left and right. Where you catch the ball on your paddle can also have an effect on where the ball will go next. The aim is to break all of the blocks on the screen with a ball.
Each block puzzle is split into three stages followed by a bonus stage. The first stage is a stationary puzzle, the second is moving, and the third is usually stationary, but the ceiling drops down every few times the ball bounces off your paddle. In the bonus stages, the ball doesn't bounce off the blocks, but destroys them without stopping. Clear all of the blocks in the bonus stage before the timer ends to get an additional bonus score.