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Platform
PlayStation
Genres
Puzzle
Player Perspective
Top-down
Developers
Artdink
Publishers
Acclaim Entertainment · JVC · Artdink
Release date
January 8, 1998

Summary

No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! feels like a kinetic puzzle race where you’re constantly laying down dominoes while the world throws anything at you to trip you up. You pick one of five quirky domino avatars—Mr. Domino’s steady jog, Miss Domino’s hop‑skip, the speed‑demon Bruce, the stamina‑poor Pierre‑Domino, or the ultra‑fast D△M•?0—and dash through six looping stages that double as racetracks: a casino, grocery store, family home, park, amusement park, and a cityscape. Each lap you place a domino by pressing one of the four face buttons, and a chain reaction erupts when you loop back to the start, freezing the character while the tiles tumble.

Obstacles aren’t just static; rival dominoes fling dice, spark wires, or conjure fruit, forcing you to time your placements perfectly. Your stamina darkens your figure; once it’s gone you revert to a plain domino and the run ends, unless you snag a one‑time Recovery Tile. High scores unlock the faster or more fragile characters, adding a layer of replay value. Critics were split—GameRankings landed it at 71%, with scores ranging from 6/10 to 8/10—but many praised its blend of technique, luck, and off‑beat charm, calling it a surprisingly addictive puzzle experience.

Storyline

No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! (often just called Mr. Domino) sends the player racing through six quirky stages – a casino, grocery store, family home, local park, amusement park, and a city – each laid out like a looping racetrack. The avatar runs nonstop once a stage begins, and the player steers with the D‑Pad while placing dominoes on "trick tiles" using the Circle, X, Triangle or Square buttons.

A full lap ends when the character bumps into the first domino, triggering a chain reaction that pauses the run while the tiles fall. Stamina drains as the run continues, shown by the character darkening; if it empties, the avatar collapses into an ordinary domino and the game ends, unless a one‑time Recovery Tile is hit to restore energy.

The starter roster includes Mr. Domino, who leaps from a rooftop and turns into a normal domino on impact, and Miss Domino, who skips instead of runs and ends by crashing into a wall. Unlockable characters include devil‑horned Bruce (fast but hard to control), glasses‑wearing Pierre‑Domino (slow, low stamina), and the alien‑styled D△M•?0 (the fastest of all).

Clearing each stage requires activating a set number of trick tiles, and achieving high scores – faster times and longer chains – unlocks new characters and boosts the player’s ranking.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Game modes
Single

Alternative Titles

  • Domino-kun o Tomenaide Alternative