Each level has a set number of destructible bricks. use balls to break all of them to move on to the next level in the world of Smashing. If the balls fall below the game area, a pad is lost. Sometimes a smashed brick turns into a bonus, which, when activate, gives extra powers. There are two sorts of bonuses; ball bonuses and pad bonuses. To activate a ball bonus, hit it with a ball before it dissappears. To acitivate a pad bonus, grab it with the pad before it drops below the game area. Note that all bonuses aren't helpful. Direct the pad by moving the mouse right or left. Use the left mouse button to release balls and to charge up the firepower weapon.