Ballz

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Release Date: 1994
Genre: Fighting
Style: 2D Fighting
Similar Games: Clay Fighter (Super Nintendo Entertainment System), Clay Fighter (Sega Genesis)

Game Description

Ballz is a fighting game in which the characters are completely rendered in "balls" or colored spheres. Choose from eight characters (Boomer, Bruiser, Crusher, Divine, Kronk, Tsunami, Turbo and Yoko) as you make your way through 15 futuristic arenas with eight bosses to fight. A villain known as the Jester has organized the contest and will insult you each step of the way on a background scoreboard. Move through the ranks of fighters until you come face-to-face with the Jester himself.

Characters rate from one to five in 12 areas, such as speed, punch damage, and charge attacks. Special moves include the ability to morph, perform aerial attacks, and cause explosions or cyclones. Characters all have between 7 to 16 special moves, and can taunt or beg for mercy to increase damage or replenish health, respectively. Options include setting the number of matches in two-player mode (up to 21), choosing one of three difficulty levels for the one-player game, and adjusting handicap for two-player fights. Ballz also features several voice clips to humiliate opponents. The game includes support for AT&T's planned but never-released Edge 16 modem peripheral.

~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Production Credits

Game Design and Concept: Keith Kirby; Producer: Ted Barnett; Lead Programmer: Keith Kirby; Lead Animator: Frank Saxon, Jr.; Main Character Animations: Adam Frank, Will Friedewald, Kyle Kirby, Dan Lopez, Lon Richter; Character Design: Adam Frank, Will Friedewald, Kyle Kirby, Bill Maher; Creative Producer: Curtis Norris; Shell Programmers: Larry Garner, Matthew Hubbard, Rich Young; Shell Art: Connie Braat, Chris Donovan, Charles Hacskaylo, Richard Hermanson; Instant Replay Manager: Matthew Hubbard; Arena and Background: Chris Donovan; Intro and Belt Ceremony: Connie Braat, Richard Hermanson; Music and Sound Effects: Neuromantic Productions, Mark Miller, Jason Scher; Voice Casting and Coaching: SmarTalk, Beth J. Kaufman; Voices: Colin Hussey, Heather McClure, Shawn Owens; Edge 16 Support Programming: Lee Powell; Manual Text-Jester's Words: Flint Dille, Buzz Dixon; Lead Tester: Mike Palser; On-Site Testers: Travis Boatman, Stefan Nelson; Scoreboard Text: Flint Dille, Reed Kirk Rahlmann ; Ballz Slang Written and Created by: Reed Kirk Rahlmann; TV Art: Connie Braat, Chris Donovan, Dan Lopez, Rick Lucy; Executive Producers: Rob Fulop, John Scull; Technical Director: David Feldman; Chief Financial Officer: Jim Guerard; Marketing Coordinator: Brooke Boynton; Special Thanks to: Fox Hughes, Paul Wilkerson, Brenda Ross, Barbara Hryniewicz, Thena MacArthur, Gay Littlepage, Futurescape Productions, Studio Brazil; ACCOLADE CREDITS Producer: Todd Thorson; Product Marketing Manager: Karen Safran; Testers: Alex Cabal, Randy Hauser, Ty Johnson, Chris Nash; Marketing: Larry Wiesler, Melinda Mongelluzzo, Shirley Sellers

~ Rolando Eccleston, All Game Guide