Software:Ball Jacks
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco[1] |
| Composer(s) | Yoshinori Kawamoto[2] H. Umino |
| Platform(s) | Sega Mega Drive |
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| Genre(s) | Action[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
Ball Jacks (ボールジャックス Bōru Jakkusu) is a 1993 action video game developed and published by Namco for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan and Europe.
Gameplay
Ball Jacks is a futuristic action game that involves an ultra-competitive sporting event. Two robot crabs are controlled by men who play the game merely to become wealthy and famous. There is a conveyor belt behind them that spews metal balls at them. The goal is to capture balls that belong to the opponent and keep them from him until time runs out.[2][6] Balls can also be knocked out from the mechanical hands of the opponent. All damaged crabs must return to the pit area for a quick maintenance and repair session.[2]
There are several modes: a world championship against increasingly tougher opponents, a multiplayer versus mode, a training mode, and a time trial where the time limit is the only foe.[2]
Reception
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ball Jacks at GameFAQs
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ball Jacks at MobyGames
- ↑ "Mega Drive ProReview: Ball Jacks". Sega Pro. Paragon Publishing. July 1993. p. 60. https://archive.org/details/sega-pro-21/page/n59/mode/1up. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ (in Japanese)Famitsu (Kadokawa Corporation). http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7513. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ↑ "Software List (Software Licensee Release)" (in ja). Sega Corporation. https://www.sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html.
- ↑ Ball Jacks at Giant Bomb
- ↑ "Mega" review, Future Publishing, issue 10, page 57, July 1993
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