Ball Jacks
Japanese cover art
Publisher(s)Namco[1]
Composer(s)Yoshinori Kawamoto[2]
H. Umino
Platform(s)Mega Drive
Release
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 for the Mega Drive.

Gameplay

A two-player match is taking place.

This video game is a futuristic action game involving 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][4] 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

The game was poorly received, with Andy Dyer criticising the graphics, sound, gameplay and size.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ball Jacks at GameFAQs
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ball Jacks at MobyGames
  3. ↑ ボールジャックス [メガドライブ]. Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  4. ↑ Ball Jacks at Giant Bomb
  5. ↑ "Mega" review, Future Publishing, issue 10, page 57, July 1993
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