Overview
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Sports
- Release Date
Wii (Wii Shop)
24th Mar 2008, 800 points
19th Feb 2008, 600 points
Screenshots (6)
Reviews
Review Powerball (Virtual Console / Sega Mega Drive)
Who will be the powerball champ?
This forgotten futuristic sports game by Namco undoubtedly takes some inspiration from Speedball 2, which was really popular at the time. The basic premise is that Powerball is a futuristic sport that takes the brutal elements of rugby or American football and mixes them with soccer. You can play as eight different...
About The Game
Eight different teams representing various nations are vying to become the Powerball champions, and you control one of the eight in your quest for the championship. A hybrid of games like rugby and football,
Powerball is played on a 100-yard field, as you try to score by either carrying the ball into your opponent's end zone or kicking it into your opponent's net for a certain amount of points. This one- or two-player game offers both exhibition and league play.
Jump into a game of Powerball and try a brand-new sport!
Comments (14)
Is this a Speedball clone?
It is a little like other games of the time (BIll Lambert's Combat Basketball ect), but it has a feel of it's own (and it's fun). I remember playing this game for hours with a friend trying to beat the league standings.
This is actually one of my favorite games. I owned this on the Genesis, and I would definitely purchase this if they would make it available in the US. It has a great deal of replay value as well.
I was expecting this to be a tribute to excellent gameshow Gladiators- I was left disapointed
is this the japanese "Wrestleball" that's out on the JP VC?
@SKTTR - Yup this is Wrestleball in disguise
Never played Speedball, but would you say this game is akin to a Kunio football game?
wasn't this on the SNES? If so why are we getting the genesis/mega drive version? I may be thinking of something else though.
Nothing will ever beat Speedball 2 on the Commodore Amiga... sigh
Maybe Mutant League Hockey... still, interesting clone of Speedball this effort from Namco.
No thanks, please give us Windjammers or even the Mutant League games; k thx.
This is a Speedball clone, and it's rather poor.
Hey, Shiryu, your youtube vids are very helpful
Its a shame Shiryu didnt do a vid for Powerball to save us having to do one ourselves
This game is amazing
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