Speedball (computer game)

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Speedball
Studio Bitmap Brothers
Publisher Image Works , Renegade Software
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 1988
platform AMIGA , Atari ST , PC ( MS-DOS ), C64 , NES , Sega Master System , Sega Mega Drive , Archimedes , Game Boy , Windows Mobile , CD³² , PlayStation
genre Sports simulation , action game
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
control Keyboard , mouse (PC)
language German
Age rating
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Speedball is a video game that has elements of both a sports game and a simulation .

Gameplay

The principle of the game can best be described as a kind of handball set in the future . The game scenario was inspired by the 1975 film Rollerball . Each team consists of the team parts defense, midfield and attack. The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible than the opposing team in both halves. Both goals and injured eliminated players of the opposing team are counted. In the second part of the Speedball series, various options were added to collect additional points or to increase them through multipliers.

The computer player controls the various players on the team during a match. He has to try to score a goal through skillful passing play, fast running or "knocking out of the way" of the opponent. Between the individual games, the player can better equip the members of his team with the money acquired during the match in order to ultimately win the Speedball Cup.

There are 16 teams in total, divided into two leagues. The "humanoid" player controls the "Brutal Deluxe" team and starts in the 2nd division. The teams in the first division are called: SuperNashwan, Fatal Justice, Lethal Formula, Turbo Hammers, Explosive Lords, Mean Machine, Rage2000 and Powerhouse. (For the Playstation version, Rage2000 was renamed Rage2100.) The teams of the 2nd division: SteelFury, Damocles, The Renegades, Baroque, ViolentDesire, RawMessiahs and Revolver.

history

Speedball came out in 1988 for Amiga , Atari ST , PC , C64 , NES and Sega Master System . In 1990 the Bitmap Brothers published a sequel with Speedball II "Brutal Deluxe" , which was also ported to Sega Mega Drive , Archimedes , Game Boy , Windows Mobile and CD³² . In 2000, Speedball 2100 was released for the PlayStation .

A third part - Speedball Arena - was announced for Christmas 2002, but not released.

In March 2007 a remake of Speedball 2 was announced by the Berlin publisher Frogster Interactive for Microsoft Windows . The game was developed by the French game studio Kylotonn Entertainment in collaboration with the Bitmap Brothers and was released on November 27, 2007.

On February 24, 2011, Speedball 2 Evolution was released for iPhone , iPad and iPod touch. The game is largely based on the original, but has been expanded to include additional teams and a local multiplayer mode.

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