Speedball

Game may not be popular like its more advanced successor but at the time it appeared it was a masterpiece for DOS. Two games have some differences in gameplays since arena is Speedball is much smaller and thus the game is faster, so some may still more prefer this one over the sequel. Some parts may not be at top level, player-switching will surely give you headaches, but game is incredibly fun and addictive. Once your skills have improved, you will have a lot of hard fast-playing matches. Sometimes it may seem as if entire match is finished in a few seconds, since you had a non-stop battling in the arena. You can’t go wrong with this one either if you are playing alone or with your friends.

Should prove as addictive to PC owners because everything has converted beautifully. It looks good in all graphic modes and plays fast.

The Bitmaps have lost none of their flare for graphics, and sound is good too. The gameplay is great and the action is manic throughout each of the short games. The underlying Rollerball theme of sport and violence has not been overdone and it adds a bit of a bite to the game, making it great fun to play.

Speedball is one of those games that adds another dimension to console software; it's relatively original, exciting to play, and it has a sense of humour. After ploughing through a plethora of staid shoot 'em ups and cretinous cute platform games, this comes as a breath of fresh air to me. My minor criticism is that the speed of the game isn't quite what I'd hoped for; when it's the name of the game, I expected the action to be more fast-paced. It makes little difference to the enjoyability though, and this is a superb two-player game. No rules means no limit to the fun - if you've got a friend to play against on a regular basis, make sure you check out this thrilling game.

Spielablauf und Extravielfalt des Originals bleiben zwar erhalten, aber nach heutigen Maßstäben wirkt der Spielablauf etwas zu simpel. Die Master-System-Umsetzung leidet zudem darunter, daß der Liga-Modus komplett rausgeworfen wurde. Die Steuerung mit dem wabbeligen Sega-Joypad ist etwas unpräzise und der Sound schlapp. Speedball macht vor allem zu zweit durchaus Spaß und bietet solide Grafik, doch auf Dauer lassen sich gewisse spielerische Alterserscheinungen nicht ignorieren.