Overview and Gameplay
Eight fighters built from shaded spheres enter the Jester’s Ballz Arena in this unusual one-on-one fighting game. Choose a character, win best-of-three matches, climb through colored belt ranks, defeat four special bosses, and finally challenge the Jester. Fighters can move through the arena’s apparent depth, use character-specific special attacks, grapple, taunt to strengthen the next hit, and attempt a risky mercy recovery when badly hurt.
Controls And Mechanics
- Directions move, crouch, and block, while C jumps.
- A punches and B kicks. Direction and distance alter attacks, while close-range blows can start grabs or button-mashing grapples.
- Life is shown as a row of balls, and a round lasts up to 99 seconds.
- Two players can fight simultaneously in local versus matches with adjustable match length and damage handicaps.
Version Notes
The United States title is Ballz 3D: Fighting at Its Ballziest. European packaging uses Ballz 3D: The Battle of the Ballz; the shared USA-Europe release changes the subtitle rather than the game content.
Release And Credits
- Release year: 1994
- Developer: PF Magic
- Publisher: Accolade
- The Genesis version is PF Magic’s original implementation, not a port of the Super Nintendo edition.
