Powerball

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Powerball/Wrestleball
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Namco
Distributor: Namco
Genre: Sports

















Release Date RRP Code
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800
CERO
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Powerball, called Wrestleball (レッスルボール) in Japan, is a 1991 sports game for the Sega Mega Drive by Namco. The game is a cross between handegg and football, where the goal is to either throw or kick the ball into the opponent's goal.

Promotional material

  • Powerball MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 №16, p167
48 №3, p28/29
80 №23, p54
78 №5, p21[1]
76 №11, p44/45
74 №18, p66
30 №10, p76/77[2]
Sega Mega Drive
 65
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[3]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[4]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[6]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
74
[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[8]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
76
[11]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
100
[12]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
70
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
48
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
48
[15]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[16]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
60
[17]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
75
[18]
Sega Pro (UK)
78
[1]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
76
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
74
[20]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC-U
30
[2]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
67
[22]
Zzap! (IT)
94
[23]
Sega Mega Drive
 68
Based on
23 reviews

Powerball

Mega Drive, US
PowerBall MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Powerball MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
WrestleBall MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
WrestleBall MD JP CartTop.jpg
Powerball md jp cart.jpg
Cart
Wrestleball md jp manual.pdf
Manual

External Links

  • ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 21 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p21" defined multiple times with different content
  • ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:SegaForce UK 10.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 10.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  • ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 178
  • ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 344
  • ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 121
  • ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 34
  • ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
  • ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
  • ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 348
  • ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1
  • ↑ GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 45
  • ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-04), page 40
  • ↑ Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 167
  • ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 28
  • ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  • ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-08), page 95
  • ↑ Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 44
  • ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  • ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 44
  • ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  • ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  • ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 138
  • ↑ Zzap!, "Aprile 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 60
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