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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', 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.
 
{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', 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.
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===Localised names===
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==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Revision as of 08:53, 18 August 2018

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

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥5,8005,800 T-14043
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$56.9956.99[1] T-14036
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[4]
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800[2]
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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.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) Powerball Powerball
Japanese レッスルボール Wrestleball

Magazine articles

Main article: Powerball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #19: "February 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №1991-03, p34[10]
83 №, p83[11]
70 №124, [1]
100 №1991-03, p40
70 №16, p167[12]
48 №3, p28/29[13]
80 №23, p54
78 №5, p21[14]
76 №11, p44/45
74 №18, p66
30 №10, p76/77[15]
94 №55, p60/61[16]
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[17]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[18]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[19]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[20]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
74
[21]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[22]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[24]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
76
[25]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
100
[26]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
70
[12]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
48
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
48
[27]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[28]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
60
[29]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
75
[30]
Sega Pro (UK)
78
[14]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
76
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
74
[32]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC-U
30
[15]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[33]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
67
[34]
Zzap! (IT)
94
[16]
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

References

  1. ↑ File:VG&CE US 27.pdf, page 54
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z0OP005gXv7M59KVZpC-IKDVNxp4BZkP (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:22)
  3. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/06.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 22:42)
  4. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_wrestleball/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-03-14 11:24)
  5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 67
  6. ↑ GamePro, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 75
  7. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 3 No. 4 April 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 17
  8. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 3 No. 6 June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 7
  9. ↑ Sega Visions, "April/May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 5
  10. ↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1991-03.pdf, page 36
  11. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:Joystick FR 016.pdf, page 167 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 016.pdf_p167" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:MDAG UK 03.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 03.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 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
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 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
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 File:Zzap IT 55.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap IT 55.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  17. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 178
  18. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 344
  19. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 121
  20. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 34
  21. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
  22. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
  23. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 348
  24. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1
  25. ↑ GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 45
  26. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-04), page 40
  27. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  28. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-08), page 95
  29. ↑ Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 44
  30. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  31. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 44
  32. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  33. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  34. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 138
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