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Powerball/Wrestleball

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console

Publisher: Namco

Developer: Namco

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-02-08	¥5,8005,800	T-14043
US	1991	$56.9956.99^[1]	T-14036
JP ▼	2008-02-19^[3]	600pts600^[4]
US ▼	2008-03-24^[2]	800pts800^[2]

ESRB

CERO
Missing Parameter!

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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Powerball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #20: "March 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[5]
GamePro (US) #20: "March 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[6]
Game Players (US) #0304: "Vol. 3 No. 4 April 1991" (1991-0x-xx)^[7]
Game Players (US) #0306: "Vol. 3 No. 6 June 1991" (1991-0x-xx)^[8]
Sega Visions (US) #4: "April/May 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[9]

Physical scans

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]

	68
Based on 23 reviews

Powerball

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)

References

↑ File:VG&CE US 27.pdf, page 54
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z0OP005gXv7M59KVZpC-IKDVNxp4BZkP (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:22)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/06.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 22:42)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_wrestleball/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-03-14 11:24)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 67
↑ GamePro, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 75
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 3 No. 4 April 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 17
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 3 No. 6 June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 7
↑ Sega Visions, "April/May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 5
↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1991-03.pdf, page 36
↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
↑ ^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
↑ ^13.0 ^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
↑ ^14.0 ^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
↑ ^15.0 ^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
↑ ^16.0 ^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
↑ 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
↑ 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

[:File:VG.26CE_US_27.pdf_p54-1] File:VG&CE US 27.pdf, page 54

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20101123022219.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2FZ0OP005gXv7M59KVZpC-IKDVNxp4BZkP-2] 2.0 ^2.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Z0OP005gXv7M59KVZpC-IKDVNxp4BZkP (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:22)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180305224214.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F06.html-3] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/06.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 22:42)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080314112419.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvc_wrestleball.2F-4] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_wrestleball/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-03-14 11:24)

[:File:EGM_US_020.pdf_p67-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:GamePro_US_020.pdf_p75-6] GamePro, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 75

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0304.pdf_p17-7] Game Players, "Vol. 3 No. 4 April 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 17

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0306.pdf_p7-8] Game Players, "Vol. 3 No. 6 June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 7

[:File:SegaVisions_US_04.pdf_p5-9] Sega Visions, "April/May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 5

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-03.pdf_p36-10] File:BeepMD_JP_1991-03.pdf, page 36

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-11] File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85

[:File:Joystick_FR_016.pdf_p167-12] 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

[:File:MDAG_UK_03.pdf_p28-13] 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

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p21-14] 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

[:File:SegaForce_UK_10.pdf_p76-15] 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

[:File:Zzap_IT_55.pdf_p60-16] 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

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-05.pdf_p121-19] Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 121

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-03.pdf_p34-20] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 34

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p133-21] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133

[:File:EGM_US_022.pdf_p18-22] 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

[:File:GamePro_US_028.pdf_p45-25] GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 45

[26] Hippon Super, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-04), page 40

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-27] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-05.pdf_p95-28] Mega Drive Fan, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-08), page 95

[:File:MegaPlay_US_04.pdf_p44-29] Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 44

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-30] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_11.pdf_p44-31] Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 44

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-32] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-33] 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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Difference between revisions of "Powerball"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 16:55, 10 March 2018

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

External links

References