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
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

GamePlayers US 0304.pdf¦page#17¦US print advert in Game Players (US) #0304: "Vol. 3 No. 4 April 1991" (1991-0x-xx); also printed in Game Players (US) #0306: "Vol. 3 No. 6 June 1991" (1991-0x-xx)[1], Sega Visions (US) #4: "April/May 1991" (1991-xx-xx)[2]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 №16, p167[3]
48 №3, p28/29[4]
80 №23, p54
78 №5, p21[5]
76 №11, p44/45
74 №18, p66
30 №10, p76/77[6]
94 №55, p60/61[7]
Sega Mega Drive
69
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[8]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[9]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[10]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[11]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
74
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[13]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
76
[16]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
100
[17]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
70
[3]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
48
[4]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
48
[18]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[19]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
60
[20]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
75
[21]
Sega Pro (UK)
78
[5]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
76
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
74
[23]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC-U
30
[6]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[24]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
67
[25]
Zzap! (IT)
94
[7]
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:GamePlayers US 0306.pdf, page 7
  2. File:SegaVisions US 04.pdf, page 5
  3. 3.0 3.1 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
  4. 4.0 4.1 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
  5. 5.0 5.1 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
  6. 6.0 6.1 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
  7. 7.0 7.1 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
  8. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 178
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 344
  10. Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 121
  11. Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 34
  12. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
  13. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
  14. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 348
  15. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1
  16. GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 45
  17. Hippon Super, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-04), page 40
  18. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  19. Mega Drive Fan, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-08), page 95
  20. Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 44
  21. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  22. Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 44
  23. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  25. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 138