Crüe Ball

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Crüe Ball
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code

Crüe Ball (クルーボール), labelled Crüe Ball: Heavy Metal Pinball on the North American and European packaging, is a pinball video game developed by NuFX and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992.

Crüe Ball was originally called Twisted Flipper, though changed its name after picking up an endorsement from Mötley Crüe. Despite the inclusion of Mötley Crüe records in the game, it was designed to sport a heavy metal look and feel from the beginning, with the level themes composed by EA's Brian Schmidt in-house. A prototype of Twisted Flipper has since been dumped.

Gameplay

Left flips the left flipper, C flips the right flipper, and A+B+C tilts. The goal of each table is to activate a ramp on the table which will shoot the ball to a bonus round and then to the next table. In the bonus rounds, the player is in control of a portable flipper: the D-pad moves around, A, B, and C flip the flippers, and skeletons must be hit with three bonus balls.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
74 №13, p100/101
78 №134
70
79 №13
72 №31, p147
63 №5, p91
70 №9, p34/35/36
74 №24, p96/97
90 №26, p94/95
72 №35, p26/27
78 №15, p36/37
72 №18, p64
65 №12, p68/69
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[1]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[2]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
78
[4]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
70
[5]
Digitiser (UK)
80
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[7]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
40
[8]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
65
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[10]
GameFan (US)
65
[11]
Game Power (IT)
63
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[13]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
60
[14]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[16]
Joypad (FR)
79
[17]
Joystick (FR) PAL
72
[18]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
63
[19]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[20]
Mega Force (FR)
75
[21]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
70
[22]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
78
[23]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
74
[24]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
71
[25]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
74
[26]
Player One (FR)
90
[27]
Play Time (DE)
79
[28]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
72
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[30]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[31]
Sega Force (SE)
55
[32]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
65
[33]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
61
[34]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
45
[35]
Video Games (DE)
46
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
67
Based on
36 reviews

Crüe Ball

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Manual
  1. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 52
  2. Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1992" (DE; 1992-11-13), page 150
  3. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 31
  4. Computer & Video Games, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-15), page 38
  5. Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 113
  6. Digitiser (UK) (1993-01-02)
  7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 32
  8. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 302
  9. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 34
  10. Famitsu, "1993-01-01" (JP; 1992-12-18), page 44
  11. GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
  12. Game Power, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 78
  13. GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 130
  14. Game Zone, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-24), page 70
  15. Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 83
  16. Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 114
  17. Joypad, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-xx), page 60
  18. Joystick, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 147
  19. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  20. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  21. Mega Force, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 82
  22. MegaTech, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-20), page 34
  23. Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
  24. Mean Machines, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-27), page 100
  25. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 109
  26. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
  27. Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 94
  28. Play Time, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-09), page 94
  29. Sega Power, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-03), page 26
  30. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 36
  31. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  32. Sega Force, "3/93" (SE; 1993-05-13), page 12
  33. Sega Force, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 68
  34. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  35. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 46
  36. Video Games, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-28), page 50