Powerball

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Powerball/Wrestleball
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Namco
Developer:
Sound driver: Namco sound driver
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]
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800[2]
ESRB: Everyone

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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.

The Japanese cover artwork was drawn by manga artist Kouichi Tokita.[5]

Versions

Localised names

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

Production credits

  • Staff: Moriwaki, Nakamura, Kawamoto, Saita
Source:
Internal ROM text (US version only)[6]


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 [12]
83 [13]
70 №124, [1]
100 №1991-03, p40
70 [14]
48 [15]
80 [16]
78 [17]
76 №11, p44/45
74 №18, p66
30 [18]
94 [19]
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[20]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[21]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[22]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[23]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
74
[24]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[25]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[26]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
76
[28]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
100
[29]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
70
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
48
[30]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
48
[31]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[32]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
60
[33]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
75
[16]
Sega Pro (UK)
78
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
76
[34]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
74
[35]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC-U
30
[36]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[37]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
67
[38]
Zzap! (IT)
94
[39]
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

  • Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
  • Nintendo catalogue pages: US

References

  1. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "April 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), 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. @kouichi_tokita on Twitter
  6. The Cutting Room Floor: Powerball
  7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 67
  8. GamePro, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 75
  9. Game Players, "Vol. 3 No. 4 April 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 17
  10. Game Players, "Vol. 3 No. 6 June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 7
  11. Sega Visions, "April/May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 5
  12. Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 34 (36)
  13. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
  14. 14.0 14.1 Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 167
  15. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 28/29 (28)
  16. 16.0 16.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  17. 17.0 17.1 Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 21
  18. Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 76/77 (76)
  19. Zzap!, "Aprile 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 60/61 (60)
  20. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 178
  21. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 344
  22. Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 121
  23. Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 34
  24. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
  25. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
  26. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 348
  27. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1
  28. GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 45
  29. Hippon Super, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-04), page 40
  30. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 28
  31. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  32. Mega Drive Fan, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-08), page 95
  33. Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 44
  34. Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 44
  35. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  36. Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 76
  37. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  38. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 138
  39. Zzap!, "Aprile 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 60