Ballblazer
Ballblazer is a 1984 computer game created by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts Entertainment). It was originally released for the Atari 8-bit systems, such as the Atari 800 and the Atari 5200. It was also…
Ballblazer is a racing developed by Lucasfilm Games, released 31 December 1985 on Atari 7800, Atari 5200, Amstrad CPC and Apple II.
What Ballblazer is
Ballblazer is a racing game developed by Lucasfilm Games and released in 1985. It was published by Activision. It is available on Atari 7800, Atari 5200, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Ballblazer is a 1984 computer game created by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts Entertainment). It was originally released for the Atari 8-bit systems, such as the Atari 800 and the Atari 5200. It was also ported to other popular platforms of the day, such as the Apple II, ZX Spectrum (by Dalali Software Ltd), Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari 7800, and the NES. The Atari 800 version was called Ballblaster during development - pirated versions of the game went by this name as well. The principal creator and programmer of Ballblazer was David Levine. In 1990, LucasArts and Rainbow Arts released a remake and follow-up to this game, called Masterblazer. This game was released for the Amiga…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Ballblazer holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1985 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Ballblazer launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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