Snakeball

Last updated

Snakeball
Psn snakeball icon.png
PlayStation Store icon
Developer(s) Gamoola Soft
Ravn Studio
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Producer(s) Tinka Town
Designer(s) Duncan McIntosh
Platform(s) PlayStation 3
Release
  • NA: 20 November 2007
  • JP: 7 February 2008
  • PAL: 21 February 2008
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

Snakeball is a party video game developed by Gamoola Soft and Ravn Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It was released on the PlayStation Store. It is a 3D variant of the "Snake" concept. [1] Main developer Gamoola Soft was a short-lived game development arm of British animation studio Gamoola.

Contents

Gameplay

The game uses most of the mechanics of the late 1970s game Snake . [2] The goal consists of taking the balls and throwing them into the hole at the center of the stage. While the game has many variations of gameplay, the main goal stays the same.

Snakeball has a flashy disco graphic style, with stages that are taking places on disco floors. [3] The player can also choose between 16 characters with 8 colors each. The PlayStation Eye camera can be used to snap a picture of the player's face and map it onto one of the riders.

Modes

Snakeball has three main game modes: Snakeball, Challenge and Ball Frenzy. Snakeball is the multiplayer mode, where up to eight players can play online. There are 10 variations of game for this mode:

The second game mode is Challenge, where the player must navigate through levels to open the teleporter and go to the next level. 14 levels are available. The last one is Ball Frenzy, which is a remake of the classic game Snake , with 10 levels. The goal of this mode is to get all the 1000 balls that are in the level without crashing and destroying the ship.

An additional mode, Team Mode was released on the PlayStation Store as downloadable content in May 2008. It includes team-based online and offline multiplayer matches up to 8 players. [4]

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [5]

See also

Related Research Articles

A glossary of terms, commonly used in discussing pinball machines.

<i>Buck Bumble</i> 1998 video game

Buck Bumble is a 1998 third-person shooter game for the Nintendo 64 developed by British video game company Argonaut Software and released by Ubi Soft. A special Buck Bumble rumble pack was packaged with the U.K. version.

<i>The Addams Family</i> (pinball) Pinball machine adaptation of the 1991 film of the same name

The Addams Family is a pinball machine released in March 1992. It was designed by Pat Lawlor and Larry DeMar and released by Midway. It was based on the 1991 film of the same name, and features custom speech by the stars of the film, Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia. It is the best-selling solid state pinball machine of all time with 20,270 units sold.

<i>Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure</i> 2004 video game

Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure is a 2004 video game released for Game Boy Advance based on the Dragon Ball franchise.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mindball</span>

Mindball is created by the Swedish developer Interactive Productline IP AB.

<i>Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops</i> 2006 action-adventure stealth video game

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, officially abbreviated MPO, is a 2006 action-adventure stealth video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation Portable. The game was directed by Masahiro Yamamoto and written by Gakuto Mikumo, with series creator Hideo Kojima acting as producer.

<i>Super Monkey Ball Deluxe</i> 2005 video game

Super Monkey Ball Deluxe is a platform video game developed and published by Sega. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2005. The game compiles all stages from Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2, as well as adding original levels.

<i>The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy</i> (video game) 2006 fighting video game

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is a fighting video game published by Midway based on the Cartoon Network animated television series of the same name. The game was developed by High Voltage Software and released in North America on September 25, 2006, for the GameCube and PlayStation 2, and on November 17, 2006, for the Wii as a launch title. A companion game for the Game Boy Advance, featuring sidescrolling beat 'em up gameplay, was developed by Full Fat and released on October 31, 2006. The Wii version was released in Australia on March 15, 2007, and in Europe on March 16, 2007. The game pits characters from the series against one another in 3D arena battles using various attacks, items, and environmental hazards to eliminate opponents and be the last one standing.

<i>Wii Play</i> 2006 party video game published by Nintendo

Wii Play is a party video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii console. It was released as a launch game for the console in Japan, Europe, and Australia in December 2006, and was released in North America in February 2007. The game features nine minigames, including a Duck Hunt-esque shooting range, a fishing game, and a billiards game, each of which are designed to showcase the features of the Wii Remote controller.

<i>TimeSplitters</i> (video game) 2000 video game

TimeSplitters is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Free Radical Design, published by Eidos Interactive, and released in 2000 as a PlayStation 2 launch title. The game's premise focuses on players controlling a variety of different characters across different time periods over a span of 100 years, seeking to resolve a personal matter involving their own foes, which brings them into contact with an alien race known as the TimeSplitters, who seek to interfere.

<i>Cue Club</i> Series of video games developed by Bulldog Interactive

Cue Club, is a sports simulation video game series developed by Bulldog Interactive. The games in the series focus on delivering a realistic interpretation of pool and snooker. The original title was released on Microsoft Windows on 10 November 2000, with a sequel entitled Cue Club 2 arriving on 4 July 2014, on the same platform. The first game was initially published by Midas Interactive. Both editions are now distributed exclusively by Bulldog through the official Cue Club website, with the sequel also being available on Steam.

<i>Peggle</i> 2007 puzzle video game

Peggle is a casual puzzle video game developed by PopCap Games. Initially released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X systems in 2007, it has since had versions released for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, the Nintendo DS, Windows Mobile, iOS, Zeebo, and Android; the game has also been ported as a Java application, and an extended minigame incorporated into the massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft. A sequel was released in September 2008, titled Peggle Nights. PopCap, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts, announced Peggle 2 at E3 2013.

<i>Fat Princess</i> 2009 video game

Fat Princess is an action real-time strategy video game developed by Titan Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It was released in North America, Europe and Australia on July 30, 2009, and in Japan on December 25 the same year, as Pocchari Princess. It was included on the Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1 compilation disc, released on June 18, 2013. A PlayStation Portable version, titled Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake, was released in 2010.

<i>LittleBigPlanet</i> (PlayStation Portable) 2009 video game

LittleBigPlanet is a 2009 puzzle-platform video game developed by SCE Studio Cambridge and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. It is the second instalment in the LittleBigPlanet series, featuring a brand new story mode; it was the first game in the series to not be developed primarily by series creator Media Molecule, who nevertheless assisted on development. It was released on 17 November 2009 in North America and 20 November 2009 in PAL regions. The game's servers have been shut down since 30 July 2016.

<i>Zumas Revenge!</i> 2009 video game

Zuma's Revenge! is a 2009 tile-matching puzzle video game developed and published by PopCap Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, as a sequel to the earlier 2003 video game, Zuma, and was later ported to Windows Phone.

Ravn Studio AS is an independent game development studio based in Drammen, Norway. It was established in 2002 by Stine Wærn and Tinka Town.

<i>BreakQuest</i> 2004 video game

BreakQuest is a multi-platform brick buster game created by Spanish studio Nurium Games, later ported to Mac OS by Red Marble Games. It was released on November 16, 2004, and was published by Stardock as part of TotalGaming.net. PSP Minis version developed and published by Beatshapers released in Europe/Asia with PSP Go launch, October 1, 2009. It was later released in the North America region for PSP Go on March 18, 2010. It was released for free in 2016.

Action Button Entertainment is a video game development studio consisting of Tim Rogers, Brent Porter, Michael Kerwin, and Nicholas Wasilewski that has produced five games: Ziggurat (2012), TNNS (2013), Ten by Eight (2013), Tuffy the Corgi (2014), and Videoball (2016). The group convened in 2010 as Rogers worked on Ziggurat based on an idea he had while playing Angry Birds that he could not complete on his own. Porter joined Action Button after responding to a call for artists Rogers made via Twitter, and Kerwin joined based on a connection he had with Rogers from producing a mockup of a game concept Rogers outlined in his Kotaku column.

<i>Crimsonland</i> 2003 shooter video game

Crimsonland is a top-down dual stick arena shooter video game with role-playing elements. It was developed by Finnish studio 10tons Entertainment and published by Reflexive Entertainment in 2003. In 2014 a re-release through digital distribution followed.

<i>Looney Tunes Galactic Sports</i> 2015 video game

Looney Tunes Galactic Sports is a 2015 sports video game developed by Virtual Toys and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Vita. Based on The Looney Tunes Show, the game was released only in PAL territories.

References

  1. ↑ Kikizo staff (22 May 2007). "Snakeball: Gamoola & Ravn Studio Talk (PlayStation Network Coverage, Page 5)". Kikizo. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 Whitehead, Dan (25 November 2007). "PlayStation Store Roundup". Eurogamer . Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 Clements, Ryan (16 January 2008). "Snakeball Review". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Snakeball Team Mode". PlayStation. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Snakeball". Metacritic . Fandom. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Snakeball". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK . Future plc. December 2007. p. 113.
  7. ↑ "Review: Snakeball". Play UK . No. 159. Imagine Publishing. January 2008. p. 97.
  8. ↑ "Snakeball". PSM3 . Future plc. January 2008. p. 79.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.