Snakeball

Infobox VG| title = Snakeball


developer = Gamoola Soft
publisher = SCE
designer =
engine =
released = 20 December 2007
genre = Action
modes = Single player, Multiplayer
ratings = ESRB: E (Everyone)
platforms = PlayStation 3
media = Download
input = Sixaxis
resolution = 720p, 1080i, 1080p (HDTV)
480p/576p (EDTV)
480i/576i (SDTV)

"Snakeball" is a downloadable PSN game on the PlayStation Store released 20 December 2007. It is a 3D remake of classic video game "Snake".

Gameplay

The game uses most of the mechanics of the late 70s game "Snake". The goal is pretty simple: take the balls and throw 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. The player can also choose between 16 characters with 8 colors each. The PlayStation Eye camera can even be used to snap a picture of your face and map it onto one of the riders.

Modes

"Snakeball" has 3 main game modes: Snakeball, Challenge and Ball Frenzy. Snakeball is the multiplayer mode, where up to 8 players can play online. There are 10 variations of game for this mode:

*Raindrops: The player has to collect the balls as they appear and shoot them in the goal.
*Patience: Similar to "Raindrops", but here, the balls don't appear immediately.
*Goal Fever: Similar to "Raindrops", but every ball must be put into the goal of matching color.
*The Ball Ring: Similar to "Raindrops", but only with bomb balls that explodes after 10 seconds.
*Open Season: At the beginning, the balls are launched and don't stop moving. Also, there are now enemies that the player must avoid.
*Bumper Jam: In this game variation, balls can only be shoot at goal.
*Square Routes: Similar to "Raindrops", but taking places in a maze of squares bumpers.
*Goal Tangle: The player can score his balls in goals for shots and normal goals in a stage filled with enemies.
*Trigger Snappy: Similar to "Open Season", but the enemies here are far more. Fortunately, the player can now eliminate them with guns.
*No balls: The player has no balls to score. In fact, the goal of the game is to destroy the ships of other players with guns.

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.

Demo

A demo of the game and the full game is available at the PlayStation Store.

ee also

*List of PlayStation Network games
*PlayStation Eye
*Snake (video game)

References

External links

* [http://ps3.ign.com/objects/902/902995.html "Snakeball" page at IGN]
* [http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/snakeball/index.html "Snakeball" page at Gamespot]