Credits | |||||||||
Released: | 1991 (33 years ago) | ||||||||
Publisher: | Image Works | ||||||||
Copyright: | Mirrorsoft | ||||||||
Coder: | Carl Muller | ||||||||
Graphics: | Alan Tomkins | ||||||||
Musician: | Martin Walker | ||||||||
Box Art: | Glenn Fabry | ||||||||
Information | |||||||||
Main Control: | Joystick (Port 2) | ||||||||
Players: | 1 or 2, Simultaneous | ||||||||
Language: | English | ||||||||
Retail Price: | £10.99 Tape £14.99 Disk | ||||||||
Notes: | If you type MARTIN on the title screen, you get a picture of Carl Muller's boyfriend at the time as an easter egg. | ||||||||
Categorization | |||||||||
Genre: | Sports, Miscellaneous | ||||||||
Tags: | Action, Sports, Top-down, Sci-fi/futuristic | ||||||||
Relationship | |||||||||
Sequel to: | Speedball | ||||||||
Misc relation: | Speedball 2 Ultimate (Enhanced version) | ||||||||
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In terms of playability this is the definitive Speedball 2.
The playing field is much larger than on the well loved Amiga/ST/Mega Drive versions, so it works better as a passing game (it's the polar opposite of the pretty but cramped GBA game) and is also faster than the Amiga version, which makes the C64 game the ultimate challenge for Speedball 2 aficionado's.
I play this to death regularly. I have Speedball 2 on the C64, Master System, Game Boy, Atari ST, Amiga, Mega Drive, GBA, PS1 and PS3.
It's #1 in my list of 300+ Mega Drive games.
But if you value gameplay you understand that the C64 game is the best version of Speedball 2.
gameplay 69%
lastability 90%
% conversion 80%
This is an awesome game, if played with friends... Hours will fly.
I think C64 is better than the Amiga version(also fantastic) 'cause players are smaller and all is more clear... 9/10
Brutal action and fast gameplay, great classic, and better than the Amiga version.
9/10
"ice-cream ice-cream"