C&VG


Ballblazer

Publisher: Activision
Machine: Atari XE/XL

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #72

Ballblazer

Though it's been out a while, this 'sport of the future' remains at the leading edge of Atari 8-bit software. It's a phenomenally fast game on any machine, but this is probably the most breathtaking version of all.

You compete against either the computer or another player in a wild ball game. Two droids try to take control of a floating sphere, which must be blasted between goalposts at either end of a huge pitch.

Ballblazer uses a horizontally split-screen for the two points of view, and the chequerboard playing area positively flies under you as you both zoom around. There's even a pounding music score!