The Ball is a first person action-adventure game featuring a full single-player experience built on Epic’s Unreal™ Engine 3 technology. As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn’t take long before you realize this is more than just a cave...
About the Ball
You reveal ancient ruins that have been hidden from outsiders for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball. As you progress towards solving the mystery of this amazing place you must unlock the secrets of The Ball and learn to control this ancient artifact. You will also start to encounter not just puzzles and traps, but also various strange creatures – the guardians of this mystery. These creatures also have to be overcome, using only The Ball to defend you. Venturing deeper into the volcano, you reveal some of mankind’s greatest secrets…
The Ball Features
• Eight hours of single-player adventure • Game mechanics that are very simple to pick up, immersing the user in the physics-based gameplay right from the start • 8 huge levels to explore • Includes bonus Survival game mode, with 4 additional levels • Wide range of enemies to overcome, including mummies, an undead gorilla and boss characters • Unique vehicles – an underground train and the mysterious “Ball Chariot” • More than 30 secrets hidden away to be discovered, as well as multiple achievements for the player to earn • Steamworks™ features including achievements and leaderboards
What the press says:
– Strategy Informer –
“An utterly beautiful game, with slick graphics and smooth physics-based play...should definitely be on your wish-list.”
– Electronic Theatre –
“Immensely fun and supremely satisfying.”
– Game Rant –
“Gives puzzle loving gamers exactly what they have been asking for” – (90%)
– MMGN –
“The Ball is a must-buy Indie game of 2010… The graphics are simply beautiful… A superb debut title” - (89%)
Minimum System Requirements
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista®/7®
CPU: 3.0 GHz Intel® Pentium or equal AMD® processor
RAM: 1024 MB (2 GB Recommended for Windows® Vista®/7®)
Video: 128 MB DirectX® 9.0 compatible video card
Sound: DirectX® 9.0 compatible soundcard
Hard Disk Space: 1,5 Gb free disk space
Drive: 4x speed PC DVD-ROM
Internet connection: 512 Kb/s
Other: Mouse, Keyboard and Sound Speakers
Internet connection required for activation during install
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