The Ball (video game)
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The Ball is a first-person shooter
puzzle video game developed by Teotl Studios and published by Tripwire Interactive
in 2010. Originally developed as a mod
for Unreal Tournament III, the mod was ported over to the Unreal Development Kit to enable a standalone commercial release. The mod was entered into the Unreal Engine 3 Make Something Unreal contest, and picked up multiple awards, including prizes for Best First-Person Shooter Game Mod, and Second Prize overall.
The game generated a mixed critical response, receiving a rating of 68% on review aggregation website Metacritic
.
The game is one of 13 indie games to be included in Steam's The Potato Sack, as well as to give potatoes in preparation for Portal 2
's release.
This game is also available through OnLive
.
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
puzzle video game developed by Teotl Studios and published by Tripwire Interactive
Tripwire Interactive
Tripwire Interactive is an American game development studio and publisher based in Roswell, Georgia, formed by members of the international team that created the acclaimed Unreal Tournament 2004 mod, Red Orchestra: Combined Arms. Red Orchestra won top prize in the nVidia-sponsored Make Something...
in 2010. Originally developed as a mod
Mod (computer gaming)
Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...
for Unreal Tournament III, the mod was ported over to the Unreal Development Kit to enable a standalone commercial release. The mod was entered into the Unreal Engine 3 Make Something Unreal contest, and picked up multiple awards, including prizes for Best First-Person Shooter Game Mod, and Second Prize overall.
The game generated a mixed critical response, receiving a rating of 68% on review aggregation website Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
.
The game is one of 13 indie games to be included in Steam's The Potato Sack, as well as to give potatoes in preparation for Portal 2
Portal 2
Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. The sequel to the 2007 video game Portal, it was announced on March 5, 2010, following a week-long alternate reality game based on new patches to the original game...
's release.
This game is also available through OnLive
OnLive
OnLive is a cloud gaming platform: the games are synchronized, rendered, and stored on remote servers and delivered via the Internet.The service is available using the OnLive Game System, PCs running Microsoft Windows and Intel-based Macs with OS X 10.5.8 or later...
.