1993 · Namco · Action · Puzzle

Ball Jacks

Sega exclusive

Ball Jacks is a 1993 game for the Sega Mega Drive by Namco released exclusively in Japan and Europe. The game is a "sports game" with a unique sport involving grabbing balls from a conveyor belt on end end of the screen and dropping them into another. Whether or not this is a renamed port of another game is presently unknown.

Released: 23 April 1993
Platforms: Sega Genesis
Genres: Action Puzzle Racing Science Simulation Sports Strategy
Developers: Namco
Publishers: Namco
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Country: Japan
Languages: English

About

Ball Jacks (ボールジャックス, Bōru Jakkusu) is a 1993 action video game developed and published by Namco for the Mega Drive in Japan and Europe.

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Gameplay

Ball Jacks is a futuristic action game that involves an ultra-competitive sporting event. Two robot crabs are controlled by men who play the game merely to become wealthy and famous. There is a conveyor belt behind them that spews metal balls at them. The goal is to capture balls that belong to the opponent and keep them from him until time runs out.

Balls can also be knocked out from the mechanical hands of the opponent. All damaged crabs must return to the pit area for a quick maintenance and repair session.