1995 · Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade · Falling block puzzle

Senkyu

Nintendo console exclusive

In this puzzle game, 3 rotatable balls consisting of 4 basic colors, yellow, pink, green, blue, fall from the top to the lowest part of the screen. When groups of like-colored spheres collect together, they disappear and the space is filled in with surrounding spheres. Bonuses are awarded for completing combos and the game ends when the entire screen has been filled up. The game has many modes of play: Single, Puzzle, Vs.

Released: 1995
Platforms: Arcade Nintendo Switch
Genres: Arcade Falling block puzzle Puzzle Strategy
Developers: Seibu Kaihatsu
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: Japan

About

Battle Balls is a 1995 puzzle video game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu for arcades. It was released in Japan by Nihon System in October 1995 and in North America by Fabtek in January 1996. A version for the PlayStation titled Mezase! Senkyu-Ou was later released in April 19, 1996 as limited quantities for the Japanese market and the reprint version released on August 5, 1999.

A demo version of the game was also included in the PlayStation release of Raiden DX. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in March 2025.

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Gameplay

The game consists of three colored balls that can be rotated clockwise or anti-clockwise falling from the top of the screen. When they collect with four or more like-colored balls on the pile at the bottom of the screen they disappear and the surrounding balls fall to fill in the space. Bonus points are awarded for completing combos, chain-reactions caused by the falling balls. The game ends when the pile reaches the top of the screen.