Ludography
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1989 · Platformer · Puzzle

Spherical

Solomon's Key is a clear conceptual influence for this action puzzler. Our hero must guide a ball through a level to the spot marked 'In', by creating and removing blocks to alter its path. The game is prevented from being a pure clone due to the ball, which moves automatically once activated, and can be controlled by using strategically-placed blocks.

Released
1989
Platforms
AmigaAmstrad CPCAtari STAtari ST/STECommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXZX Spectrum
Genres
PlatformerPuzzleStrategy
Developers
—
Publishers
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Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionFantasy
Country
Germany

About

Spherical is a 1989 video game published by Rainbow Arts. It was released for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It is similar in terms of gameplay to Tecmo's Solomon's Key.

Keywords

  • wizards

Media

Spherical screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Spherical is a platform game in which the players have to move a glowing Starball around the obstacles filling room to get it through the exit. To do so they are able to create and destroy blocks in order to change the path of the sphere and eventually defend themselves from enemies.

Reception

Allen L. Greenberg reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "For an arcade game, Spherical contains an unusual degree of strategy. This alone sets the game apart from others. For an interesting challenge of both thought and reflexes, get Spherical!"

Tom Malcom for .info rated the game 5 stars and said "First rate in every way, the game even has a cooperative two-player mode with a different set of screens. Don't miss it."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Atari ST/STE31 December 1989Europe
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1989Europe
ZX Spectrum31 December 1989Europe
Amiga31 December 1989Europe
Amstrad CPC31 December 1990Europe

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