Switchball

Platform(s): PC, Xbox 360
Genre: Puzzle
Publisher: Sierra Online

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'Switchball' (X360/PC) - Facts, Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST

Switchball is an intricate puzzle game set in a stunning 3D world. Control an ever-changing ball along a narrow winding course suspended in midair. Solve your way through challenging levels jam-packed with obstacles, traps and mazes.

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Coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade late this summer and currently available for the PC on popular online gaming portals, Switchball challenges players to control an ever-changing ball along a narrow and challenging course suspended in midair. A polymorphous ball exhibits different physical characteristics as it changes form as either a standard Marbleball, a feather-light Airball, an electrically charged Powerball or a dense and powerful Metalball. Players will have to solve their way through challenging levels packed with tricky obstacles, traps and mazes. With beautifully rendered 3D environments including Skyworld, Iceworld, Caveworld, Cloudworld and Lavaworld, Switchball features an advanced physics engine, allowing players to interact with objects just as they would in the real world.

Switchball is an intricate puzzle game set in a stunning 3D world. Control an ever-changing ball along a narrow winding course suspended in midair. Solve your way through challenging levels jam-packed with obstacles, traps and mazes. Morph the marble ball with metal, electric and lighter-than-air properties to more easily get through each area.

Features :

  • Inventive and fun puzzle-driven play based on real world physical interactions.
  • Beautiful and elegant 3D graphics offer panoramic views of 30 incredible levels in 5 amazing environments – Skyworld, Iceworld, Caveworld, Cloudworld and Lavaworld.
  • More than 40 interactive objects including wooden blocks, sheets of cloth, spinning fans, magnets, cannons and many more.
  • Morph the marble into a different ball, with unique physical properties including the metalball, powerball and airbal to more easily get through each area.

Ball descriptions

  • Marbleball – all around ball good for rolling around quickly
  • Metalball – dense, heavy ball great for moving objects out of the way
  • Powerball – highly-charged ball, zap with energy to dash or jump
  • Airball – airy, light-weight inflatable ball to float over obstacles

Currently available on PC, the Xbox LIVE Arcade version will be released in August 2007.


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