Airball
MicroDeal Ltd. · 2021 · Strategy, Action, Exploration, Puzzle, Isometric
PC
4 user reviews75% · 4
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About Airball
You play the part of ‘Airball’ as an evil wizard has turned you into a bouncing ball of air with a slow leak! The only way to break the spell is to find the various ingredients and the spell book to break the magic curse!
Work your way through the hundreds of levels of isometric rooms on your quest. Remember on each level if you stay on an ‘inflating station’ for too long it will cause you to burst! You can monitor your air level with the onscreen gauge.
Using the directional controls and the jump button, jump across gaps and weave through obstacles.
Get points by gathering gems during your quest, and ascend stairs by jumping, but watch out for the spikes and other hazards which will burst you!
For some levels you will need to obtain special items to proceed such as candles for dark rooms, but don’t forget you are always up against the clock as you are slowing deflating, so also keep a look out for the random pumps to inflate you and buy you more time but without over pressurising and bursting yourself!
Will you find the ingredients and use the spell book to lift the curse and save yourself before time runs out! Good luck Airball!
Originally released in 1987 across multiple formats including MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari and others. This version is the MS-DOS version.
Work your way through the hundreds of levels of isometric rooms on your quest. Remember on each level if you stay on an ‘inflating station’ for too long it will cause you to burst! You can monitor your air level with the onscreen gauge.
Using the directional controls and the jump button, jump across gaps and weave through obstacles.
Get points by gathering gems during your quest, and ascend stairs by jumping, but watch out for the spikes and other hazards which will burst you!
For some levels you will need to obtain special items to proceed such as candles for dark rooms, but don’t forget you are always up against the clock as you are slowing deflating, so also keep a look out for the random pumps to inflate you and buy you more time but without over pressurising and bursting yourself!
Will you find the ingredients and use the spell book to lift the curse and save yourself before time runs out! Good luck Airball!
History
Originally released in 1987 across multiple formats including MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari and others. This version is the MS-DOS version.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This is an extremely challenging and often unfair classic that relies on memorization of the level and delicate controls. Unfortunately this is a DOSBox emulation of the PC game, which did indeed include the graphics of the 16 bit Atari ST and Amiga versions, but doesn't seem to have any actual music. At least I couldn't get it running. The game folder has .MUS files but the original manual doesn't mention any music settings. As is, you get PC speaker noises as your sound and you'll like it. The controls aren't explained in-game. Use arrow keys to move, Ctrl to jump and Space to pick up/drop items, P to pause. You will need to find a light to safely navigate dark rooms. You will also probably need to draw a map to keep track of this huge game. If it had the Atari ST music it would be worth it to press on (look it up, it's amazing). Instead you should probably spend your time on something easier, like a no-hit Dark Souls run. But if you want to try a classic that was mostly forgotten until now, give it a go.10 found this helpful
Airball is an isometric game from the late 80s that could best be described as a metroidvania in the style of Marble Madness. You navigate rooms collecting items that allow you to unlock further rooms, all with the ultimate goal of finding a scroll. It's obscenely difficult, and given the primitive nature of the graphics, it can be extremely difficult to tell how close you are to an object, particularly the ones that kill you instantly. Oh, and you're up against a timer the entire time as well. Oh, and you have limited lives. A game for masochists. Worth a couple bucks if you're into metroidvanias, extremely hard games, or just experiencing a blast from the past. Find more reviews and recommendations on my Steam Curator page, Indie Infinitesimal: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41769714/3 found this helpful
Visually fascinating, atmospheric, probably made by someone who took too many mushrooms. Awkward & unpleasant to play. As an art installation this is great. As a videogame; terrible.1 found this helpful
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