PC Critic Reviews

For $20, The Ball is a perfect way to kill time until Portal 2.

A bold mod-turned-full-game with inventive ideas and dubious pacing.

A joyous addictive action puzzler. [Holiday 2010, p.76]

Visually I was left with the impression of an old engine updated with a few modern tricks in an attempt to bring it back to life.

An incredibly well-made puzzler. [Jan 2010, p.67]

Smart design... Lacks visual innovation. [Jan 2011, p.110]

The Ball is a great 3D-puzzle game with nice looking worlds and a very simple gameplay.

The Ball focuses on the symbiosis between the player and the metal ball he controls, offering an original interpretation of the classic FPS approach. The game features eight single player levels in which you have to activate switches, destroy walls and fight against many evil creatures, always dragging that huge ball with you. it's not particularly fun, but for twenty bucks you could give it a try.

With a more involving narrative presentation and less wonky combat elements, this could have been truly great.

Despite its flaws, this is one of the year's true surprises, and an absolute bargain at the price.