Crüe Ball
| Crüe Ball | |
|---|---|
| File:Crüe Ball Coverart.png European cover art | |
| Developer | NuFX |
| Publishers | |
| Producer | Richard Robbins |
| Designer | Mark Weston Sprenger |
| Programmer | Lou Haehn |
| Artist | Mark Weston Sprenger |
| Composer | Brian L. Schmidt |
| Platform | Genesis |
| Release | |
| Genre | Pinball |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Crüe Ball is a 1992 pinball video game developed by American studio NuFX and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis. Themed to glam metal band Mötley Crüe, it features three of their songs: "Dr. Feelgood," "Live Wire," and "Home Sweet Home."
The game's prototype name was Twisted Flipper.[4] The producer of the game, Richard Robbins, initially pursued the name Headbangers Ball, but MTV balked at a license and Mötley Crüe was added relatively late in development.[citation needed]
This game was designed by Mark Sprenger (artist for Space Shuttle, High Speed, and Diner) and Brian L. Schmidt (composer for Space Station and Black Knight 2000). The game was awarded the Sega Seal of Quality Award for Best Sound at the Consumer Electronics Show.[5]
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer and Video Games | 78%[4] |
| GamePro | 5/5[6] |
| Mean Machines | 74%[2] |
| MegaTech | 70%[7] |
A review for Mean Machines found the inertia of the ball realistic, but lacked variety, comparing it unfavourably with Dragon's Fury.[2] In a CVG review it was called "the second best Megadrive pinball game around - out of two!".[4]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Crüe Ball at GameFAQs
- Crüe Ball at Sega-16
- Encyclopedia Bombastica Video at Giant Bomb
- Crüe Ball can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
- Crüe Ball at MobyGames
- 1992 video games
- Band-centric video games
- Electronic Arts games
- Mötley Crüe
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- NuFX games
- Pinball video games
- Sega Genesis games
- Sega Genesis-only games
- Vertically scrolling video games
- Video games based on musicians
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games scored by Brian L. Schmidt
- Action game stubs
- Pinball stubs