It was released on March 31, 1997 in North America and in October 1997 in Europe. It is a remake of the 1985 video game Ballblazer that was released for the Commodore 64 and Atari consoles. Ward's biggest praise about the game was with the multiplayer mode, which he says adds to the game's replay value....
Ballblazer is a futuristic version of one-on-one indoor soccer, but with the use of a variety of weapons. Much like soccer, your goal is to put the ball in the net more times than your opponent does. Each player rides around in a rotofoil, used to speed around the arena field. However, in order to win the match, you must win three, four-minute rounds. Sounds easy enough, but you have to beat eight challengers in order to be the Ballblazer champion. Ballblazer offers eight characters to choose from and four modes of gameplay, including Practice, Tournament, Single-Player Free Play, and Two-Player Free Play. Each mode offers its own variety of fun