The Ball is an indie singleplay action and puzzle game, running on Unreal Engine 3. The game started out as a mod for UT3 and has won a range of prizes and awards.
The Ball will offer the player an adventure that puts him in the boots of an explorer who gets stuck in a cavern and bumps onto ancient Meso-American tombs. While making your way through the internal workings of ancient ziggurats, golden cities, and huge caverns, your only companion is a mysterious big gold and metal-shelled ball.
Innovative physics driven gameplay. Roll the ball around to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and crush enemies with. All from a first person perspective.
Here are some key features of "The Ball":
Six hours of gameplay - 15% exploration, 60% puzzling, 25% fighting.
A unique but non frustrating gameplay concept - We aim to provide the player with interesting and unique challenges but without making things frustratingly difficult.
A unique and consistent art style - With color!
Varied puzzles - We try hard to make every puzzle and obstacle feel fresh and original.
Physics driven gameplay - The mod wouldn't exist without it.
Enemies - Mummies, turtles and bugs, a zombie King Kong, big worms, and a giant cooked bird!
Satisfactionary - Kill mummies by rolling over them with the ball, ensuring a fountain of gibs and blood every time!
Attention to detail - Harmless fishes, spiders, snakes, birds, and monkeys inhabit this mysterious world.
Story - An interesting background story tied up to actual myths provides additional depth to the experience.