<s>
Ballistix	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Martin	O
Edmondson	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psyclapse	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
converted	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
home	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine/TurboGrafx	I-General_Concept
-16	I-General_Concept
console	B-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
unique	O
futuristic	O
sport	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
variously	O
to	O
pinball	B-Application
,	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
Crossfire	O
and	O
shove	O
ha'penny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
computer	O
wins	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
game	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
although	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
restarted	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Martin	O
Edmondson	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
with	O
these	O
four	O
versions	O
being	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Psygnosis	O
sub-label	O
Psyclapse	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
by	O
Peter	O
Scott	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
those	O
platforms	O
by	O
Superior	B-Device
Software	I-Device
,	O
also	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TuboGrafx-16	O
(	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
/	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
(	O
published	O
by	O
Coconuts	O
Japan	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roland	O
Waddilove	O
in	O
Electron	O
User	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9/10	O
,	O
concluding	O
"	O
Ballistix	B-Application
is	O
original	O
,	O
fun	O
and	O
very	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Heley	O
in	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
well	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
excellent	O
standards	O
of	O
Psygnosis	O
's	O
releases	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
76%	O
.	O
</s>
