<s>
Ballz	B-Application
is	O
a	O
two-player	O
2.5D	O
action	B-Application
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ballz	B-Application
offered	O
three	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
over	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
21	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
tremendous	O
success	O
,	O
PF	O
Magic	O
reused	O
its	O
graphics	O
technology	O
in	O
a	O
successful	O
line	O
of	O
virtual	O
pet	O
titles	O
,	O
Petz	B-Language
,	O
Dogz	B-Language
,	O
Catz	B-Language
and	O
Oddballz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
version	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Edge	O
16	O
,	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
system	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
which	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
PF	O
Magic	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
stated	O
"	O
To	O
be	O
the	O
champion	O
,	O
you	O
gotta	O
have	O
Ballz	B-Application
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
racy	O
double-entendre	O
(	O
"	O
balls	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
slang	O
term	O
for	O
testicles	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
demanded	O
the	O
wording	O
be	O
changed	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
states	O
"	O
you	O
...	O
gotta	O
play	O
Ballz	B-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Sega	O
version	O
uses	O
the	O
original	O
intro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
notably	O
bizarre	O
for	O
its	O
lineup	O
of	O
fighters	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
farting	O
monkey	O
,	O
a	O
jumping	O
clown	O
,	O
a	O
sumo	B-Language
wrestler	O
,	O
an	O
ostrich	O
,	O
a	O
caveman	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
bodybuilder	O
,	O
a	O
ballerina	B-Language
,	O
a	O
rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
"	O
superhero	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusher	O
:	O
An	O
enraged	O
rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
who	O
prefers	O
to	O
charge	O
at	O
his	O
opponents	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Divine	O
:	O
A	O
ballerina	B-Language
dancer	O
who	O
twirls	O
around	O
gracefully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kronk	O
:	O
A	O
caveman	B-Algorithm
from	O
the	O
dawn	O
of	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsunami	O
:	O
A	O
sumo	B-Language
wrestler	O
who	O
enjoys	O
leaping	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
his	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bounder	O
is	O
a	O
kangaroo	B-Application
who	O
wears	O
boxing	O
gloves	O
and	O
uses	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lamprey	O
is	O
a	O
mystical	O
genie	B-Language
whose	O
swift	O
attacks	O
and	O
magical	O
powers	O
make	O
him	O
a	O
formidable	O
foe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
possesses	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
himself	O
into	O
any	O
creature	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
bull	O
,	O
a	O
scorpion	B-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
snake	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
balanced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
smooth	O
scaling	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
humorous	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Ballz	B-Application
takes	O
the	O
increasingly	O
routine	O
genre	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
and	O
gives	O
it	O
a	O
new	O
bounce	O
,	O
injecting	O
a	O
wicked	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
into	O
the	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
better	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
irritating	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
overcomplicated	O
control	O
configuration	O
,	O
and	O
especially	O
the	O
frequent	O
slowdown	O
combine	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
much	O
less	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
had	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
a	O
highly	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
applauding	O
the	O
additions	O
and	O
improvements	O
such	O
as	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
increased	O
play	O
speed	O
,	O
rendered	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
character-specific	O
theme	O
songs	O
,	O
and	O
arena	O
rotation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
humor	O
and	O
"	O
non-conformist	O
attitude	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ballz	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
seventh	O
in	O
a	O
2011	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
Ten	O
Fighting	O
Games	O
We	O
'd	O
Like	O
to	O
Forget	O
"	O
,	O
compiled	O
by	O
Game	O
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
accept	O
its	O
looks	O
,	O
it	O
plays	O
fine	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
as	O
much	O
yesterday	O
's	O
technology	O
as	O
any	O
sprite-based	O
fighter	O
attempting	O
to	O
get	O
away	O
with	O
digitized	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
