#Mindball play switch series
Unlike most other racing titles, single player in Mindball Play isn’t merely limited to a series of grand prix-style tournaments. Not every weapon is purely about the offensive attack though with boosts and the ability to go invisible offering other ways to get ahead of the pack. The force field meanwhile might not protect you from other attacks but does eliminate anyone who happens to get close. The laser, for example, sees your ball shoot out beams in four directions taking out anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path. Your weapon list is short but offers enough variety to add a small layer of chaos to the mix. It’s just a shame there aren’t more tracks in the game since the limited selection offered here means you’ll be getting very familiar with them fairly quickly. Compared to other arcade racers this definitely ranks among the tougher examples out there. The track designs don’t mess around either playing host to a combination of harsh challenging features that include banks, lasers, launch pads and plenty of twisty sections with little in the way of barriers to stop you flying off. Sure, maintaining your momentum is important but even more so is remaining in control if you want to stay at the front of the pack. Amidst the heat of the race, it might be tempting to avoid slowing at all costs but you’ll quickly discover all this will result in is a last place finish as you fall off the track over and over. Fortunately, you’re able to brake at the press of a button while a jump ability also allows for some more advanced play. Every ramp, bump, and turn will require you to master the physics of the ball fighting against inclines and swerving past obstacles. The game plays a little differently to your typical racer in that there is no accelerate button, with movement instead handled entirely via tilting the left control stick.
While a large sum of your performance will come down to your rolling ability and how you make best use of each track’s bends and ramps, obstacles and weapons will also come into play both making your life tougher as much as lending a helping hand. Here you take control of a metallic ball guiding it through a series of futuristically themed tracks with up to nineteen others competing against you. Mindball Play looks to fill that void by taking the idea and really well… rolling with it. What wasn’t to like after all? A Mario Kart-style racer with ball rolling physics was a neat twist on the usual karting formula and it was and has been surprising there haven’t been many copycats since. The latter in particular played host to some of the series’ more intense multiplayer sessions. It’s funny when I look back on my many hours spent with the Super Monkey Ball series, an awful lot of that time wasn’t with the main puzzle platforming modes but rather in the mini-games either gliding gracefully onto targets, hurling simians at bowling pins, or racing them on a series of wacky tracks.
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