Ballance

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Ballance
Developer(s)	Cyparade
Publisher(s)	Atari
Designer(s)	Klaus Riech
Platform(s)	Windows
Release date	2004
Genre(s)	puzzle game
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: E (for everyone) PEGI: 3+
Media	CD-ROM
System requirements	Intel Pentium II 350 MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, 150MB hard disk, 8MB DirectX 8.1 compatible video card
Input methods	Keyboard

Ballance is a 3D puzzle computer game. It was developed by Cyparade and published by Atari. The gameplay is similar to Marble Madness: The player controls a ball that he or she must move from one point to another without falling off the screen.

[edit] Balls

In the game, the player can change the ball's material with special changers throughout levels. It can be a wood, rock, or paper ball. The wooden ball is very stable and can be used for several puzzles in the game. It is the very first ball, used in the easy levels. The rock ball is extremely heavy, and can be accidentally rolled off an edge very easily, but this ball can easily push down boxes and bridges. Rolling a rock ball through a bridge made of planks will make the bridge collapse and cause loss of one life. The paper ball is very light. Its surface is not smooth, unlike the wood and rock ball, and can be a bit rough at first. A paper ball can be blown into the air by fans and can roll up steep hills easily.