Chris Buffa (Modojo): Blast Ball proves that soccer would be infinitely more enjoyable if there were monsters chasing the players. Equal parts sports, action and platform game, UNCADE's newest creation benefits from a visually stimulating futuristic/retro vibe, along with the addictive gameplay to match.
Hardcore Gamer: Scanning certain amiibo such as Mario and Bowser on the New Nintendo 3DS will give you matching designs. So far, this is all we know about the game’s in-game amiibo compatibility. It should be likely many more amiibo will let you gain more variations.
I'm sure it will be fun to play but I really miss the Gamecube ones. Those were just so engrossing and engaging in so many ways.
VGChartz's Brent Galietti: "While normally the cursor points directly in front of you, you also can use gyroscopic control to try and push the ball in the right direction. However, I noticed that even when I did this it didn’t seem to affect the ball much, if at all. Also, when the ball gets stuck against a wall, it's hard to pry it out with all of the crossfire going on.
Blast Ball is a simple and flawed multiplayer game, but it still has plenty of time to be tweaked into a better experience. It will release as part of Metroid Prime: Federation Forces on the 3DS in 2016."
Nintendo slapping the name Metroid on this title is a complete insult. What a joke. Thanks for pissing in my Cheerios
Blast Ball is not a team-based eSports shooter for Nintendo 3DS; it's Retro Studios' new Metroid game that will be revealed tomorrow at E3.
