NLife:
"Nintendo has been highlighting TOO DX's Sportsball at various shows and conferences as one of several particularly strong "indie games" available on the Wii U eShop, promoting it as a quality party game. Though at first it looks like a primitive, simplistic Joust clone, its charms quickly become apparent with fast-paced gameplay and hilarious presentation. A local multiplayer arcade experience that's easy to learn while still being incredibly nuanced and skill-based, Sportsball is not to be missed — so long as you plan on playing with friends."
Nintendo consoles have a long history of offering a variety of games tailored towards a local multiplayer experience. However, with the option to have online play many developers simply choose to ignore the potential of a local only multiplayer party game. TOO DX set out to capture the excitement of gaming in the same room as friends with Sportsball, and proves that local play is just as viable as online.
DigitalChumps:
"Why not put a bird on it? That makes everything better.
If you are younger than 35 years of age, then you probably didn’t get to enjoy the game Joust when you were growing up. It’s a 2D game that had multiple platforms onscreen, ostriches you would ride and enemies you would literally ‘joust’ or fall on top of to get rid of them. As you progressed in Joust, platforms would become scarce, the enemies would increase in quantity and lava would appear at the bottom, which would make life difficult when you needed a break from button-mashing."
From the review: "Sportsball is a fun and fast paced game…when played with friends. Sadly there’s very little single-player content to be worth the ten dollars if you rarely have other people to play with, and there's also no online play at all, but beyond that Sportsball can make for a fun afternoon of soccer with a bit of Joust thrown in."
