Videoball
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Released: June 2016. Added to this library 6 months ago, last updated 10 weeks ago.
Overview
Videoball is a minimalist sports game for up to six players. The aim is to get one of the balls into the opponent’s goal by shooting it with triangles. It’s highly skilled, frantic and works brilliantly in a competitive family setting.
It's like a combination of air hockey and football played in teams of 1-3 players. You use the controller joystick to control a triangle-shaped character and press a single button to shoot triangles at the ball. You can hold the button to charge a more powerful shot.
This game is good if you want to compete on the couch, connect with grandparents, connect and challenge friends or play old games like new.
Commitment
Players: You can play with 6 players in the same room and up to 6 players online. Up to six human or computer players can compete in local and online modes. Although on the PlayStation 4 this is limited to four per console. There are ranked online modes. Games last an average of four minutes, though they can last several times more.
Costs
You will need PlayStation Plus to play online with PlayStation 4. You will need Xbox Live Gold to play online with Xbox One.
Ratings
Accessibility
System settings: Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators. PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping). Xbox One has a wide range of system features including some that can be used on all games, like the excellent co-pilot mode... read more.
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