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37 Great Games Like Super Pole Riders

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A cross between the high jump, jousting and basketball, Super Pole Riders is a simple game where four players must get a ball hanging from a wire to the opponent’s goal using long poles. It’s the controls that make this game so much of a giggle to play. One of the controller joysticks operates the pole while the other moves your character. This enables you to pull off batting, jumping, hurdling and whacking moves in various fashions.

Unfortunately, Super Pole Riders is not available on Android, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Super Pole Riders

Game Details

Release Date: 11/06/2013

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS3 and PS4

Content Rating: PEGI 7

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Players: 1-4

Genres: Fighting, Sports (Action, Simulation and Traversal)

Accessibility: 0 features Documented (Tweet Developer)

Components: 2D Side-On

Developer: Bfod (@Bfod)

Costs: Purchase cost

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