Cartoon Court Action Kicks Butt in the B-Ball Arena
Overview
If you think you're a B-Ball expert on the cart court,
you have to try Bouncers, the most unique and unruly
basketball game to ever hit a game machine. Now you get
to play basketball as the ball. If you wanna score in
Sega's outrageously original new basketball CD, you have
to bounce on top of your opponent. Or run straight into
him and launch a leap. Or grab any number of
unpredictable power-ups floating across the court.
Spectacular 3-D rendered animation and a cast of bizarre
basketball characters make Bouncers a B-Ball bonanza
that's nothin' but net.
Publisher: Sega
Players: 1 or 2
Controller: 3-Button
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Head-to-Head Action
Meet eight different Bouncers - human basketballs that
bounce all over one another on the most creative courts
in the history of B-Ball. Pick your character and
challenge the computer or your favorite friend or enemy
to hoops hysteria. You can score in any basket, but you
can't jump high enough to reach them on your own. You
have to bounce off your opponent or use the optional
power-ups to score. In Challenge or Tournament mode, this
is one game where you really have to use your head.
Hot Hints
* Start off in the Arcade mode, which gives you more
bounce control, then graduate to Standard mode (the
default), which gives you less. If you're a glutton
for punishment, move up to Expert mode, which only
lets you control your character on the ground.
* Your opponent has the least control when he's
bouncing. Hop on top of him as his bounce slows down.
* You just need to touch your opponent to launch a jump.
Run straight at him and tap A as soon as you touch.
* Avoid the Lead Shoes power-down unless you're playing
underwater.
* If you get stuck with the Lead Shoes, sit in the
center of the court and use your Repel attack (button
B) until the power-down wears off.
* If your opponent gets the Wing Shoes power-up, sit
under the net and lean on Button B to deflect him from
the basket.
These Are the Bouncers to Beat
In single-player mode, you can play as any Bouncer and
challenge any other Bouncer. When controlled by the
computer, these characters have different ability levels.
In two-player mode, though, a Bouncer is only as good as
the player controlling him. Each character, incidentally,
is introduced by a spectacular 3-D cartoon that boasts
some of the best animation to spin off a Sega CD.
