Magic Orbz

Magic Orbz (previously named Magic Ball^[1]) is a game for the Sony PlayStation 3 video game console. It is based on the PC game, Magic Ball 3. The game was released in January 2009 and was followed by a few additional downloadable content packs. An iOS port was developed and published by HeroCraft in November 2012.

Magic Orbz
Developer(s)	Creat Studios HeroCraft
Publisher(s)	Creat Studios & TikGames HeroCraft
Engine	Havok, CreatEngine
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3 (PSN), iOS
Release	PSN January 15, 2009 iOS November 27, 2012
Genre(s)	Breakout clone
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Magic Orbz is a 3D Breakout style game with a stylised game design and physics simulation. The game's visual appearance follows two themes, Pirates and Knights. As in many similar games in this genre, random power-ups fall from pieces of the level that are broken up by the ball.

The initial release of the game contains 48 normal levels + 2 bonus levels, providing 13 trophies. The "Wicked Witches" expansion includes an additional 24 Witch themed levels, 1 bonus level and 5 more trophies. The "Winter Pack" was released in January 2010 features 25 new levels.^[1] One more Level pack is listed as "Coming Soon" in the in-game menu.

Magic Orbz features single player, competitive multiplayer and co-operative multiplayer modes. Multiplayer has both local and online gameplays available.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(iOS) 76/100[2] (PS3) 66/100[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Destructoid	(PS3) 8/10[4]
Gamekult	(PS3) 6/10[5]
GameSpot	(PS3) 6/10[6]
Gamezebo	(iOS) 70/100[7]
IGN	(PS3) 7.5/10[8]
Jeuxvideo.com	(PS3) 15/20[9]
MacLife	(iOS) [10]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	(PS3) 5/10[11]
Pocket Gamer	(iOS) [12]
VideoGamer.com	(PS3) 7/10[13]

Reception

The PlayStation 3 version received "average" reviews, while the iOS version received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2][3]