Spherical (video game)

Spherical is a 1989 video game published by Rainbow Arts.^[1] It was released for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It is similar in terms of gameplay to Tecmo's Solomon's Key.

Spherical
game cover art
Developer(s)	Electronic Zoo
Publisher(s)	Rainbow Arts
Designer(s)	Jörn Galka
Composer(s)	Chris Hülsbeck, Ramiro Vaca
Platform(s)	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release	1989
Genre(s)	Platform Game
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Gameplay

Spherical is a platform game in which the players have to move a glowing Starball around the obstacles filling room to get it through the exit. To do so they are able to create and destroy blocks in order to change the path of the sphere and eventually defend themselves from enemies.^[2]

Reception

Award

Publication	Award
Crash	Crash Smash[3]

Reception

Allen L. Greenberg reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "For an arcade game, Spherical contains an unusual degree of strategy. This alone sets the game apart from others. For an interesting challenge of both thought and reflexes, get Spherical!"^[2]

Tom Malcom for .info rated the game 5 stars and said "First rate in every way, the game even has a cooperative two-player mode with a different set of screens. Don't miss it."^[1]

Reviews

• Compute's Amiga Resource - Jun, 1990
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Apr, 1989
• The Games Machine - Aug, 1989
• Sinclair User - Dec, 1989