This review was written to test my blog out and is complete trash, yet here it is, so let’s just get this over with shall we?
Alpaca Ball is about having fun. It’s exactly what you need it to be. A game about alpacas playing soccer, I mean football, I mean ball, or maybe Europe is starting to call it soccer, or maybe they only call it that because of Americans–wait, where is this game from? There’s Spanish music and the first level is Machu Picchu, which is in Peru, but the developers are in Austria, and the game is English.
I haven’t dove too far into the story of this game much. It might have one? I walked into the water and rowed a boat for about 3 minutes and it didn’t stop. It’s cool, I rowed back. The match is the main event, but there is a story and very entertaining characters who are also alpacas. You can either jump in with Play or do the Career. This works similarly to mechanics in other games. I played this on the Nintendo Switch because it really suits it. It is available on Steam or eShop, and is controller friendly. It might be available on keyboard, but I don’t think I’d want to play it that way.
The Llamas I MEAN ALPACAS ?
I was really interested in the game since I first saw it. First of all, I love games that involve humor. In fact, games with humor is a major selling point for me. I don’t mind seriousness for atmospherics. I don’t have enough emotional reserves to offer to games that want me to be scared or obsessed these days, but there sure seem to be enough around. No, Alpaca Ball is about having FUN.
Alpaca Ball: This Game is Hilarious
There is a brief training level and then after you’ve got the controls down, you can start playing soccer as alpacas. If you’re still confused, here’s a completely unrelated external link to an article on the 7 Way To Tell The Difference Between An Alpaca and a Llama.
The main mechanic in this game that is essentially the crux of its creation is the physics of playing soccer as an alpaca and ,with that, the chaotic learning curve of using an alpaca (with their very long necks) to bop a soccer ball into the opposing teams goal. You can play it as single player or multiplayer. I think it would be more fun as multiplayer, but as a solitary game I can only offer you this primitive take on the game.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!
Yes, you will win. It is often a close match based partially on lucky breaks as a CPU battler. The CPU matches are definitely developed with an enjoyable artificial intelligence that will last for ages. If you really want to have fun though, try the Nintendo Switch Online feature.
I have won plenty of games today, since it came out, but enough to keep me on my hooves and keep me interested. The only stressors were when I kept accidentally banging my poor alpaca’s head into the stadium’s metal field edges on one arena. It’s interesting that this mechanic was left in. It’s the small things though, isn’t it? Yes it is.
It’s a great game! Check it out on Nintendo Switch or Steam. It’s currently free there. It’s also MacOS compatible.
This was one of my first ever reviews, but I still remember how fun this game is. If you’d like to read about more topics have a look around. Thanks for stopping reading MrDavePizza.com.!
