Rival Ball

Rival Ball
The logo for Rival Ball, as presented on its website
Developer(s)Longbow Digital Arts
Publisher(s)Longbow Digital Arts
Programmer(s)Tom Hubina
Rob McConnell
Composer(s)SideWinder
Platform(s)Windows, Macintosh
ReleaseMarch 19, 2001
Genre(s)Breakout clone
Mode(s)Single-player, hotseat, online multiplayer

Rival Ball is the sequel to the PC Breakout clone DX-Ball 2 from Longbow Digital Arts. Released on March 19, 2001, the game features square bricks and online split-screen multiplayer.[1] It introduces a cursor-based layout with buttons for navigation, two new power-ups, the ability to save and resume games, and game options for randomising board order, setting timers, repeating board-sets, and choosing between four difficulty levels. The game also plays all the original DX-Ball 2 boards. A Mac version was announced on April 3, 2002.[2] Rival Ball was the first game from Longbow Games to succeed the passing of Seumas McNally (1979–2000), the company's founder and lead programmer. Rival Ball was followed by Rival Ball Tournament in 2004.[3]

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