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Madballs is a cross between Team Fortress 2 and Super Monkey ball. That is to say it is a class-based 16-player shooter where the participants are rolling heads with guns attached.
Wide character selection:
In addition to different hitpoint, size, and elemental attributes, all 10 characters have 2 different special abilities to use in battle. The characters and 24 weapon modes are unlocked through experience collection.
Elemental damage system:
A unique facet of play allows players to take advantage of the elemental vulnerability of their opponent by selecting the correct weapon mode. This maintains diverse character selection in online play.
Unique map-building game mode:
In addition to 4 common game modes played across 21 handcrafted maps, a highly innovative game mode called Invasion mode is included, wherein teams build an original map at the start of every round with a home base and control points, before battling upon it. The mode automatically scales to support from 4-16 players. Well over 75,000 different maps are possible.
Faction-based coop campaign:
The game also includes a story-based 10-level campaign and supports 4-player coop play. Characters are divided into two factions giving a different feel to play depending on the faction selected.
