{"id":12123,"date":"2011-04-16T09:11:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T23:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=12123"},"modified":"2011-04-16T09:11:51","modified_gmt":"2011-04-15T23:11:51","slug":"speedball-2-evolution-out-now-on-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=12123","title":{"rendered":"Speedball 2 Evolution out now on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Apple Mac version of <em>The<\/em> Bitmap Brothers classic futuristic sports game is now available on the Mac App Store following its recent, phenomenal, international chart topping success on iOS. The game boasts updated gameplay, tons of game modes, super-slick visuals and brutal competition.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Download Here from the Mac App Store: <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/speedball-2-evolution\/id430547949?mt=12&amp;ls=1\">http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/speedball-2-evolution\/id430547949?mt=12&amp;ls=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday, 15<sup>th<\/sup> April 2011: <em>The<\/em> Bitmap Brothers have joined forces with Jon Hare\u2019s Tower Studios and quality development house Vivid Games to create a stunning Mac version of the classic fusion of Ice Hockey, American Football and Pinball, better known as the futuristic sport of Speedball and\u00a0 first released by <em>The<\/em> Bitmap Brothers in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>This brilliantly updated version of Speedball has proved an instant hit classic across Europe on iPad and iPhone, topping the charts in Germany, France, Italy and a host of other countries Worldwide Speedball 2 Evolution was the #1 top rated new game on the App Store in February of this year and averages 4.5 stars out of 5 on the UK AppStore from over 1,300 User Reviews.<\/p>\n<p>With quick-play, league and cup tournaments, players can enjoy a quick game or a more structured competition \u2013 but it is the comprehensive 10 season career mode, including the new Speedball Champions League and a full player transfer market with 360 fully upgradable and transferable players which really grab the headlines.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the original game\u2019s combination of fast-based cartoon violence, tongue-in-cheek humour, and perfect playability remain \u2013 making this the ideal handheld sports title for veteran Speedball players or newcomers to this most competitive of sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis and the iOS versions of the game have now proven themselves beyond doubt to be the best versions of Speedball 2 available on the market since the original and the best remake of any classic title available from Apple on any format\u201d says Jon Hare, the games creative director and CEO of publisher, Tower Studios. \u201cTo existing fans this is a classic remake, to the new generation of players this is a fantastic new game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speedball 2 Evolution launched on the Mac App Store on 14<sup>th<\/sup> of April at $4.99 \/ \u20ac3.99 \/ \u00a32.99<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speedball 2 Evolution Mac features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 336 Individual Players<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 22 Achievements<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 20 Power-ups and Pick-ups<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 16 Classic Speedball Teams<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 12 New Intergalactic Teams<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 10 Season Career Mode<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 10 Game Modes<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 6 Arenas on 4 different planets<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Player Transfer Market and Upgrades<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Extensive Tutorial<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Game Pads support<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Game Center support<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; HD Graphics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Apple Mac version of The Bitmap Brothers classic futuristic sports game is now available on the Mac App Store following its recent, phenomenal, international chart topping success on iOS. The game boasts updated gameplay, tons of game modes, super-slick visuals and brutal competition.\u00a0 Download Here from the Mac App Store: http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/speedball-2-evolution\/id430547949?mt=12&amp;ls=1 Friday, 15th April<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=12123\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12124,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12123\/revisions\/12124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}