MoHo
MoHo (known as Ball Breakers in North America) is a video game developed by Lost Toys and published by Take-Two Interactive for PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Microsoft Windows in 2000.
Ball Breakers | |
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Developer(s) | Lost Toys |
Publisher(s) | Take-Two Interactive |
Platform(s) | PlayStation, Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows |
Release | PlayStation Windows
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Genre(s) | Action video game |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
Aggregator | Score | |
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PC | PS | |
GameRankings | 32%[2] | 73%[3] |
Publication | Score | |
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PC | PS | |
CNET Gamecenter | N/A | 6/10[4] |
Edge | N/A | 6/10[5] |
Eurogamer | 6/10[6] | 7/10[7] |
Game Informer | N/A | 3.5/10[8] |
GameRevolution | N/A | B[9] |
GameSpot | N/A | 5.3/10[10] |
IGN | N/A | 7.5/10[11] |
Jeuxvideo.com | N/A | 11/20[12] |
Next Generation | N/A | [13] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [14] |
PC Zone | 32%[15] | N/A |
The PlayStation version received average reviews, while the PC version received unfavorable reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2][3] Chris Charla of NextGen called the former version "The Running Man meets Marble Madness: surprisingly fun, especially for less than the cost of two boxes of Cheerios."[13]
Reviewing the PlayStation version Greg Howson of The Guardian awarded the title 4/5 stars, commending its gameplay which he described as "mixing Marble Madness, skateboarding and future sport" and "remarkable graphical effects on a machine already drawing its pension".[16]
Official Dreamcast Magazine's Steve Key rated it as 3/10, describing the character movement as like "slow, awkward muppets rolling about like a drunken version of It's a Knockout...but with absolutely no fun at all" and damning the title as "probably the most boring game on Dreamcast".[17]
References
- IGN staff (July 27, 2000). "Straight to the Bargain Bin". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- "MoHo for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- "Ball Breakers for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- D'Aprile, Jason (August 18, 2000). "Ball Breakers". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on September 25, 2000. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- Edge staff (August 2000). "MoHo (PS)" (PDF). Edge. No. 87. Future Publishing. pp. 88–89. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- Ellis, Keith "DNM" (December 26, 2000). "MoHo (PC)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on March 30, 2001. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- Goldsmith, Linda "Bloomers" (July 25, 2000). "MoHo (PSOne)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on January 7, 2001. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- "Ball Breakers". Game Informer. No. 89. FuncoLand. September 2000.
- Archer, Erik (August 2000). "Ball Breakers Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- Davis, Ryan (July 21, 2000). "Ball Breakers Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- Bishop, Sam (August 28, 2000). "Ball Breakers". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- pilou (July 18, 2000). "Test: Moho [sic] (PS1)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- Charla, Chris (December 2000). "Ball Breakers". NextGen. No. 72. Imagine Media. p. 136. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- "Ball Breakers". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 37. Ziff Davis. October 2000.
- Hill, Steve (January 2001). "MoHo". PC Zone. No. 98. Dennis Publishing. p. 94. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- Howson, Greg (27 July 2000). "Convicts roll out a new idea". The Guardian. p. 57.
- Key, Steve (30 November 2000). "Review: MoHo". Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK). Dennis Publishing (15): 96.