NA: October 6, 2001 EU: October 16, 2001 Arcade: January 2002 Linux: June 7, 2007
Ballistics is a futuristic racing computer game developed by Grin and published by Xicat Interactive in 2001. Grin developed an arcade version of the game, released in 2002 featuring a unique reclined seating position cabinet by Triotech.
Gameplay
Set in 2090, the game is centred on a fictional extreme racing sport known as Ballistics, a descendant of Formula One. The player takes the role of a Ballistic's pilot, racing hoverbikes called speeders through the inside of tubes which form the courses. The speeders are magnetically attached to the race surface, allowing the player 360 degrees of movement along the left/right axis. The player can detach the speeder from the track and navigate down the center in order to avoid track obstacles and to acquire the power-ups exclusively located there. Players must try to follow the outside of each curve, as hitting the inside of a curve at speed could lead to an involuntary detachment, leading to a loss of control and seconds dropped in securing reattachment
Sound Effect Used
PC/Linux Version
Arcade Version
- Triotech Credit Sound (debut)
Audio Samples
(Debuted of Triotech's Credit sounds) (Ex. Typhoon, UFO Stomper, Jett Rider, Mad Wave Motion Theater, and other Triotech Games that makes that noise.)