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Ballerburg – Atari – Strategy Game Review
Ballerburg – Atari is a Strategy/Casual/Entertainment game from DonkeyCat GmbH, first launched in 11th April 2012.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 45+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Ballerburg – Atari Stand Out
The mother of artillery games is back: the famous 1980s Atari ST game "Ballerburg"!
Beat the castle at the other side of the mountain!
- Hotseat multiplayer on the same device
- Single player against 7 computer opponents in different skill levels and stlye
- Run your kingdoms economy wisely to gain valuable resources for your battle
- Graphics and Sound in retro style, as 25 ago on the Atari ST
Ballerburg proves that simple game concepts are also the best. Two castles, a mountain – and cannons. Beat the enemy kingdoms castle by hitting its well guarded king. For each cannon shoot, angle and amount of used gunpowder has to be adjusted wisely. Changing wind and the fact, that cannonballs and gunpowder are limited resources make the battle even more interesting. As the own inhabitants are paying taxes, this money can be used to rebuild cannons and walls or buy gunpowder, cannons and derricks. But don't tax them too much, otherwise your people might join your opponent.
Now, all those who have been addicted to Ballerburg decades ago can play the cult classic on their iPhones – without having to get their old Ataris from attic. And the feeling will be the same as back then: we tried to get as close to the original version by Eckard Kruse as possible, which means graphics, sound and gameplay – same as 30 years ago.
This Strategy game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Ballerburg – Atari is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 21st November 2020
Recent improvements include:
bugfixes
Download & Availability
Ballerburg – Atari is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Ballerburg – Atari on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
What the games like 4 bucks? But is a complete no micro transactions game? We keep playing a match now and then because its so simple and fun. Used to do a similar game on paper as a kid. Near perfect.
This game is awesome and sick and cool.
Thank you for bringing this to IOS!! For those of us who vaguely remember the game, it is fun to go oh yeah, now we remember. Its great being able to move the canons, buy powder and canon balls for sure. Not with real cash, but that is an option to do. By prepared that it can be a minimum 1 credit per win when against the AI. And double tap which canon you want to shoot.
We were able to play for about 20 minutes and now the game keeps crashing. The game was no charge so Im not worried about that. However, we will be deleting it. What we could play was enjoyable and challenging.
Many childhood memories rekindled by this app. Pity they had to translate it, though.
Everything about this game is exactly as it was on the Atari, for which it was one of the best games available. It is still great fun playing against the different virtual enemies and calculating trajectory, gun powder, and wind while defenses and finances. The only thing we miss is being able to play in German. We enjoyed the king telling us: "Du sollst mehr Geld verdienen, Frdertrme bauen und den Gegner besiegen." Then we clicked the button: "Demtig zur Kenntnis genommen".
A must for the every Atari fan. We played that game for hours. When you first launch the game it catapults you back sitting in front of your monochrome monitor :) This is a exact port don't expect any fancy graphics it's just what it is BALLERBURG. Please add one thing real multiplayer.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.43
- Size: 108.36 MB
- iOS: 10.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: [DonkeyCat GmbH]()
Last updated: 21st November 2020 | Genre: Strategy, Casual | Developer: DonkeyCat GmbH