''Sticky Balls'' is an action puzzle game published by Gizmondo Studios and developed in

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and designed by John and Ste Pickford in 2005 for Gizmondo, and later ported to iOS in 2014.

Development

It was initially developed by Zed Two for

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s. After Zed Two was bought out by Warthog, a version was in development for the

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, until Warthog was bought out by

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and development was switched to the Gizmondo, eventually releasing on May 24, 2005. It was one of only 8 titles available for the handheld console in the United States, and among the 14 games released for the system in Europe. It became the most popular game on the Gizmondo platform. On May 23, 2014, Fast Pixel Games Ltd released ''Sticky Balls'' on iOS devices under the name ''Sticky Balls Classic''. It was popular enough to spawn a sequel, ''Sticky Balls Soccer'', released on June 29, 2014.

Gameplay

''Sticky Balls'' uses a pool-like interface where the player utilizes a spring-loaded rod to shoot brightly colored balls at each other. Bouncing the balls against the table walls doubles the score of the shot but hitting a ball of a different color, or failing to hit anything causes the player to lose a turn. Rather than pocketing the balls in a pocket like in a traditional pool game, the balls must be stuck together in groups of seven to win the stage. As the game progresses, additional power-ups, bonuses and stage designs offer new challenges.

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* 2005 video games Cancelled PlayStation Portable games Gizmondo games IOS games Puzzle video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom {{Puzzle-videogame-stub