The World:
The year is 2081. After numerous world conflicts and economic
disasters, society has fallen under the despotic control of twenty-three
Mega-Corporations with each one bent on world domination. Life in the
streets is nearly unbearable, and the only means of escape is by
watching the world's newest and bloodiest sport: Blood Ball!
The Game:
Six teams, consisting of four players each, compete for control of the
game ball and the audience's affections with which to score points.
Teams can range from novices all of the way up to world-class
contenders, and can be a group of friends or simply some individual
players out looking for some fun. Players can choose from numerous
character classes with which to play (Acrobat, Fighter, Medic, Ninja,
Stalker, and Thinker), and equipement can range from baseball bats and
swords all the way up to hover boards and hand grenades.
The Accounts:
With each account, you can generate up to six characters to play in the
various arenas. However, you can only play one character at a time.
Characters gain experience and money as they progress through the
different arenas. Any money you earn can then be used to buy more and
better equipment with which to enter the harder arenas for even more
experience and money. You can trade items and money between your
characters (at a downgraded cost), but not between other players.
The Mega-Corporations:
There are twenty-three Mega-Corporations, with each one vieing for name
recognition and the promotion of their ideals. The more they like you,
the more money they will give you. Become their favorite and get
specialized equipment not available anywhere else. Become their enemy
and you can quickly find yourself with a price on your head.
The Arena:
Each game takes place in a circular arena with the Blood Ball in the
center and the teams on the outside racing in. All you need to do is
get to the center, get the Blood Ball, and get it back to your home base
in order to score. How hard can that be, right? Well, everyone has
weapons, grids open up containing poisonous snakes, spikes, and other
nasties, cybernetically enhanced beasts run loose, and there's a referee
that might even penalize you if you get too carried away with the
violence. Then again, you can actually attack the referee from behind,
so maybe you won't have to worry about the him after all.