    The Ball Review   Posted by: Brian Rowe  Gamezone Review
Rating 5.5 Average Your Score  Shortly after the Unreal
Development Kit was released to the public for free, The Ball
brushed fame as a finalist in the Make Something Unreal contest.
The competition and ensuing award had significance, because it
showed what could happen when some of the barriers between gamer
and developer were removed. Unfortunately, The Ball also shows
just how beneficial it can be to have an experienced game
designer at the helm.  Mexico. 1940. You are part of a
mountainside archaeological dig and take a tumble down the
proverbial rabbit hole. Trapped inside a rocky and strangely
well-lit cavern, your coworker yells down, encouraging you to,
"Go on and explore the area." Sounds like workers compensation
lawsuit in the making. That is the gist of your motivation, even
though waiting for someone to throw a rope would have been the
smart choice.  You are introduced to the ball almost
immediately, along with the gun-like device that