Peter Cohen of Macworld gives an excellent well-rounded review of the game. He touches on all facets of art, engine, music, sound, and gameplay.
He also awarded El Ballo 3 out of 5 mice. (Not bad for a naked alien)
To read the full review, click the following link:
http://www.macworld.com/2006/06/reviews/adelba/index.php
Add comment June 17th, 2006
In MacFormat’s March 2006 issue, they had a section of the magazine titled “40 New Things to Try With Your Mac.” In their “Have Some Fun” game section, El Ballo was listed as #6 of their top ten. (View the picture on the right for the full write-up.)
MacFormat staff… it makes us feel incredible that you highlighted our game in your magazine.
Mucho gracias!
Your Pal,
El Ballo
1 comment April 21st, 2006
El Ballo is in the news once again. This time the game was mentioned in the web blog of Peter Cohen, Macworld reviewer/writer. Here’s the section that mentions the game:
Ambrosia Software is one of the elder statesmen of the bunch, starting life at a time when Internet connectivity was still a novelty and dial-up connectivity was standard. The company has diversified in recent years with utilities like Snapz Pro and WireTap Pro, but games are still a mainstay of its product line—the irreverent (and some say perverted) side-scroller El Ballo and GooBall are examples of recent Mac games.
Goodness, some people think El Ballo is perverted. It’s quite sad. For El Ballo to be perverted, I’d say that the game would need to have references to Beetlejuice and Gummybears. Juicy and gummy goodness is never good for the soul. On another note, I’m suprised that Peter Cohen actually mentioned El Ballo as Macworld never acknowledged its existence upon its release even though we sent them press releases. If you ask me, that’s a bit juicy and gummy.
March 17th, 2006
Friends of distant lands, I have some exciting news to share… The audio soundtrack of the game that I star in has just been released! If you’re looking for a fun and diverse mix of jazzy and funky melodies, grab those dancing shoes and jump on over to this site. Get ready for some groovin’.
Have fun jammin’,
- El Ballo
1 comment February 15th, 2006
Welcome to The Adventures of El Ballo blog. Yours truly, El Ballo, will be communicating to you from my dedicated internet connection provided by ProRattaFactor. I hope to provide you with the latest news and gossip from my home planet.
In addition, my creators may also chime in and discuss the retro gaming scene or whatever else those crazy humans think about.
Wishing you peace throughout the galaxy,
- El Ballo
February 13th, 2006
The postmortem of El Ballo was presented at the New Jersey Chapter of IGDA. Ivan and Casey used the trustly iChat A/V application, iSight, and a trusty digital camcorder to remotely conduct the presentation.
If you’d like to view the presentation, please click here.
January 7th, 2006
Just after one day of being released, Softpedia announced that they are awarding The Adventures of El Ballo with a 5 stars and SoftPedia Pick Award! For full story, click here.
September 20th, 2005
Download it from www.AmbrosiaSW.com today.
September 20th, 2005
InsideMacGames.com interviewed Casey Gatti and Ivan Milles, the developers behind the retro mac video game The Adventures of El Ballo.
September 9th, 2005
A German website, Macinplay.de, interviewed Ivan Milles. Check out the article.
December 15th, 2004