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Chew Man Fu

aka: Be Ball
Moby ID: 17778
TurboGrafx-16 Specs

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Chew Man Fu has set a curse to rob the world of fried rice, egg rolls and all its other favourite foods. To stop him you must work through 550 rounds, clearing them by placing four different coloured balls into the appropriately-coloured hole.

Gameplay is something of a Pengo variant, as the single-screen levels are inhabited by enemies, who can be killed by firing one of the balls at them at speed. When it hits one it will continue moving in the same direction, rebounding off walls if neccessary, and pushing you backwards slightly if it comes back to you - but it can be instantaneously brought back under control. Blocks can also be moved at a more casual speed, including round corners. Once a block is placed onto its spot, it can be used again as a weapon. The levels are in a maze style, and parts of this can be opened up. The game also includes a small bonus Kick-Ball game for 2 players, which doubles as practice with the control system.

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  • ビーボール - Japanese spelling

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6 People (5 developers, 1 thanks)

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Average score: 68% (based on 15 ratings)

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Average score: 2.1 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings with 1 reviews)

Sokoban made fun.

The Good
Unique gameplay, strikes a nice balance between real time action and strategic puzzling. At it's core matching one colour to another is as basic as it gets but the blend between the two genres, in addition to the great mechanic which allows you to destroy the level surrounding you gives a lot of control to the player and lets them approach puzzles how they wish.

The Bad
Visually it fits under the "throw all the colour" category, and while it does make it somewhat pleasing to look at, the finer details and general theme feel either missing or buried under a rainbow.

Also, while the game has 50 levels in total, around half of those just feel like slight variations on the ones that preceded them.

The Bottom Line
If you dislike puzzle games because they're slow and boring, give this a shot. It genuinely surprised me how much I enjoyed it, if only down to the genre mashing. Sokoban would be the closest comparison I could make, but again the level of control and unique scenarios you can get put in greatly eclipses what's possible in the former.

TurboGrafx-16 · by Will Ford (6) · 2018

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Game added by Martin Smith.

Wii U added by Michael Cassidy. Wii added by Sciere.

Additional contributors: Patrick Bregger, Kayburt.

Game added May 19, 2005. Last modified April 16, 2024.