Battleangel

Ha. I never thought I would see the day that Ballerburg was going to be reincarnated. Well, all good ideas can be reused it seems. For those that never played the original game it is a bit like Scorched Earth or Worms I suppose in that you aim to kill the enemy by a series of well aimed cannon volleys. Or whatever weapons you have access to.
The original Ballerburg game was developed by Eckhard Kruse for the Atari ST system back in 1987. Those were the day, eh. The game ran in high definition monochrome mode. I still have the game in storage somewhere, along with my Atari system.
Now, everyone has a chance to try the game .. in 3d and in color this time It probably wont be the game of the year but it seems like fun nevertheless.

“Ballerburg takes you back to an era of castles, knights and crucial battles fought with cannons, catapults and magic spells - a time when ruling a kingdom was a daily battle for survival. In this humour-filled story, you mastermind the action as a general who has been ordered by his queen to get rid of her hated sisters in neighbouring settlements. Both you and your human or AI opponents have your own castles. Inside or around the castles you can also erect additional buildings and repair any damage to them as your power increases, giving you more weapons and magic.

With either mouse or keyboard control, your aim is to destroy a pre-determined number of enemy buildings and the goals become more challenging as the action progresses with battle ratings and medals to be gained and record lists to track your progress. ”

Ballerburg was developed by Ascaron and is being published by HD Interactive.