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The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge

The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge is a game with a mix of Pong and Tennis. The game concept is based on a major commercial campaign by Candelia, one of the leading candy manufacturers in Scandinavia…

31 December 1998

The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge is a sport developed by Unique Development Studios, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge is

The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge is a sport game developed by Unique Development Studios and released in 1998. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

On planet Candelia, children learn to play swooshball as soon they can walk. The game is all about hitting the targets behind your opponent's back. At the centre of the court, there is a magnetic field. If the ball comes close to one of its centres it changes direction. Patrick Polly has learnt to use this to his advantage. A tip is that you do the same.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

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When did The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge come out?
The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge was released on 31 December 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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