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Introduction

You thought Gormball was ok, nothing spectacular. You see Frumball as something to kill time when you are insanely bored. But Zurroball... now, Zurroballs in a whole other league! With all the different balls and lots of clicking it keeps you gripped. What more could you ask for?

Controls & Instructions

All you need is a mouse to play (and I'm guessing you already have one. ;)) You use the left mouse button to keep the ball from hitting the ground. Clicking at certain times or certain places gets you more points, but it's got to pass that sensor, otherwise it's a waste of time. Yep. :(

Tips & Strategies

I'm sure you've all played a similar game to this before, and if not, you'll pick the idea up within the first time you play it. It's that simple. You need to click to bounce the ball up and away from the floor. If it hits the floor, you can't use it again. You only have three, so don't make a habit out of it! You get extra points for doing special things, but more about that in a moment.

Here are the different types of balls you can use in the game. The one at the bottom right, the Grundo, isn't one spotted easily. To find out how to get him, see "Extra Stuff" towards the bottom. The ones to the left I consider ideal for the average player, and to the right, the ones I recommend to beginners. Try going from the bottom right to the top left as your skill level increases, to vary the style of gameplay slightly and have a ball that works with you rather than against.

The key to choosing the right ball is one that suits you best. I'm best suited to the Energy Ball, and you might be different. The only way to tell is to try them all out.

To the left, we have these balls:

Zurroball: This is the classic ball. It's fairly big and hefty compared to some of the others. As it's the classic one, it's more favoured for every game use and unless you're trying to score big points with something fancy, use this as a top choice.
Snot Ball: It's quite discusting, but it's quite bouncy! If you are trying to get an "Around the world", this would be a good one to use. It also slips alot, so try and use it rather far from the ground incase you drop it.
Metal Ball: As its name suggests, it's quite heavy. Don't expect to do any other tricks apart from "Left Zurro" and "Right Zurro" with this ball.

To the right we have these balls:

Energy Ball: I favour this one. It has lots of bounce, so can do lots of tricks. Its easy to get past the top sensor, too. That way you can get your points guaranteed. However, as the ball in the middle is small, it's harder to hit.
Eye Ball: The creepiest ball to have. I find it very similar to the original Zurroball in characteristics such as weight, size etc. so there si little difference between them. What seperates them is its bounciness. If it hits a wall, you're almost certainly going to lose it.
Grundo Ball: Very similar to the Zurroball. The difference with this is that although it doesn't look like it, it is infact a ball shape so you could click to late and miss it under its arms. :(

Once you've chosen a ball, and clicked to release it from the top, what can you do with it? Well, you can perform tricks. Every click is a trick. A standard bounce is called "Freestyle" and earns you one point. Other tricks give more points. These are:

Left Zurro - 2 points: Bounce the ball off of the left hand side wall. Very easy to do.
Right Zurro - 2 points: Bounce the ball off of the right hand side wall. Very easy to do.
Boomerang - 5 points: Bounce the ball off of one wall, then you bounce it onto the opposite wall. Fairly easy to do.
Around the World - 10 points: Bounce the ball off of one wall, and then let it hit the opposite wall without bouncing it yourself. Quite tricky to do.
Grounder - 10 points: Bounce the ball very close to the ground. This is easy to do, but also easy to mess up.

Extra Stuff

Clicking the "N" badge on the spinning Grundos space suit unlocks a new ball to bounce around, the Grundo himself! He's bigger, so he's easier to play with, but quite heavy so you might not score any points.

Conclusion

I admit, I'm no good at this game whatsoever. So, don't get beat down if you get a measly 10 points on your first go. This game requires lots and lots of practice to get on the high score tables, which loiter around the 2,500 point mark just to get on it! To get a gold Zurroball trophy, be prepared to put alot of work into it.

This Neopets help article was written for The Daily Neopets by staff member Matt.
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