 In a world burdened with unnecessary rules and restrictions, where even sports were considered too dangerous for humans to play, athletes from around the globe rebelled by creating the ultimate test of human endurance and skill: POWERBALL. POWERBALL takes the best parts of American Football, Soccer and Martial Arts, and combines them into a fast paced game that is beyond traditional sports. Now it's your turn to lead a POWERBALL team to victory!
Following the Namco logo, press  to skip the introduction scenes and advance to the Title Screen. Press again to access the Main Menu.
| 1P/2P Exhibition |
Select a team and practice against various computer controlled teams of your choice, or against a human opponent. |
| 1P New League |
Select a team and play a season's worth of battles against the computer. |
| League Cont. |
Enter a password to continue League Play from the point you left off. Choose the team you were playing as and progress to the Password Screen. Use  and  ( for Classic Controller) to enter each letter. Enter the password incorrectly and play will commence from the beginning. |
| Options |
Change a variety of Game Settings. |
Team Selection
Use and ( for Classic Controller) to select a team and review the statistics. Press ( for Classic Controller) to continue to gameplay, or  ( for Classic Controller) to return to the selection screen. For two player and League games, each player can allocate bonus points after selecting their team. |
