Juggling games research

It's hard to find bigger game with juggling theme. To be honest, we didn't find any. Most of them are simple flash games, available on sites with free games. The only one, which can be installed is Virtual Juggler 3D.

Juggling computer games can be split in two categories.

First one contains games made as pong remakes, where you operate paddle and try to bounce an incoming ball. In juggling games, paddle is replaced with player holding different kind of items (balls, clubs, chainsaws etc.), and bouncing is replaced by catching and throwing. The throwing quasi physics are used but whole gameplay looks almost the same as in classic pong game. The examples are Virtual Juggler 3D and flash games like Juggler, Fire Juggler, Juggle Challenge Game, Juggle or Juggle Mania.

Second one contains games based on proper timing when you must press buttons to catch or throw balls at specified moment. Probably the most known is Juggling which is also available on Facebook. Left and right buttons are used to catch balls with left or right hand. On the other hand, the most advanced example we have found is Juggling Simulator Game which allows player to make 2 different types of throws (vertical and diagonal).

There are also games based on other rules. In Juggling Hero player has to throw ball (or balls) over the wall. In Jojo's Juggling Jumble he has to add balls while juggling.

Juggling Puppies is a great example of game with interesting (but hard to learn) control. Juggler's hand is controlled with mouse. Items are held or released by pressing or releasing mouse button.

All juggling games available on the internet are based on very simple rules and gameplay rarely looks like real juggling. Mostly it's chaotic items throwing, sometimes ordered passing from hand to hand. Only in Juggling Simulator Game player can get familiar with couple of simple patterns known to jugglers. Practically there's no game which allows you to simulate even small part of diverse world of juggling tricks.