Bang-On Balls: Chronicles preview There's also a serious system of looting more HATS. First of, you unlock the ability to apply the country to your ball after you complete the tutorial (the way new zones are unlocked reminds me of playing Bugs Bunny and Taz: Time Busters as a kid). The shield is the only cosmetic option you'll active use (or, in my case, forget to) as it provides the block mechanic. The rest are pure cosmetic - I mean, country balls attack by running into things or jumping on them, they don't even swing weapons, right? Well, wrong. Some items have functions that you'll have to discover while playing the game. For example, the reaper blade give a chance to temporarily turn enemy balls into friendly zombi-balls (they even say "zombi, zombi" when they're under the spell) as you attack. Once again, the game doesn't tell you that, you have to notice it. You can find effects like that for shields, and even hats. It's all good! It's all fun! And your countryball will look amazing! Bang-On Balls: Chronicles preview