[2] A one thousand year feud between four races - the Kraytons, the Mandalars, the Thilibies and the Zaitecs is planned to be settled by a Ballblazer knock-out tournament.

Each race enters two of their best rotofoil pilots to take part in a series 1v1 matches with the victor being crowned "Master Ballblazer".

Adam Douglas from IGN said that "For fans of the original game, BallBlazer Champions offers a nostalgic update.

"[4] Trent C. Ward from GameSpot stated that "it's obvious that LucasArts has devoted some serious time to making a conversion title that takes full advantage of the PlayStation high-speed graphics engine".

"[17][a] Shawn Smith of Electronic Gaming Monthly said "The different play modes were fun (my personal favorite being freeplay) and the competition was pretty fierce at times", while his co-reviewer Dan Hsu said that "The choppy and speedy animation combined with the loose controls make the game very difficult to follow, especially in the two-player mode.

[5][12][17] Another common complaint was that the arenas are too large, frequently resulting in situations where the two players simply drive around in isolation from each other.