ROCKET
LEAGUE
R
ockets. Cars. Soccer. Rocket
powered cars playing soccer?
Now we’re talking, and the
answer is Rocket League, the game
NVIDIA is currently giving away with
certain graphics card purchases.
Rocket propelled cars playing
soccer is the entirely of the game,
although as simply as the concept
may seem, the game proves to be
incredibly addicting, with one finding
oneself constantly saying “just one
more round.”
The main game mode sees the
playing is a 3 vs 3 in a caged field/
arena. There is a multitude of
arenas to choose from, ranging from
proper soccer fields to underwater
sealed enclosures and a variety
between the two.
There are a small handful of cars
to choose from in the beginning, but
as the player progresses several
more can be unlocked, as well as
various other aesthetic add-ons
such as hats, caps, horns, different
sets of wheels and more. All of
the cars perform and behave in a
very similar fashion, and the add-
ons affect nothing other than the
appearance of the car.
This might be considered by
some to be a bad thing, but it also
means that the outcome of a match
is determined almost entirely by
the player’s skill and not unlocks -
there will never be the analogue of
a naked player with a peashooter
against a tank.
The player controls his car from
one of two third person camera
angles (although several settings
can be tweaked, such as the field of
view and camera distance from the
car) which can be instantly switched
at the press of a button.
The first camera angle locks the
view directly behind the player,
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