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| Developer(s) | Psyonix |
| Publisher(s) | Psyonix |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, PC |
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| Genre(s) | Sports games |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Rocket League is a physics based vehicle football game that will be released through the PlayStation Network on Playstation 4, and on PC. It is a sequel to Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars (colloquially known as SARPBC) and is also developed and published by Psyonix.
On February 19, 2014, Psyonix confirmed that the sequel to SARPBC was going to be called Rocket League, which IGN noted was an "easier to remember title"..
The game has been made playable in a series of closed alpha sessions on PC starting in February 2014, and later in two closed beta sessions on PS4's Playstation Network in April 2015, then in May 2015.
On June 3rd, Psyonix announced the official launch date for both PS4 and PC to be July 7th, 2015, and also revealed that Sweet Tooth's car (from the Twisted Metal series) will be an exclusive unlockable for the PS4 version.
Gameplay
Rocket League's gameplay is largely the same as its predecessor's. Players control a rocket-powered car and use it to hit a ball that is much larger than the cars towards the other team's goal area to score points, in a way that resembles a soccer game, with elements reminiscent of a demolition derby.
The game is played by one or more players, locally or online. The game will feature "cross-platform play" on both PS4 and PC, which means that players on either platform will be able to play together.
Reception
Reception towards the beta versions of the game has been very positive, praising both the fact that it is "addictive and fun as hell", as well as the visuals, which are "brilliantly detailed" and "crisp".
References
- Mahardy, Mike (2 December 2014). "ROCKET LEAGUE COMING TO PS4 NEXT YEAR". IGN. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- "Title announcement". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- Martin, Michael (23 October 2014). "PSYONIX ANNOUNCES ROCKET LEAGUE COMING SPRING 2015". IGN. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Dunham, Jeremy (24 April 2015). "Rocket League closed beta starts today – sign up now". Playstation Blog. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- Bennette, Matthew (13 May 2015). "Rocket League second beta test begins today on PS4". EGM Now. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- Dunham, Jeremy (3 June 2015). "Rocket League Coming to PS4 & PC July 7 with Cross-Platform Play and PS4-Exclusive Sweet Tooth!". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- O'Connor, Alice (3 December 2014). "Car-To-Ball: Rocket League". RockPaperShotgun. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Mejia, Ozzie (18 May 2015). "Rocket League preview: gas-powered goals". ShackNews. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- Summa, Robert (30 April 2015). "Rocket League on PS4: You should be playing this". Destructoid. Retrieved 1 June 2015.