![]() ![]() All you need to know at the start is that you find a ball on the map, then find someone to throw it at the game automatically locks on to targets, making the action less about how elite your aim is and more about the strategy of how to approach each rubber-ball firefight. Joining a match is hardly an intimidating affair thanks to Knockout City’s streamlined gameplay. Knockout City masterfully combines the best from both dodgeball and multiplayer shooters to create an experience that is frantic, fun, and welcoming to players of all skill levels. ![]() The same could be said of multiplayer shooters, as poorly matchmade games deliver feast or famine results based on your level of skill. There's certainly room for improvement with the game's rotating match modes and some of its special ball types, but Knockout City nails the fundamentals to create multiplayer fun that will likely hook you for a long time to come.Stepping onto the court for a dodgeball match used to either fill you with excitement or dread depending on where you stood in the gym-class pecking order. Its easy-going nature and straightforward mechanics reduce the time it takes to feel invested in each match, but it's really the subtle complexity underneath that keeps the action engaging and compelling over long play sessions. Credit a well-balanced design from Velan Studios, whose developers have built a game that doesn't just suggest that folks work together - it genuinely makes that easier."Īlessandro Barbosa, Gamespot: " Knockout City's greatest strengths lie in its simplicity, but also in the ways it remixes traditional multiplayer elements to create something distinct. And it's remarkable that this happens in a sports-style game whose fundamentals and tactics are largely unknown to everyone. Good, Polygon: "It's refreshing to see a game rely so much on cooperative play right off the bat, among people with whom I am not communicating with over voice chat. It's clear that Velan Studios - the developer behind Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - has thought long and hard about how to make this one accessible on a very basic level and the decisions they've made have paid off handsomely here." Getting started, having a measure of success and, most importantly, enjoying yourself in Knockout City really is as simple as picking up a dodgeball and throwing it. PJ O'Reilly, Nintendo Life: "If you're the type of player who tends to shy away from online competitive action, not one for the constant deaths, steep learning curves, lengthy match times or complex meta of many of the currently popular squad-based offerings, this bright and breezy effort could well be something worth dipping your toes into. It's easily the biggest surprise of 2021, something everyone should give a go while it's still free to try." I'm shocked with how well Knockout City turned out. But now that I've played it, along with at least two million other people, I don't think that's going to be the case. It just didn't seem like something anybody would be talking about after it dropped. When Knockout City was first revealed earlier this year, I was pretty pompous in my assurance that it would face a similar fate. It dropped off the gaming radar faster than its price dropped in stores. If you don't remember it, I don't blame you. CJ Andriessen, Destructoid: "Last year, EA released Rocket Arena, an online multiplayer competitive shooter from developer Final Strike Games.
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