![]() While the characters are colourful and unique, none of them were really that memorable. Anything more than that and I started to feel the repetition in gameplay set in. In its current state, I found that playing anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes gave me the most enjoyment. Rocket Arena‘s core gameplay is entertaining and I feel that, given time, the game has the potential to evolve and blossom into something even better. Rocket Arena is a charming third-person shooter that is a bit rough around the edges Audio wise, while playing with headphones, I was easily able to identify where my opponents were coming from. ![]() Characters are well animated and all though the arenas are small they are well designed.Īlong with the colourful graphics and stylized design, the characters themselves are voiced well and are unique. The game is filled with colourful graphics and stylized pixar-esque visuals that fit the game well. And, that’s ok because it doesn’t have to. Visually, Rocket Arena isn’t going to impress anyone. Seeing as Rocket Arena is a Live Service game, you can probably count on seeing more game modes in the future. On the other hand, Rocketball is a race to grab the ball and score either by running, throwing, or blasting it into your opponent’s goal.įinally, RocketBot Attack is a PvE mode where you and your teammates try to survive waves of attacks from RocketBots. Additional points can be earned by collecting the many coins that are scattered around the map. ![]() Treasure Hunt is unique in that you need to pick up and protect a treasure chest to earn points. My favourite, Mega Rocket, has you defending and capturing Mega Rocket zones from the opposing team to score points. Knockout is as the name implies, knock out as many opponents from the arena as possible. Rocket Arena currently features five game modes: Knockout, Mega Rocket, Treasure Hunt, Rocketball and RocketBot Attack. Final Strike is promising more maps and two are releasing on August 12, hopefully these will be a bit bigger in size. There were times where no matter where I turned, I couldn’t get away from someone shooting at me. And, Star of Crater has rock formations that you can hide behind, providing cover from incoming rockets.īeing a 3v3 third-person shooter, I wasn’t expecting the maps to be huge. For example, Frostwind Grove has secret passageways to surprise your opponents. All are filled with hidden tricks and traps that you can use to your advantage. Rocket Arena ships with an assortment of 10 maps, which mostly feel well balanced. Rocket Arena is home to many exotic locales In total, there are three slots per character and artifacts are earned just by playing the game. Fortunately, they have equipped characters with a wide variety of creative variations including a shotgun that fires micro-missiles and a pirate who shoots a cannon.Įach character can equip artifacts, which give you boosts and bonuses including increased movement speed on the ground and extra knockout damage. Final Strike Games could have taken the easy way out and just give everyone a rocket launcher and be done. Rocket Arena includes ten characters, all with colourful personalities and their own unique gameplay. When in this state, only a small amount of damage is required to send your opponents flying out of the Arena and K.O.’ed. By completely filling your opponent’s Blast Meter, it puts them into a state called Megablast Danger. The higher their Blast Meter, the farther they fly. your opponents by sending them flying into the Arena Bounds or by Megablasting them.Įach time you land a hit on your opponent, their Blast Meter increases. Melee, it takes the action a different route. While Rocket Arena shares many similarities with other third-person shooters and even Super Smash Bros. Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC The game’s premise is simple, choose your hero and master the art of the rocket through a variety of play styles, roster of heroes with highly competitive action. The game was officially revealed by EA earlier this summer during their annual EA Play Live event. Developed by Final Strike Games and published by EA Games, Rocket Arena is a third-person shooter centred around, you guessed it, rockets.
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