Rocket League so addicting, and mix it with a retro-futuristic setting with visuals similar to
Overwatch? You end up with
Knockout City, the latest title from Velan Studios (developers of
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit) and the industry giants at EA.
Will it be the next casual fan favorite or major esports hit? Only time will tell, but the action-heavy combat dodgeball (or “dodgebrawl”) title certainly made a splash when it was released on May 21.
But perhaps the thing that makes
Knockout City stand out the most is the extremely unique soundtrack. While many games are happy to either license music from existing artists or hire a composer (or composers, if there’s budget) to create their own score for a game, the
EA in conjunction with Valen Studios have developed a multiplayer dodgeball game called Knockout City. The game is available on multiple platforms including PlayStation and Xbox consoles and PC, and also supports cross-platform play. The game is available to play for free till the players reach "Street Rank" (level) 25. It is also included with EA Play or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.
All Specs
The esports boom is the perfect opportunity for arcade sports games to make a comeback. The shooter genre isn t the only gaming category with competitive potential, and we can’t play Rocket League forever. The $19.99 Knockout City takes the simple game of dodgeball and turns it into a colorful, chaotic, online multiplayer brawl with an impressive balance between depth and accessibility. It just needs more substance alongside all this style.
The Knockout Game
Anyone who’s ever taken a big, red, rubber ball to the face in gym class can tell you the feeling isn’t too different from being shot. Knockout City intelligently recognizes that dodgeball’s projectile-based nature makes it akin to a kid-friendly shooter, despite technically being a sports game. When two teams of three compete to score the most knockouts, the online battles feel closer to Splatoon than Mario Tennis.