Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
2008 video game
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Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is a vehicular soccer video game developed by Psyonix and released for the PlayStation 3 in North America in October 2008 and in Europe in February 2009. The campaign mode of the game is made up of a series of varied mini-games and tournaments against AI that can only be played in single-player. A sequel, titled Rocket League, was released in 2015.
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| Developer | Psyonix |
| Publisher | Psyonix |
| Director | Dave Hagewood |
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| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform | PlayStation 3 |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
The game is played by one or more players, locally or online, using their car to hit a soccer ball that is much larger than the car to score a goal. Each goal is worth one point, and the team with the most points when 5 minutes have passed wins. The game includes mechanics such as the double jump, which allows to jump another time in the air after jumping from the ground, giving a faster in-air speed.
Reception
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| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars received mixed reviews by critics according to Metacritic, a review aggregator.[1][4][5]
Sequel
In March 2011, Psyonix confirmed that there was a sequel in development but that it was far from completion due to them having difficulty pitching it to publishers or acquiring the finances required to self-publish.[6] In September 2013, Psyonix announced more details, saying that there would be a free alpha version released for testing and improvement on the PC before being ported to consoles. Rocket League was released for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows on July 7, 2015, and for other platforms at later dates. It has been free-to-play since September 23, 2020 and is currently available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.