Rocket League Sideswipe
2021 video game
Rocket League Sideswipe is a free-to-play mobile vehicular soccer video game published by Psyonix. It serves as a spin-off of Rocket League, but with 2D computer graphics. An alpha version of the game was released in Oceania in March 2021 before the game was given a worldwide release in late November of the same year. It offers fast-paced gameplay similar to that of its console and PC counterpart, but in 2 dimensions.
Gameplay
Sideswipe typically has the same type of gameplay as its console version, in which players must move their cars to hit the ball into the opponent's goal. If both teams are tied at the 0-second mark (at this point, the game won't end unless the ball hits the ground or a goal is scored), the game will enter a sudden death phase in which the first team to score wins. The only key difference between the console version of Rocket League and Sideswipe is the absence of 3D computer graphics. The game has multiple single-player and multiplayer modes, including game modes that revolve around sports other than soccer, such as basketball, squash and volleyball.
The game has casual playlists and competitive (known as Ranked) playlists in which players are given a rank during the game's competitive "season". They will rank up a sub-division by winning and will rank down a sub-division by losing.
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