![]() ![]() While the gameplay works well and can be addictive in short bursts, I’m not sure how long it can sustain interest in the long term. It makes effective teamwork central to every game. When you do the latter, other players can throw you for one hit knockouts or a devastating charged bomb attack. There’s also the options to glide (which aids in navigation) or curl up into a ball. Players can flip or twist in mid-air and timing a concurrent throw can result in impressive curveballs or high-angle throws. There is an element of skill required in Knockout City that makes the gameplay deeper than it first appears. And it can make for some great shareable moments. Gaining the upper hand by using tricks such as fake throws and curve balls is essential. Often, encounters result in some tense back and forth with players throwing and catching the ball between them. The ball automatically locks on so enemies have to be quick to dodge or catch (with L2) the ball as it hurls towards them. You pick up the balls by running into them and then throw them by pressing R2 (which can be held for a charged shot). As a general rule, one hit equals one lost life. In the game, the main objective is to grab a ball and launch it at your opponent to knock them down. It’s a surprisingly fun and skilful affair, with players using all sorts of tricks and devious tactics to gain the upper hand. Dodgebrawling is a competitive team sport in which players use various balls to knockout their opponents. But is Knockout City really worth a try? Knockout City PS5 review: Gameplay Where better for dodgeball than a building site?Īs mentioned, Knockout City centres around dodgebrawling. It’s a cool concept that translates the sport to consoles well. And it combines the sport of dodgeball with brawling to create “dodgebrawling”, as the game calls it. Knockout City is the studio’s first foray into a team-based action game. So, I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t heard of them. Velan Studios is a relatively new development studio with only one previous game – Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. But its smart blend of skilful, fast-paced gameplay and creative level design makes for an addictive experience. And while it might seem an underwhelming offering at first glance, there’s some real fun to be had with it. This time, Velan Studio’s Knockout City is available on both PS5 and PS4. But not enough to encourage much replay.This Knockout City PS5 review is based on our experience of the PlayStation Plus release in November 2021.Īnother month, another batch of freebies on offer for PlayStation Plus subscribers. ![]() Not awful - good and fun in short blasts even. And it's not like the level design, or what mode you're playing the game in, can really do anything about it. The games core mechanic, doesn't, for me, have enough to it to sustain many replays. The trouble was, I felt that after a couple of sessions I'd seen everything the game had to offer. Generally, each match I played had one or two other human players and then the rest of the characters were bots. The game itself is, at the moment, relatively slow to pick up enough players for a game, but it fills in bots after a certain amount of time to get a game started. There's a lengthy tutorial which explains how everything works, which was fun to play through. The levelling up unlocks gear, with which you can change the aesthetic of your character, though nothing that will enhance your performance, all of which can be purchased with real money, should you wish to buy a particular outfit sooner. It has a similar design, a cartoony aesthetic, a bold looking 3D world, your character even has a glider that can be called on to adjust descent speed. It's hard not to immediate think of "Fortnight" when you power up "Knockout City". The are various modifications you can make to the way you throw the ball, that may made it harder for your opponent to catch, there are also trick balls available in certain modes, that have different effects. Depending on the variation of the game that you end up playing it's either played solo, or in teams of two, three or four and being hit by the ball will eliminate you, either permanently or until you respawn (again, determined by the mode of game you're playing). "Knockout City" is essentially a game of dodgeball. I'm again going to be brief with my review of a PS5 game, as though I do think that there was stuff to admire about "Knockout City" I felt I had played all the game had to really offer after just a few sessions, so decided to delete it and move on. ![]()
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