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Rocket League is a physics based soccer game where players control rocket powered cars in order to hit a ball towards ones goal.
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Pros
Pro Simple controls
Whether you use a controller or keyboard and mouse, the controls are fairly simple. You are driving a car pushing a ball around, with forward, reverse, boost, power-slide and jump as your only real abilities to learn. The difficulty comes in learning to use these abilities to perform in air and off the wall maneuvers that will make for breath-taking replays and make the unexpected play.
Pro An e-sports masterpiece
Easy to learn but difficult to master, the gameplay allows for many different playstyles. If you want to hang back and take a calculated approach, much like a real game of soccer. The game is also accessible to the point that anyone who plays, even for the first time, should understand the mechanics while enjoying the gameplay. On top of all of this, the physics of the game work quite well, to the point that (while tough) the player can gauge where the ball is going and what angle it will roll just by visibly watching the ball enough.
In essence, the game is well put together and super approachable, making for a highly played online multiplayer game. Keeping the mechanics tight enough so that competition can be had with little issue, which of course has escalated to the point that it is now being played as an e-sport.
Pro Tons of fun for players looking to team up with friends
Rocket League is perfect for when you want to play with friends for some couch co-op or online play. Matches are fast-paced and quick, with a bunch of back-and-forth between which team has the ball and which team has chances to intercept and get the ball on their side of the field. Coordinating with your team can open up some awesome plays where you manage to outscore the other players or get some exciting last-minute intercepts. Plus, playing with a pre-set team helps you avoid the randomness of getting matched up with strangers who may or may not want to be team players.
Pro Customizable cars
With DLC there are quite a few cars to choose from, including the Delorian from Back to the future. Create a custom car by choosing paint scheme, color, paint type(gloss/flat, ect.) wheels, boost color, hat and antenna toppers. Countless possibilities, with more to come.
Cons
Con Your fate depends on who you get matched up with
There is nothing worse than playing well on a team full of n00bs. You will cringe when your own team steals the ball as you line up a shot on goal or hits the ball into your own goal. During some matches the other team will CRUSH you by scoring goal after goal and there is nothing you can do.