Rocket League Switch Review
Rocket League was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2015, and two years later it shows no signs of slowing down. The unorthodox sports game is a mix of soccer and vehicular acrobatics that’s immediately engaging, but a high skill ceiling ensures that you can put hundreds of hours into Rocket League online and continue to improve your control over car and ball alike. In our original review, editor Miguel Concepcion said “the promising concept of combining two wonderful things–cars and soccer–is equally magnificent in execution.” It’s unique, it’s complex, and now that it’s on the Nintendo Switch, it’s wonderfully portable.
Rocket League makes the leap to handheld courtesy of developer Panic Button, the same team responsible for the respectable Switch port of Doom. And similar to that conversion, Rocket League’s visuals have been somewhat stripped down to maintain a steady frame rate under the Switch’s hardware limitations. The impact of the downgraded visuals can be seen in jagged edges and fluctuating texture resolutions, but unlike a game that relies on a world to set the stage for characters and narrative events, Rocket League’s Switch scars are easily overlook…
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