While playing the game is more hilarious than it is competitive, I was surprised to find that during my time with the game I actually became embroiled in some pretty intense match-ups, giving Rocket League that addictive “just one more go” allure that is so prevalent in the arcade games it’s inspired by. Along with the typical maneuvers you’d expect a car to be able to pull off, the vehicles in Rocket League can also propel themselves forward and side-to-side, granting them extra momentum and also allowing some truly spectacular goals to be scored. If you don't have your console connected to the internet - or, on the Xbox 360, don't have an Xbox Live Gold subscription, it's worth bearing this in mind.The game sees two teams of players adopting the roles of cars that, for some inexplicable reason, have been tasked with competing in games of soccer. It's worth keeping in mind that in order to unlock any planes beyond the initial limited starting set, you'll need to earn a certain number of in-game lion points, which can only be earnt by either playing online, or taking part in the Dynamic Campaign, a series of incredibly hard missions that have been designed for online co-operative play, and are very, very hard if you try and take them on on your own.

It's this unforgiving difficulty, and emphasis on realistic flying that makes this recommended for older children only. On both difficulty levels, a single bullet is enough to take you out of the sky, making this rather frustrating.ĭue to the design of the game, which lets you take over as one of your wingmen when you get shot down, you have a maximum of four lives to complete each mission - presuming your wingmen haven't already been shot down themselves.

While on the hardest difficulty, you'll be struggling to fly a plane that's as tricky to keep in the air as it would be the real thing, on easy, it's next to impossible for you to do anything wrong - although that doesn't make it easy. While it has a bent towards realism, Birds of Steel also comes with an adjustable difficulty, which lets you at least attempt to tailor the game to your skills.

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