![]() Players can move around, dodge, with a well-timed dodge even activating a parry against otherwise dangerous hits. ![]() While some items can only be pushed around and activated, balls and smaller objects can be thrown by holding the B button to decide its power while aiming towards an opponent, perhaps even using rebounds. Players control cartoonish characters on a similarly themed arena, trying to hunt down balls and other tools of destruction, be it lawnmowers, boxes, bombs or… chicken. On paper, the gameplay is simple but effective. And, frankly – it’s pretty fun, despite some shortcomings. OddBallers is a mechanically simple but fairly polished title – I guess it really had to be, after entering alpha about three years ago. Eerily similar to Ubisoft’s free-to-play title from last year, Roller Champions, which also entered a state of “limbo” after seemingly polished betas back around 2019-2020.Ī Ubisoft game flying under the radar is certainly an oddity, so what is it the French publisher is hiding? Is it a tax write-off of sorts? Was this done to avoid spending more money on an already too expensive project? Was this something related to hitting some financial dates? A broken mess of a game that they’d rather push out silently? All I know is that, at the very least, it isn’t the last option. And with only minor mentions of the game coming, it was almost a shadowdrop to see OddBallers finally drop on the 26th of January 2023, virtually at the same time as the similarly unexpected launch of the much applauded Hi-Fi Rush. Stadia died in the meantime, the listing was removed from Steam in favour of Ubisoft’s own launcher and Epic Game Store, an Amazon Luna version was thrown into the mix, alongside native Xbox Series X|S versions that weren’t even advertised on the official website. The game seemed close to release and about to hit PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Stadia, but the game has entered a state of alternating radio silences and lengthy delays. A sequel of sorts to 2016’s Stikbold! A Dodge Ball Adventure, OddBallers has been in the Steam database since 2019, with alphas and betas there throughout 2020. A ballsy moveĪs mentioned, the road up until here was a bizarre one. This is the Xbo圎ra review for Game Swing’s ballin’ new title, OddBallers. But OddBallers has arrived, and after spending a handful of hours on it, I’m ready to share my experience. The Roller Champions logo, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.Did you know Ubisoft just published a cute top-down dodgeball game with cross-play multiplayer? Did you even hear it was coming in the last year or so? Chances are you didn’t, marketing and comunication around this game has been… odd, to say the least. You will need to install the Ubisoft Connect for PC application in order to run this content. ![]() Customise characters and create a unique destiny.Īutomatically added to your Ubisoft Connect for PC library for download. After each match, gain fans to compete in bigger arenas. Go for more points by completing additional laps before attempting a goal. ![]() The rules are simple: take the ball, make a lap while maintaining team possession, dodge opponents, and score. ![]() They roll up to 100 miles an hour, tackle opponents, wall-skate, and dunk while thousands of fans scream their names.Īs a Roller Champion, compete in a team of three against three. Arenas are built all over the world and fans rush to the stands to admire their modern-day heroes, the Roller Champions. Discover a free-to-play, team PvP sports game like no other! Skate, tackle, and roll your way up to glory in Roller Champions. ![]()
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