{"id":21353,"date":"2021-07-14T00:01:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T00:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=21353"},"modified":"2021-06-16T12:25:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:25:50","slug":"knockout-city-switch-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-xbox-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/14\/knockout-city-switch-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-xbox-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Knockout City (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One of my favorite sports video games of all time is Super Dodge Ball on the NES.\u00a0 In fact, it was my number one favorite sports game until Wii Sports came along.\u00a0 So when I heard about Knockout City, a 3-D online dodgeball game that\u2019s free to start on the Switch, I was willing to give it a try!<\/p>\n

The game is set in a colorful urban area and has a lot of Splatoon or Ninjala vibes.\u00a0 When you start the game, you get to play some extensive tutorials, or you can just go right into a match if you want.\u00a0 So that\u2019s good.\u00a0 It\u2019s pretty easy to pick up and play.\u00a0 Just jump and run around in 3-D space, and pick up balls and throw them with the trigger buttons.\u00a0 Some balls give you powers, like being able to jump high with a moon ball.\u00a0 You can do charge shots, catch thrown balls if your timing is right, and even glide in the air with a hang glider that pops out of your back.\u00a0 If there are no balls around, you can roll into a ball and have one of your teammates pick you up.\u00a0 But watch out because the other team can pick you up as well!\u00a0 Whichever team gets a certain amount of knockouts first, wins.<\/p>\n

The game is free to start, and you can play until you reach level 25 before you have to pay to play.\u00a0 Which is quite a while, you\u2019ll be able to play plenty of matches before then to get an idea of the game.\u00a0 There is a shop where you can buy all sorts of things to customize your character with real money as well.<\/p>\n

I had a few problems with this game that kept me from staying interested, though.\u00a0 Gameplay-wise, I felt I spent more time searching for balls and then having to find someone in the big city mazes and corridors to hit.\u00a0 And then by the time that happened, I\u2019d be the one getting hit!\u00a0 I think I would\u2019ve liked the game more if the arenas were smaller and there were more balls to find and throw.\u00a0 Also the game is just a pain to set up.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s because it\u2019s an EA game, but you have to link an EA account to your Nintendo account, and that took forever and the EA servers had trouble connecting.\u00a0 And then it happened again when I wanted to play some more later.\u00a0 Also, and I don\u2019t know if this is another EA thing, but the initial trailer for this game looked way cooler than the actual game.\u00a0 It showed you playing as trolls and other neat characters.\u00a0 But in the game, all you get to control are androgynous high-schoolers.\u00a0 I think for now I\u2019ll just stick with Super Dodge Ball.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Knockout City is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You can throw balls at opponents to smack them around, and knocked out players just disappear and respawn after a while.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, and parental supervision is recommended for the in-game purchases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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