Whenever I had the ball, I tended to turn the camera around so I could see how closely my opponents were on my tail. Ollie: Yeah, I’m glad there’s no referee in Roller Champions. I may not have been good enough to earn us any points (I think I missed every shot I attempted during our play session), but I was great at roleplaying as a cage fighter in a pair of roller blades. Tackling in this game is surprisingly violent and very funny, which is great considering how often you end up doing it. Liam: Can we talk about tackling? While you were both occupied with less important activities like scoring goals, I was mastering the art of hoying myself into our opponents, sending them flying like carrier bags filled with loose mince. But it’s a risky tactic, because if you get tackled and your opponent picks up the ball, then you lose all your progress and must start from the beginning. That will also end the game immediately, because the first team to reach 5 goals wins. Completing 2 laps means if you score you earn 3 points, and completing 3 laps will earn a whopping 5 points for a goal. You can choose to complete just 1 lap to score 1 point, or you can try to push your luck and go for more laps. To score, you must pick up the ball, carry it through all four gates to complete a lap, and then throw the ball through the hoop.Īh, but that’s not all. The goal hoop is stuck on the wall at one of the four checkpoints (known as “gates”) spread around the loop. You’ve got 2 teams of 3, and the aim is to score more goals than your opponent. The game feels excellent in the hands – or feet, I suppose.Īnd I reckon the game's excellent rhythm comes down to its ruleset, which is simple, yet deceptively dense too? Like, the more confident you get as a rollerblader, the more risks you'll take whizzing around the velodrome looking to rack up a massive 5-pointer. But once I'd learned the wheels, I was totally hooked in. Yes, it took a while to get into the flow of rolling around and learning how to hop and tackle and uppercut. I went in expecting a major yawn fest and came away with patches of sweat under the armpits, a telltale sign that I've exerted myself in a manner befitting a good time. I went in expecting a major yawn fest and came away with patches of sweat under the armpits.Įd: I feel the same way as you Liam. At this point the game really does seem far stronger than it has any right to be. But now it seems there’s so much more to all the moves you can pull off to wrong-foot your opponents and put together those glorious team plays that were the highlights of our entire play session. Ollie: Honestly, I was fairly enamoured by Roller Champions back when I first had the chance to try it out decades ago in 2019. I am – however – completely hopeless at it, so I think it’s worth hearing from our resident expert on what he thinks about it. I’ll admit I went into Roller Champions with incredibly low expectations, but I was pleased to discover a rock-solid multiplayer game that contains way more depth than I thought it would. Liam: You know what, not only do I see myself playing more of this, but I’m actually quite excited to strap my skates on and roll back in. Having rolled around for a bit, do you guys see yourselves going back? It's got that same heady mix of sports and happiness, like an athlete sponsored by Shakeaway. However, you can also let the matchmaking system choose teammates and opponents for you.Watch on YouTube Still unconvinced? Why not watch our video detailing five reasons why you should give Roller Champions a chance.Įd: Alright, I think we're all agreed that Roller Champions has strong Knockout City and Destruction AllStars energy. Ubisoft said that you can create a group of friends from your Uplay PC friends list and join a match as a team of three. There will be two arenas to compete in and six playable characters to choose from that each have a unique style. Your progress will not be carried over to the final game. Launch Uplay and you’ll be able to download the game from there.Īll participants will get a reward in the final game for playing the demo. Then you’ll be prompted to either download or launch Uplay. The game will be added to your Uplay account. You can also stream and publish content from the demo.Īll you have to do is click the link here and then sign in with your Uplay account. A Ubisoft account and an internet connection are required to play. The demo for the 3v3 roller derby game is only playable on PC, as that is the only announced platform for the game so far. You can play the pre-alpha E3 demo of the newly announced Roller Champions through Uplay from now until June 14 at 6 a.m.
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