
This is backed up by the upbeat, jazzy soundtrack and clean menus. The visuals are colourful and cartoonish, giving the game a lighthearted feel.
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That's the other thing - the net code is superb, providing an impressively smooth, latency-free experience. It's so satisfying, tight, and responsive that you'd hardly believe you're playing the game online.

What's more, the gameplay, whether it's gliding through the air preparing a shot, or nailing an enemy with the ball they just threw at you, all feels brilliant. The bomb ball will explode after a certain length of time, damaging anyone in the blast, while the multi-ball gives you immediate access to three balls for rapid fire. Each match will feature a randomly chosen special ball type, and these can change things up as well. Matches can vary quite a lot depending on how a team plays together passing balls around your allies is important, and Ultimate Throws see one of you thrown into the air to crash down on top of opponents. Even if you and a teammate are in a tight spot, you can become a ball yourself to provide an emergency offensive option.

There are lots of things like this that ensure you're never short of options in a match. Curve and lob shots can be used to hit opponents taking cover dodging doubles as a tackle to knock the ball from an enemy's hands and passing a ball to an ally means it'll travel faster when thrown. You'll learn the basics of throwing, catching, and dodging very quickly, but there's surprising depth and technique you'll only figure out with practice. It's that old cliché of easy to pick up, hard to master. Again, it's hardly a complex idea, but within that basic framework, you have a tightly designed array of moves and abilities, and it's how players use these mechanics that give matches such a fun ebb and flow. You score points by knocking out an enemy with well-placed, well-timed shots.

In each map is a finite number of dodgeballs, and teams vie for possession of these in order to launch attacks on the opposition. The core concept is a simple one, but developer Velan Studios has turned throwing, catching, and dodging balls into an exciting, competitive digital sport. We've been having an absolute blast getting to grips with this unique multiplayer experience. This dodge-brawler, a game where deathmatches are played with rubber balls instead of bullets, features some of the most addictive and satisfying multiplayer action since Rocket League. We've already waxed lyrical about Knockout City, but it's a message worth repeating: this is a fantastic online multiplayer title.
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Republished on Wednesday, 28th October, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of November 2021's PlayStation Plus lineup.
