Let's Play - Knockout City [Xbox Series X] | Part 1

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Published on May 25, 2021 2:12:50 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjZ8vNPDx1g

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Knockout City (2021)

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Part 1 of Geek Aloud's #LetsPlay of #KnockoutCity on the @Xbox Series X.

From the Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockout_City):
Knockout City is an action video game developed by Velan Studios and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Originals label. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in May 2021.

Knockout City is a team-based competitive multiplayer video game whose gameplay rules resemble dodgeball. The player's goal is to attack enemies from the opposing team by knocking them out with a ball. There are several types of balls in the game, including the Moon Ball, which allows the player holding the ball to jump higher, and the Bomb Ball, which is a time bomb that explodes on impact. A player can also throw another player as a ball.[1] Players can either quickly throw the ball or charge up the ball for Ultimate Throw, which takes more time but it locks onto nearby enemies automatically and results in an more effective attack.[2] A successful throw depends not on the accuracy or the precision of the throw, but on the player's positioning and strategy. Players can dodge or catch a ball that is thrown at them, and they will respawn after getting hit by a ball twice. The player can also fake throw a ball, and tackle an opponent holding a ball.[3] As the player progresses in the game, they will receive HoloBucks, which can be spent at the Brawl Shop to unlock various customization items.[4]

At launch, the game features five maps and six modes. All the maps are set in a futuristic metropolis named Knockout City, and each map also features various environmental hazards which can knock a player out.[5] The modes announced include Team KO, which is a variant of team deathmatch, Diamond Dash, in which players must collect diamonds dropped by defeated enemies, and Ball-Up, a four-versus-four mode in which the player must throw their teammates to eliminate enemies.[4] The player can also form a Crew of maximum 32 players.

Knockout City was developed by Velan Studios, which had previously worked on Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, made in 2020. The team, which has about 85 employees, spent four years developing the game.[6] Velan Studios described the game as a "dodgebrawl" title, and its CEO, Karthik Bala, added that the team chose dodgeball to be the game's core gameplay loop because it was considered to be an "intuitive" sport.[1] The game was designed to be accessible for both newcomers, while complex enough for competitive players.[5] Velan Studios built an engine named Viper to power the game and created a programming script named V-script, which aimed at countering network latency.[7]

Publisher Electronic Arts announced in March 2019 that it had signed a publishing deal with Velan Studios.[8] It was published under the publisher's EA Originals initiative, which aims at supporting independent games.[9] The game was officially announced via a Nintendo Direct on February 17, 2021.[5] A beta for the game was held from April 2, 2021 to April 4, 2021 for PC and consoles.[10]

Knockout City was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (with enhanced backwards compatibility for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S) on May 21, 2021 with cross platform play and shared progression between platforms.[11] Velan envisioned the game as a live service, and will introducing new content regularly via seasons. Each season will last for nine weeks.[7]

In April 2021, it was announced that the game would be available to play at no cost to EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.[12] It was later announced that the game would be free-to-play for the first ten days of release.[13]

Knockout City received generally positive reviews upon release according to Metacritic. Some reviewers have compared Knockout City with Rocket Arena, a 2020 game also published by Electronic Arts.[14][15]

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