Riot’s online shooting game “Heroes” ushered in the most significant version update since 2023 today (28th) “Act 7: Evolution”, adding a Norwegian female spy with the role of No. 23 as “Guard” Tiro”, and launched a new game mode “Team Deathmatch” at the same time.
Overview of this update
10 minutes challenge Hundred Kills new exciting mode “Team Deathmatch”
In the “Team Deathmatch” mode, many restrictions in the classic battles have been canceled, and the one-hour battle time has also been shortened. Players will be able to fight wildly without any scruples within the limited 10 minutes, showing off their creativity and skills. Get a hundred kills to win.
However, the “progress system” that has been in use since its official launch will also be fully renovated in this version. The official notice is that players will be able to obtain more game rewards in more ways.
The brand-new “Team Deathmatch” is a 5v5 team deathmatch mode. There are four stages in total and there is no economic limit. Players can freely choose their own outfits at the beginning of each stage or as long as they are in the respawn space. And weapon spawn points, healing balls, and great magic balls will appear all over the map.
In the mode, every time the player falls down for 1.5 seconds, he will be reborn immediately. In the compact game time, he can repeatedly enjoy the exciting thrill of rebirth, death, and comeback!
However, the victory conditions are very simple: the team with the most kills first, or the team with the most points after the 10-minute time limit expires, wins.
“Team Deathmatch” will have three new maps exclusive to this mode, namely “Italian Square”, “Iron Hoof Special Zone” and “Arabian Fortress”. Compared with the maps in other classic modes, these three new maps belong to the The relatively small space is mainly designed to allow intensive battles to occur. I believe players will definitely be able to experience exciting gun battles in this mode.
Norwegian female spy “Tiro” (Deadlock)
This time, the Norwegian female spy “Deadlock” who debuted in “Act 7: Evolution” of “Special Warfare” is positioned as a “guard”.
In the battlefield, “Tiro” defends its position by laying a large number of cutting-edge nanowires, and even the deadliest attack is difficult to get past. Under her vigilance, no one can escape her eyes.
“Tiro” is a special agent who can hold his position in real time through his exclusive skills, which is just the opposite of the previous style of defense that needs to be set up in advance.
Players who can make good use of battlefield intelligence will be able to use this character to conduct strategic operations and layouts to effectively restrain opponents from attacking.
Game designer Alexander Mistakidis stated that he imagined Tiro as a “scorpion” when designing her. “Scorpion” is good at hiding its whereabouts, and when the time is right, it will attack strongly. When attacking, it will also use pincers (skills) to contain and kill its prey.
The deadly and highly poisonous tail stinger (ultimate “can’t escape from the cocoon”) will be reserved until life and death. The designer also revealed that the skill design of “Tyro” was inspired by his love for the grabbing skills of the hero character “Blitz (robot)” in League of Legends. In order to make the battlefield more exciting and fun, he decided to take over Take on this super fun design challenge.
“Tiro” skill description
โ Gravity net (C)
Equip a Gravity Web Grenade. Tap the “Attack Button” to throw it, and tap the “Assist Attack Button” to throw the grenade with low hands. The Gravity Net detonates as soon as it hits the ground, forcing all enemies caught in the net to crouch and slow down.
โ Acoustic sensor (Q)
Equip a Sonic Detector. Tap the “Attack Button” to deploy. The sensor will detect the sound of enemies within the range, as long as footsteps, gunshots or obvious sounds are detected, the enemies within the range will be stunned.
โ Sky Net (E)
Equip a Sky Net Disc. Tap the “Attack Button” to cast forward. When the disc hits the ground, a barrier will be created between the origin and the landing point, preventing the character from moving.
โ Cocoon (X)
Equip a nanowire accelerator. Tap the “Attack Button” to shoot out a large number of nanowires and capture the first enemy it touches. After being engulfed, the enemy will be dragged along the nanowire path. If you don’t manage to escape, you will die when you are dragged to the end. Nanococoons can be destroyed.
Tiro’s ult “Cocoon (X)” will wrap the enemy in nanowires and drag them
The game’s progression system will be updated for the first time since the game’s launch in 2020.
Players will be able to gain progress through all the game modes of “Special Heroes”, and a “progress tracking” mechanism will be added to allow players to experience and enjoy the game at their own pace.
In addition, a new free currency “Kingdom Coin” has been added, which can be used to unlock free items, and this update will also introduce a new battle pass and “Border Age” weapon skin in Act VII, Chapter 1.
For more information, please refer to “Special War Heroes”Official websiteใOfficial Facebook Fan Groupใ
Over the years, we’ve seen many failed attempts to adapt console or PC games for mobile users. Either the final product changed what was special about the original, or too many questionable monetization schemes were implemented that sucked the fun out of the game. A few managed to pull it off with flamboyance.
Rocket League Sideswipe is one of them.
Rocket League Sideswipe๏ผAndroid [ๅจ Pixel 6 ไธๆฅ็]๏ผiOS๏ผ
Developer: Psyonix Studios
Publisher: Psyonix Studios
Published: November 29, 2021
MSRP: Free to play, with in-app purchases
Rocket League Sideswipe sets a new standard for publishers trying to bring their successful PC and console franchises to mobile devices. Developer Psyonix has taken the recipe it perfected in Rocket League and reimagined every ingredient in 2D aircraft. It’s still a fast-paced and intense game of auto soccer, but now there’s a strong emphasis on verticality. The cars in Sideswipe aren’t designed to stay on the ground, as you can jump, boost and fly through the air trying to knock the ball into your opponent’s goal.
The controls are easy to learn, but require a lot of practice to perfect. A digital joystick on the left side of the screen controls the car’s direction, while jump and acceleration buttons on the right will send it flying. Just like Rocket League itself, momentum is the key to victory. You need to be able to see where the ball is and determine how much jump and boost to get your car to hit it with maximum effect. This can be difficult to figure out. My first few games in the lower bronze division of the season were hilarious as me and my opponent dropped the ball a lot. Figuring out how to best utilize the 360ยฐ motion available takes time. But now that I’ve put in about 12 hours of play, I’m much more skilled with the ball and often manage to improve the score so much that I’m seeing more opponents sent off than sticking around for two minutes.
Two minutes may not sound like a lot, but any Rocket League player knows that a lot can happen in a short amount of time. I had a few games where my teammates and I came back from the precipice of defeat and narrowly won. On the other hand, I saw opponents chip away at what I thought was a comfortable lead with some clever teamwork and tricky boost jumps. Two minutes is the perfect length for Sideswipe, as it allows players to maximize the number of matches they can play while playing on the train, bus, or on work breaks.
The shortened game length is just one of the changes to the standard Rocket League formula that’s been apparent from the start. Since the playing field is so small, Psyonix decided not to include vehicle collisions in Sideswipe, so you won’t be able to blow up your opponents with well-timed boosts. Speaking of boosts, vehicles will now recharge their limited boost energy whenever they’re on the arena’s floor or ceiling. Finally, the game limits the number of vehicles in a match to two or four in its three available modes: 2v2, 1v1, and 2v2 Basketball. You can play against bots offline if you want to train and study your strategy. But if you really want to level up and unlock hats, decals, and other customization options this season, you’ll need to play against real people.
Since this is a free-to-play game, you can expect to see some microtransactions and in-app purchases. Just don’t expect to see them right now, as there’s no way to spend any real money in Sideswipe just yet. The Rocket Pass for the inaugural Turbo Season is completely free, and all items in the Item Shop can be purchased with coins you earn in-game. Let’s not kid ourselves, this will change as Sideswipe grows, but for now, it’s a great incentive to get people into the game right away. Think of it as the loss leader who fascinates people, as they say in the industry. And I think many, many people will be hooked on this game.
There’s so much that could go wrong here, but Psyonix has definitely pulled off a mobile reimagining of its flagship game. It’s easily the best free mobile game I’ve played in 2021. With great design and superb execution, if you ever find yourself with a new phone under the tree, you should download Rocket League Sweeps Christmas immediately.