Projectyle
| Developer: Eldritch The Cat | Graphics: |
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| Publisher: Electronic Arts | Sound: |
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| Year: 1990 | Difficulty: |
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| Genre: Futuristic sport | Lastability: |
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| Number of players: 3 simultaneous | Rating: |
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Imagine a futuristic football match featuring three teams of five players, each riding bumper cars. The game takes place in a square room, connected on each side to four identical-sized rooms: three “defensive zones” (housing the goals of one of the three teams) and the “neutral zone”, which contains the three goals. Here’s a plan to better understand.
So we have five rooms, called zones, three teams of five players, and … oh, I almost forgot—a ball!
The kick-off takes place in the central zone. Each player stays in their own zone, facing two players from the opposing teams (meaning there’s never a pass between teammates). The objective is to strike the ball and get it into one of the opponent’s goals, while preventing it from entering your own defensive zone (or kicking it out if that happens). Not clear? Want me to start over?
You score a point every time you land a goal against one of your opponents. The team with the most points after three rounds wins the match. So, it’s all about attack. You won’t get anywhere by focusing too much on defending because your two opponents will score against each other and quickly pull ahead. If you score an own goal, the point goes to the last opponent who touched the ball.
Naturally, there are a few bonuses to spice up the game, allowing you to improve your players or neutralise your opponents…
You can play solo, in pairs, in threes (simultaneously), organise tournaments (up to eight players), and tweak a fair number of settings.
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