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Heavy Element launches Dudelings: Arcade Sportsball

This isnt your dads Pong Or his foosball either. Maines new media production company Heavy Element has released Dudelings: Arcade Sportsball for Steam Deck, Linux, and Windows PC. This genre-defining Sportslike throws players into the high-intensity world of athletics, but without the bumps, bruises, and baseless attacks on late night talk show hosts. Get the ball in the hole. Thats what most sports boil down to, right? (We dont know. Were asking.) In this hyper-competitive game, up to two players use the dudelings on the field to jump and hit the ball into the opposing teams goals, hoop, or over the net. Bask in the glory of 16-bit-style victory. Wallow in the sadness of defeat. Or just punch the nearest dudeling to you because slapstick will always be funny. We dont care how you play the game, just as long as youre enjoying it. Customize your Dudelings: Arcade Sportsball experience to your liking. Select your preferred sportsball arena. Deck yourself out in a jersey of your liking. Play in various modes, like Classic (get the ball in the goal), Hoop (get the ball through the hoop), and Volley (get the ball off the your opponents side of the screen). Now that youve got everything the way you want it, its time to play ball. Move left and right to choose a dudeling and press the jump button. When your dudeling connects with the ball, hell try to take a shot at the goal. He will automatically aim and throw, but only if theres a clear shot. Otherwise, the ball will just bounce off. When your dudeling touches a ball, it will change to your color. This indicates that its in your possession. By default, theres no own-goals in Dudelings, so a blue ball cant enter the HOME teams goal. First team to score 10 points takes all. And if the game itself isnt enoughand trust us, it isthe original soundtrack by the Brothers Nylon is jam-packed with earworms that could make even the most rigid among us break it down on the dancefloor. So, what are you waiting for? Grab a few controllers, sit back on your sofa, and enjoy the dulcet, competitive tones of Dudelings: Arcade Sportsball.

[ 2024-05-06 11:05:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dudelings: Arcade Sportsball

Heavy Element Developer

Heavy Element Publisher

Coming soon Release

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support

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The elevator pitch for Dudelings is "what if Pong, but foosball?"

Along the bottom of the playfield are a series of neutral characters (let's call them "Dudelings"). Players cycle through these Dudelings during gameplay, controlling one at a time. Dudelings under player control can jump, dash, and punch their way to victory. Use your Dudeling minion to control the ball, defend your goal, and go on the offensive!

Multiple types, in fact. Whack 'em, sack 'em; the choice is yours. There's the normal ball, the bowling ball, the beach ball, and even a balloon. Each adds its own unique spin to the gameplay. The goal is simple: get the ball into the... well... goal.

When a player's Dudeling touches the ball, it turns their color allowing them to score in their opponent's goal (none of that own-goal stuff).

When the ball hits a pickup, it's sure to liven up the arena! Pickups can spawn in extra balls, punish the other team, warp the ball to another location, and even change the ball type. Keep your eyes peeled as these power-up tokens can cause an upset.

Dudelings offers multiple game modes to liven up the sportsball experience. Choose from:

"Classic" mode where each team has a goal they must defend
"Baskey" mode where both teams compete to get the ball in one goal
"Volley" mode where each team controls their side of the net

Taking cues from the games that inspired us as kids, Dudelings is a local multiplayer-optimized experience. You won't find any of the online-only DRM-laden shenanigans that AAA publishers foist on the gaming public. Nah dude. Two players. One TV. Head-to-head. On the sofa. Within punching distance of your opponent.

No lag, no ping, and no host getting an advantage...

...with that said if you want to play with someone online, you can. This game was designed to accommodate Remote Play Together. It's pretty great and (best of all) it works. But we still prefer local multiplayer.

Not that fake GPT AI crap, either. Nah. This is the genuine article*. The kind you can compete against and that doesn't lie to you.

To complement this handsome package, Dudelings features an original soundtrack created by veteran psychedelic rock/jazz group "The Brothers Nylon."

Dudelings: Arcade Sportsball is one of those rare, genre-defining titles that spawns many imitators, but has yet to be bested. The genre? The "Sportslike." Pit your Dudelings against each other in a frenetic battle for massive points in a way that vaguely resembles a real-world sport where you touch grass and stuff.

Dudelings: Arcade Sportsball delivers that fast, arcade sportslike action you crave.

*Genuine article: what AI used to mean. Back when the terms "AI" and "CPU" were interchangeable.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Kernel 5.x or higher
Processor: AMD Ryzen/Intel Ivy Bridge or newerMemory: 512 MB RAM
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: Radeon HD 7000/GeForce 8 Series/Intel Ivy Bridge or newer
Storage: 500 MB available space

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