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Jackhammer: Why Crossing Unreal Tournament, Robot Wars And Dodgeball Is A Winning Formula

August 13th, 2017 Rob GMG Publishing

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Jackhammer: Why Crossing Unreal Tournament, Robot Wars And Dodgeball Is A Winning Formula

This week we got the opportunity to play Jackhammer, a new game from Green Man Gaming Publishing and brand new game studio Mission CTRL. In a nutshell Jackhammer is a cross breed of Unreal Tournament, Dodgeball and Robot Wars. If you are into your fast paced adrenaline fuelled arena shooters then Jackhammer is the game for you, here’s why.

What Is Jackhammer?

Jackhammer

Let’s set the scene, you are a humanoid robot who’s one purpose in life is simple. Destroy the apposing team only with the the dodgeballs provided in order to win. Sounds simple enough but once you realise there is only a finite amount of dodgeballs scattered around each arena and a plethora of hazards to get in your way, you will soon become reliant on you lightening fast reactions and the failure of your opponents.

The team based game is designed for a maximum of six players. The two teams of three are thrown into an arena where they fight to the death. Matches are played across a variety of arenas from conventional Robot wars-esque caged arenas to lava spewing foundries. The demo we played was pre-alpha but the game once released on Early Access will have more game modes to choose from, giving this game the potential to rival other arena based shooters such as Quake Champions and Unreal Tournament.

The Jackhammer

The Jackhammer

Your only weapon in the game, your Jackhammer is a gravity based device that lets the player retrieve and shoot the various dodgeballs scattered around the arena. The Jackhammer allows you to draw in and collect dodgeballs and has to be charged up before it can be used to shoot your enemies. With the addition of charging up shots this adds another layer of skill to the game as you have to consider your Jackhammers charge before shooting.

Robot Customisation

Jackhammer Robots

Players will get the opportunity to customise their own Robot in Jackhammer. Once fully developed players will be able to swap out different arms, leg and head armour to make their machine truly unique. With so many customisable parts for your robot planned for the game, players can really make their robot unique. SO if you fancy making a humanoid version of Sir Killalot then Jackhammer is the perfect for you.

From our hands on time with the Jackhammer Pre-Alpha, we are confident that this game is going to be pretty epic. You never know, by the time it is out of Early Access Jackhammer could be doing the rounds on the eSports circuit.

 

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Former editor of the Green Man Gaming Blog, Rob has been writing about video games since 2009 for various blogs and websites. Former blog editor for Green Man Gaming, Rob wrote features, news and kept the blog updated with all things going on with Green Man Gaming. He also wrote for both the newsroom and the game hubs. He is also a self confessed comic book and sci-fi nerd. You can check out his community profile here.

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