RIGS: Mechanized Combat League
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| Developer(s) | Guerrilla Cambridge |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Piers Jackson |
| Artist(s) | Tom Jones |
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| Engine | Decima |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 |
| Release date(s) |
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| Genre(s) | First person shooter, sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, online multiplayer |
RIGS: Mechanized Combat League is a combat sports video game developed by Guerrilla Cambridge and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 console and its virtual reality head-mounted display PlayStation VR.[1][2]
Gameplay
Players take control of large mechs known as "Rigs" as they compete in a professional sports competition set 50 years in the future. The sports competition takes place in an open arena based in real-world locations such as Rio de Janeiro and Dubai.
The overall gameplay consists of a five-minute match divided into two halves. Six players are grouped in two three-man teams. The Rigs are equipped with a variety of weapons loadouts, which players can use to score a Takedown by destroying an opposing team's Rig. There are three playable match types in the game:
- Team Takedown: A match type similar to team deathmatch, where two teams race against each other to score the most takedowns within five minutes.
- Endzone: In the same vein as American football, two teams attempt to take control of a holographic ball and score by running through the goalpost on the opposite side of the team's starting point while in possession of the ball.
- Power Slam: Two teams compete against each other to score the most points by jumping into a ring in the middle of the arena. Before doing so, players must first enter the Overdrive mode by scoring takedowns or collecting power spheres.
There are a total of four Rig classes in the game: Hunter, Mirage, Tempest, and Sentinel. At launch, there are 24 Rigs available to players. Each individual Rig also comes with unique weapons loadout and ability, e.g. Nine Lives is a Mirage-class Rig with the Vampire ability which restores the Rig to full health upon taking down an opponent, and a weapons loadout consisting of a warhead missile launcher and a beam laser emitter.
The game features a single-player campaign and online multiplayer mode. The single-player campaign revolves around a three-division league, complete with single-elimination tournaments occurring each season and a number of AI pilots which the player can hire to assist them in matches. The online multiplayer mode includes exhibition mode where the player can challenge another player in a one-on-one match assisted by AI pilots or set up custom matches to play with friends, and "Divisions" campaign mode where the player competes in online matches to move up through ten divisions.
The game also features sponsors which are unlocked by ranking up. Each of these sponsors features a task that can be completed on single-player or online matches, and rewards a customization item for first-time completion, in addition to cash or follower boost. Sponsorship tasks range from taking down each opponent once without ejecting to scoring a specified number of takedowns in a single match using a particular Rig class.
References
- ↑ Miller, Ross (March 17, 2016). "Rigs: Mechanized Combat League could be PlayStation VR's first great multiplayer game". The Verge. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ↑ Dyer, Mitch (August 31, 2015). "PAX 2015: We Got Crushed In RIGS: Mechanized Combat League". IGN. Retrieved August 24, 2016.