Besides training missions, there’s no single-player mode.
It’s a good thing Knockout City has such an appealing core, because the game built around it doesn’t quite do it justice-at least not yet. Even in individual 1v1 skirmishes you have a variety of options to consider in just a few seconds, giving the game a satisfying, fighting game-like rhythm. Knockout City is fairly easy to pick up if you’re okay with losing your first few matches, but its sheer tactical potential is what has inspired me to genuinely stick with it. Capture your opponent in a cage ball and throw them off the stage to their doom. Blow up opponents with a bomb ball before it explodes in your hands. Balls with special powers give you even more choices. You don’t need to worry about precise aiming, but you never want to start chucking without a plan as the balls are surprisingly sparse. You also have multiple jumps, evades, and glide maneuvers to creatively stay mobile. Better yet, curl yourself into a ball for your teammate to pick up and throw into an enemy for an instant KO. You can time your button press correctly and catch an incoming ball instead of getting knocked out, trip up your opponent’s timing by charging the ball, execute a fake throw, or pass the ball to a teammate if they’re in a better position. However, dodgeball’s unique properties provide a fascinating foundation onto which Knockout City introduces an impressive array of original gameplay mechanics.
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