Draft:Rocket Racing

Rocket Racing
Rocket Racing
Developer(s)	Psyonix
Publisher(s)	Epic Games
Series	Fortnite
Engine	Unreal Engine 5
Platform(s)	Android; Nintendo Switch; PlayStation 4; PlayStation 5; Windows; Xbox One; Xbox Series X/S;
Release	December 8, 2023
Genre(s)	Racing game,
Mode(s)	Rocket Racing, Ranked Speed Run

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Declined by Zxcvbnm 3 months ago. Last edited by FrescoBot 2 seconds ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: This game is probably notable, but articles require inline citations, please correct the error by putting the citations after each sentence where they are used. A bit more article content would also be nice, it's rather stubby at the moment. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 14:25, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Rocket Racing is a racing game developed and published by Epic Games in association with Psyonix. It was released on December 8, 2023 for Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. The game can be accessed and played inside of the Fortnite game application.

Gameplay[edit]

Rocket Racing is an arcade racer in which up to 12 players race against each other in rocket-powered cars on a variety of tracks filled with various obstacles and shortcuts.^[1]^[2]^[3] Players have the option of racing in ranked or private (unranked) races, whether with friends or by themselves.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

On May 1, 2019, Psyonix announced that they would be acquired by Epic Games.

4 years later on December 8, 2023, Rocket Racing was released.^[4]

Release[edit]

The preview for the game was first revealed during The Big Bang event on December 2, 2023 through the following day, alongside two other then-upcoming game modes, Lego Fortnite and Fortnite Festival, with the game being released on December 8, 2023, for the majority of platforms supported on the base game.^[5]

Upon launch, the game reached over 625,683 concurrent users, surpassing the player counts of Save the World and Fortnite Creative.

Reception[edit]

The game has received generally positive reviews from critics.

Gabriel Moss of IGN gave it a rating of 6/10, saying that "there was certainly fun for a few rounds, but there's not enough here yet to stay fresh very long".^[6]

References[edit]

^ Moraa, Felister (2023-12-12). "Fortnite: How to Use Turbo in Rocket Racing". Game Rant. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ Moraa, Felister (2024-02-02). "Fortnite Rocket Racing: 5 Best Track Shortcuts". Game Rant. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ Wutz, Marco (2023-12-08). "Fortnite Rocket Racing will get a track editor". Video Games on Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ McKeand, Kirk (2023-12-08). "Rocket Racing hands-on: thrilling, gravity-defying motorsport comes to the Fortnite launcher". Video Games on Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ Tyler Wilde (2023-12-08). "As a Rocket League purist with over 1,300 hours, I didn't expect to like its Fortnite racing spin-off so much". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ ^a ^b Moss, Gabriel (December 20, 2023). "Rocket Racing Review". IGN.

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[1] Moraa, Felister (2023-12-12). "Fortnite: How to Use Turbo in Rocket Racing". Game Rant. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[2] Moraa, Felister (2024-02-02). "Fortnite Rocket Racing: 5 Best Track Shortcuts". Game Rant. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[3] Wutz, Marco (2023-12-08). "Fortnite Rocket Racing will get a track editor". Video Games on Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[4] McKeand, Kirk (2023-12-08). "Rocket Racing hands-on: thrilling, gravity-defying motorsport comes to the Fortnite launcher". Video Games on Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[5] Tyler Wilde (2023-12-08). "As a Rocket League purist with over 1,300 hours, I didn't expect to like its Fortnite racing spin-off so much". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[IGNReview-6] Moss, Gabriel (December 20, 2023). "Rocket Racing Review". IGN.

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