Ludography
100/100
Critics2 reviews
80/100
Metacritic32 critic reviews
More scores
Metacritic usersuser score
59/100
GameFAQsTough/Unforgiving
3.7/5
Player reviews
85% positive14 reviews
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$9.99

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2009 · Behaviour Rotterdam · Action · Arcade

Rocket Riot

Xbox console exclusive

Get ready for Rocket Riot, an action-packed, side-scrolling, 8-bit shooter where the rockets and the fun never stops! With over 200 levels and over 300 characters, blowing things up has just reached a new level of awesome!

Released
17 June 2009
Platforms
WindowsXbox 360
Genres
ActionArcadeIndieShoot 'em upShooterSports
Developers
Behaviour Rotterdam
Publishers
THQ
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Themes
ActionComedy
Country
Netherlands
Age ratings
ESRB E10+
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
10hmain story10hcompletionist

About

Rocket Riot is a downloadable video game developed by Dutch company Codeglue and Coin-Op Interactive for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade and Windows via Windows Phone 7, Steam, and Windows 10. The title is published by THQ and was released on June 17, 2009. A version for iOS was developed by Chillingo and published on November 10, 2011. On October 19, 2016, the game released on Steam and Windows 10.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Rocket Riot is an arena shooter in which the player controls a jetpack-powered character wielding a rocket launcher. The character can be moved in any direction using the left joystick, while the right joystick is used to aim the weapon, by choosing the angle and the power of the shot. Players move in a closed arena, where every object is destructible with rockets. This allow players to create shortcuts, hide themselves, but also sometimes release power-ups that can boost the player's attack or defense, create a silly effect (for example making the rocket launcher fires basketball balls or skulls) or be a trick power-up dangerous for the player (for example replacing the rocket launcher with a fake gun that doesn't shoot but release a small "BANG" flag).

Development

The concept for Rocket Riot was created by Dutch company Coin-Op Interactive. Codeglue purchased the game concept and took on development duties, with Coin-Op providing assistance as creative director. Dutch company SonicPicnic composed all the music and made all the sound effects for the game. October 19, 2016 Codeglue re-published Rocket Riot on Steam and Windows 10 (PC and mobile).

Reception

Rocket Riot has received generally positive reviews averaging over an 80% on GameRankings.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox 36017 June 2009Worldwide
Windows19 October 2016Worldwide

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