Review: Rollerdrome

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Set in a dystopian future straight out of the cocaine haze of the 1970s, Rollerdrome takes two of gaming’s most cherished pastimes—pulling off sick combos and murder—and mashes them up into an audacious spectacle that is definitely not Norman Jewison’s Rollerball. Taking control of mysterious rookie Kara Hassan, it’s skate or die for players as you’ll have to grab, grind, flip and twist your way to high-score combos while gunning down enemies hellbent on stopping you. Kara clearly has the skills to be the next Rollerdrome champion, but with the corporation behind the sport plotting against her, she’ll have to use every trick in the book to survive.

Again, this is not Norman Jewison’s Rollerball. With most of the social commentary pushed to the background in favor of that sweet, deadly arena action, it’s more like John McTiernan’s Rollerball. But, you know, enjoyable.

Rollerdrome (PC, PS4, PS5 [reviewed])Developer: Roll7Publisher: Private DivisionReleased: August 16, 2022MSRP: $29.99

Developer Roll7 cut its teeth on the skating genre with its celebrated OlliOlli franchise. The work the studio put into that series is paying dividends with Rollerdrome. This is an incredibly smooth and user-friendly skating experience, one that would rather see you pull off some wild trick combinations than worry about sticking the landing. Kara is quick and agile and comes fully stocked with a wide array of grabs and grinds that players will have no issue pulling off with its intuitive control scheme. There are simple tricks people of all skill levels will be able to perform, but for those eyeing the top of the online leaderboards, more advanced techniques await your discovery.

Each stage provides ample opportunities for running up that