Hit vehicle-based soccer game Rocket League is swapping the football for the hand egg in an upcoming collaboration with the NFL. The Super Bowl LV event will see the introduction of a new limited time mode, special challenges, and the return of NFL Fan Packs from the end of last year. The event is set to run from February 2 until February 8.
During the event, players will be able to check out Gridiron - a four versus four arena that has seen its field transformed into an American football pitch, "complete with hash marks and the NFL logo at the 50-yard line." The classic Rocket League ball has also been swapped out for an American football, which attaches to the roof of a player's car when contact is made with it.
Like a rocket-propelled game of tag, the player with the ball will then be hounded by opponents looking for steals, although they can also hand-off the ball to teammates, or pass it to them by dodging. Although jumping is still possible in this mode, double jumping will cause the ball to drop.
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