Rocket Rumble
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| “ | Load your rocket with fuel before blasting off into the heavens! | ” | — Collection Lists description of Rocket Rumble. |
Rocket Rumble is one of the ten battle types in Kirby Battle Royale. It places contestants in a circular arena with rockets in each corner belonging to each fighter, with the goal being to get the most fuel, then fly the highest.
Rules and gameplay[edit]
| “ | The explosion when you attack a rocket in Rocket Rumble... The sound of that would blast me out of a deep sleep! | ” | — Waddle Dee in Kirby Battle Royale |
Contestants can play this battle solo, or as a team. Each contestant is in charge of a rocket, which occupies each corner of an arena with no obstacles. As the round progresses, cannons will shoot cubes of fuel, which the contestants must carry back to their rockets. Green cubes are worth one point of altitude each, while the larger Mega Fuel cubes are worth 5. Meanwhile, contestants can attack their opponents to slow them down, or attack rival rockets to steal fuel from them. A time bomb will occasionally fall into the arena, its blast knocking out a lot of fuel if placed near a rocket, and also capable of blasting contestants out of the arena momentarily. There are two time bomb varieties, with the Super Time Bomb exclusive to one of the Story Mode battles being much more potent.
Once time begins to run out, contestants will be prompted to enter their rockets. Any contestant that fails to do so will get left behind. In team games, when the rockets take flight, the rockets of each team member will merge into one and use their combined fuel. At various levels during the rockets' flight, certain spaceships can be seen, including a Waddle Dee ship.
Once the rocket runs out of fuel, it transforms into a cloud platform that marks the altitude. The maximum altitude that can be reached is 50.
Battle Bonuses[edit]
The following Battle Bonuses can be awarded in Single Player or local Multiplayer Battle Mode:
- Fuel Thief: Got the most fuel from rivals' rockets!
- Mega Fueler: Got the most Mega Fuel!
- Nick-of-Time Pilot: Last to board a rocket!
- Timer Bomber: Hit rivals' rockets with the most timer bombs!
Battle rules[edit]
- Fuel up to win
Grab as much fuel as you can
and throw it into your rocket.
The one with the most fuel wins! - Loot fuel from others
Attack your rivals' rockets to
knock loose blocks of their fuel.
Then steal it for your own! - Hop in your rocket
Get into your rocket before the
10-second countdown is over.
Just jump in, or you won't score!
Trivia[edit]
- The cannons that fire fuel blocks in this battle mode resemble Moto Shotzo, but they are not confirmed to be the same.
- The announcer's 10-second countdown and "Game set!" voice clips present in Rocket Rumble only have English, French, Italian and Spanish voice clips compared to the rest of the game. Playing the battle mode in any other language defaults to the English voice clips for this instance.
Names in other languages[edit]
Rocket Rumble[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | とばせ！ロケットレース Tobase! Roketto Rēsu |
Fly! Rocket Race |
| Dutch | Raketrace | Rocket race |
| Canadian French | Décollage imminent! | Imminent takeoff! |
| European French | Décollage imminent ! | Imminent takeoff! |
| German | Raketenrivalen | Rocket Rivals |
| Italian | Gara a razzo | Rocket race |
| Korean | 발사! 로켓 레이스 balsa! lokes leiseu |
Launch! Rocket Race |
| Russian | Ракетные разборки[1] Raketnyye razborki |
Rocket dismantling/showdown |
| Spanish | Carrera de cohetes | Rocket race |
Space Center[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | うちゅうセンター uchū sentā |
Space Center |
| Korean | 우주 센터 uju senteo |
Space Center |
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