paraTake the first original idea for an action game seen in years (imagine that) and release it too early in order to cash in on the holiday shopping season and you have Rocket Jockey,
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a game which is both entertaining and frustrating in equal measure. A couple of months of extra work would have made the difference.
paraA spectacular surf-music soundtrack (featuring the legendary Dick Dale, but how the music fits in with the 1940's look and feel of the game is something of a mystery) gets the adrenaline pumping as you strap on a rocket to compete in races, score goals or knock
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opponents off their own rockets. You have some control of your craft, but most of your maneuvering is accomplished by shooting cables at stationary objects, causing you to swing around them (your proximity to the pole will determine the speed with which you circle it). You can also attach to other riders and drag them around (which is oddly appealing) or to bombs, swinging them around and
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