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Speedball is back from the dead, but don't get too excited

Perhaps some games are better left in the past. After all, many are born from the technological limitations and desires…

This is a series that's remembered fondly from the late 80s and early 90s - a violent blend of handball and hockey that has teams of grizzled, padded players beat each other to a pulp as they try to score goals. That's the kind of advancement we've been trained to expect over the years, and while I realise the resources behind Rebellion's first early access game wouldn't even register on something like EA's annual balance sheet, this latest iteration of Speedball feels almost laughably old-fashioned. You feel it when you approach the opponents' goal but can't do anything more sophisticated than charge a basic shot and choose a direction - a move that's almost always saved by the goalkeeper.

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