Hi guys, Phil Larsen from Halfbrick here! Rocket Racing is the next title to hit PSP and PS3 minis from Halfbrick, and I’m excited to announce that it will be released in Europe on 11th March.
Rocket Racing has been developed from the ground up, combining high speed futuristic racing with classic top-down gameplay which is a perfect fit for minis. Each track has been designed with a unique twist, suspended high in the air above the clouds and cityscapes to give players a light and almost surreal feeling as they drift around the crisp, detailed courses.
Challenge mode is the main backbone of gameplay, giving players a number of tasks to complete over six different tiers. Completing once challenge with its specific objectives will unlock adjacent challenges along the tier, so players can choose their own path to the final race.
A key part of racing is the ability to grind. Grinding is a new concept which involves positioning your rockets against the outer walls of the tracks. This opposing force will give you a speed boost as well as grind points, and can be chained for entire races to get the maximum speed possible!
Grand Prix mode pits players against opponents in a series of races over four difficulty levels. Completionists can collect gold trophies as they race, and along with the Challenge mode, take steps to unlocking and winning every event in the game for the elusive 100% Award!
As we all know, multiplayer is a big part of any racing game. We didn’t want Rocket Racing to miss out on the action, so to round up the package is Party Mode! This puts up to four players in the hotseat as they take turns setting and breaking each other’s score on a huge variety of tracks, in what could be described as a game of HORSE with rocket power. Party Mode even lets players customize how to win – be it with the fastest time, highest total or single grind score!
Rocket Racing will be released on 11th March in Europe for €4.99/£3.99, and is compatible with both PSP and PS3. We at Halfbrick hope you enjoy it!





















16 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 7:08 pm by Alpha_89
Cool game! Not to expensive either! Keep those games coming!
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 7:11 pm by Carnivius_Prime
Looks pretty nice
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 7:18 pm by vonhammer
No music Pill *tut tut*
Looks cool,any chance you guys could do a Motorstorm/RC Pro AM isometric racer.I know developers are a little iffy about taking game ideas from the public (I waive any rights to the idea,concept blah blah
)
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 7:22 pm by almighty-slayer
Pfft, another Mini i am going to have to buy!
Love you Half Brick =D
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 7:23 pm by vonhammer
Lol,just a tonne of ideas for that hybrid,wish I could make mini’s
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 7:32 pm by addyjones1234
Looks great http://everythingplaystation.com/2010/03/03/rocket-racing-releases-11t h-march-for-ps3-and-psp-minis/
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 7:40 pm by Guillemots
Wipeout x PixelJunk Racers!
But, please Sony, why there’s no demo version for Mini’s?
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 8:29 pm by Wiwo
Looks great! I’ll probably buy it.
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 8:51 pm by ik00R
it’s great to see that the minis are getting closer to it’s potential not just iphone crap, it was a slow start but it looks times are changing and i will certainly consider purchasing this game! i have been waiting for a good top-down racing game since micro machines v3 on ps1!
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 9:24 pm by Ruben-17
Was waiting for this game to come! I’m definetely going to buy this one!
And the multiplayer, is it ad-hoc, infrastructure or can you even use Game Sharing?
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 9:51 pm by devilmaker
@Ruben-17
Minis have no networking features. Its one of the things that defines minis as well as all of them being 100mb. I’d say its very much a pass-the-system-and-beat-your-friend’s-time kind of multiplayer.
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 at 10:09 pm by Helvedeshunden
For a second I was thinking “WipEout meets Super Cars 2″ and was extremely happy. Doesn’t looks to have much SC2 to it, but it still looks good, so I’m still happy
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Posted on 4 March, 2010 at 9:03 am by djax-djax
I want it today, not on 11th
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Posted on 4 March, 2010 at 11:21 am by mcwildcard
Looks remarkably like an updated version of Super Sprint!
That’s a very good thing btw!!
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Posted on 4 March, 2010 at 1:44 pm by Jahkohbus
is this a game of just a lousy attempt at mimicking sonic
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Posted on 4 March, 2010 at 3:23 pm by Ruben-17
@ Devilmaker, what a pity..:( It would be awesome if you could play it with two psps!:D
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