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Bumper Bout brings two-player competitive pinball to PC
Bumper Bout is a two-player pinball game that was played at PAX Australia.
Each player controls a separate half of the screen and can send balls across to disrupt their opponent.
Players lose a heart whenever a ball drains, and the first to lose five hearts loses the round.
Hitting bumpers and targets earns attack balls, which can be used against the other player or saved to unlock a special ability.
The game also has single-player modes planned, including arcade and survival.
A demo is available on Steam, and the full game is scheduled for release on October 29.
The final version is also planned to include online multiplayer.
Bumper Bout is a two-player competitive pinball game coming to PC.
Players can flick balls across the divide to disrupt their opponent.
Losing five hearts ends a round, while scoring can earn attack balls and character abilities.
The game was showcased at PAX Australia and selected as the final game of the convention’s Omegathon tournament.
The full game is due out on October 29, and a demo is available on Steam.
- Who
- Bumper Bout’s two players compete against each other.
- What
- A competitive pinball game in which players can send balls across the divide to harass their opponent.
- When
- The full game is due out on October 29; the article does not state the year.
- Where
- It was played at PAX Australia and is available to try as a demo on Steam.
- Why
- It was made by someone who thought pinball needed a way for players to defeat each other.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I love pinball, but no one ever dies.
Bumper Bout was played at the convention.
Bumper Bout was selected as the tournament’s final game.
The full game is due out.
- Players
- Two
- Hearts
- The first player to lose five hearts loses the round.
- Demo
- Available on Steam
- Full release
- October 29
Sources
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