Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars

***Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars***, also known as "SARPBC" or "Battle-Cars," is a battle-themed arena game that involves car racing and the game of soccer, was created by Psyonix and was released on 2008-10-09 for the PlayStation 3.

It is the predecessor to *Rocket League*.

## Gameplay

The player controls a Battle-Car which they use to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal on a pitch, known in-game as an arena.

The game can be played by one or more players, locally or online.

## Official synopsis

> "Take matters into your own hands in this visceral, high-octane, physics-based vehicle sports game that lets you choose one of a variety of high-flying cars equipped with huge rocket boosters. Soar high into the air to score amazing aerial goals, perform incredible saves using the vehicles' acrobatic abilities, and even demolish enemy players at supersonic speeds! Every point is immensely satisfying when you must propel your entire car at just the right angle and speed to send the ball flying into the goal, compared to most sports games that have you "Press X to Shoot!" Take on players from around in the world in ranked, unranked, and organized team matches. Battle your buddies in local split-screen, or challenge the world together in online split-screen mode. Hone your skills offline against a tournament of computer-controlled opponents or by conquering twenty unique, challenging mini-games."[*citation needed*]
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## Arenas

* Urban
* Utopia
* Wasteland
* Cosmic (added December 2008)
* Galleon (added August 2009)
* Stadium (added August 2009)

## Easter Eggs in *Rocket League*

* On the title screen, entering the Konami code will replace the *Rocket League* logo with the SARPBC logo and the SARPBC theme will play.

* **Sony:** up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, cross (X), circle (O), options
* **Xbox:** up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start
* **PC:** up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, enter
* **Nintendo:** up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, +

Antenna with the ball from the Urban arena in *SARPBC*.Antenna with the ball from the Utopia arena in *SARPBC*.Antenna with the ball from the Wasteland arena in *SARPBC*.A view of the sunken *SARPBC* "Galleon" arena in AquaDome.The Renegade from *SARPBC* showing as wrecked in Farmstead.The in-game icon of the SARPBC-10 antenna.The in-game icon of the Floppy antenna, with "SARPBC 2" written on the label.The Marauder from *SARPBC* showing as wrecked in Deadeye Canyon.
* The Accelerato rocket boost plays the instrumental SARPBC theme.
* The balls from the Urban, Utopia and Wasteland arenas are available as antennas.
* The Galleon arena appears in AquaDome arena as a wreck in the background. It also appears in the Rocket Pass 6 trailer.
* The Renegade battle-car appears in Farmstead arena as a wreck in the background.
* The SARPBC-10 antenna available during the Anniversary Event has the SARPBC logo.
* The Floppy antenna available from Rocket Pass 6 has "SARPBC 2" written on it's label, which is a reference to *Rocket League* itself, because it is the successor to *SARPBC*. [*citation needed*]
* In the Rocket Pass Season 1, the OGBP topper is the boost pad from SARPBC, the Rocket League Legacy goal explosion and boost uses balls from SARPBC.
* In Season 2, a SARPBC player anthem can be unlocked through free season challenge (wins 250 matches).
* The old Marauder battle-car appears in Deadeye Canyon arena as a wreck in the background.
* The chorus of Rocket League Theme sounds like (muffled) "Supersonic, Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars..."

## Gallery

Octane in the Wasteland arenaCosmic arenaOctane and Renegade in the Stadium arenaStadium arenaStadium arenaGalleon arenaZippy and two Renegade in the Urban arenaUtopia arenaScarab in the Wasteland arenaWasteland arena
## References

1. ↑ Entertainment Software Rating Board
2. ↑ PEGI Pan European Game Information

## External links

* Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars on the Psyonix website
* Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars on the Psyonix forums