‘Omega Strikers’ is a mish-mash of genres that somehow works

The game pits teams of three against each other in a game where hitting the pucklike Core into the goal is essential. — Odyssey Interactive/TNS

At first glance, Omega Strikers looks a little like air hockey. You see an object in the centre called the Core and it bounces around the map like a puck. The goal of the game is to hit the Core into the goal. But beyond that superficial comparison, that’s where the similarities end. Observers will notice that there are no paddles, but instead, players control one of six characters on the map in a 3v3 online competition.

Odyssey Interactive describes its debut project as having the goal-focused gameplay of Rocket League, the physical fun of Super Smash Bros and the character depth of League of Legends. After playing a bit of the closed beta, that description nearly hits the mark. Omega Strikers is a mishmash of all those games, and it also happens to be incredibly addictive.