I never thought I’d spend more time playing games on my phone than on my PlayStation 5, but here we are. Mobile games used to be the worst example of predatory, pay-to-win, artless crap – and there’s still plenty of that out there – but if you don’t think there are good mobile games today then you haven’t been paying attention. Between Pokemon Unite, The Room series, all of Riot’s games, everything on Game Pass, and countless ports of classic and modern ports, I’m never at a loss for something new to play on my phone, and I’m constantly juggling a list of mobile battle passes. But against my better judgment, I downloaded the new Rocket League game, and dammit if I’m not already hooked on yet another grind.
Rocket League Sideswipe isn’t a port of the original Rocket League, which is mechanically challenging even without the imprecision of…
