Listed below are games and descriptions the SMSU Esports team will compete in during the 2020-21 season:
Smite – Smite is a 5v5 Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) with a twist on the typical MOBA design with 3rd person perspective instead of the usual top down perspective. Players push down three lanes to destroy the enemy’s fountain which is protected by towers. Players control a god, goddess, or mythological figure. Players take place in team-based combat using their abilities against other player-controlled units.
Rocket League– Rocket League is a 3v3 vehicular soccer video game in which people control rocket powered cars to move the soccer ball across the field and score goals.
Super Smash Brothers Ultimate- Super Smash Brothers Ultimate is a 1v1 fighting game. Players select one of over 80 playable characters each with their fighting abilities and styles
Valorant– Valorant is a 5v5 first person tactical shooter in which players select an agent each with their own abilities. Players take turns on attack or defense planting or defusing a spike while the other team attempts to prevent them to do complete their task.
League of Legends- League of Legends is a 5v5 Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) in which players control one of 150 champions. Each champion has its own unique set of abilities which they use to push down three lanes to destroy the enemy’s nexus which is protected by towers. Players take place in team-based combat using their abilities against other player-controlled champions.
CSGO- Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO) is a 5v5 multiplayer first-person shooter which pits two teams against each other the terrorists and the counter terrorists. The terrorist (T) side tries to plant a bomb on one of two sites while the counter terrorists (CT) side tries to prevent the bomb from being planted or defuse the bomb before time runs out.
Fortnite- Fornite is a player vs player battle royal up to 100 players. In squads of four players attempt to outlast the other teams by building and using the random weapons found throughout the map.
Hearthstone- Hearthstone is a turn-based card game between two players. Each player constructs a 30-card deck with a selected hero and a unique ability. Players use these cards to attempt to destroy the enemy hero.
Madden- Madden is a football simulation game in which players control an American football team and plays a football game vs another player. Players control the playbook and a player on the team in which the player can change at will.
FIFA - FIFA is soccer simulation game in which players control a soccer team and plays a soccer game vs another person. Competitors control players on the soccer team and the coaching role.
Apex Legends- Apex Legends is a first-person shooter battle royal. Players compete with a three-person squad against up to twenty other three person squads to be the last squad alive.
