rocket jump

noun, verb — 2 senses

rocket jump

noun
1

Video games A jump performed by blasting a rocket launcher in close proximity to one's character.

Coordinate terms
grenade jump

rocket jump

verb
1

Video games To perform a jump by blasting a rocket launcher in close proximity to one's character.

  • Be advised that rocket-jumping is very painful. It's inadvisable to attempt it […]2003, Doug Radcliffe, Halo - Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets:
  • Ideally, we don't want to test for rocket jumping directly, instead letting the evolution discover rockets as the best approach […]2004, Alex J Champandard, AI Game Development:
1 more example
  • This technique now arrives almost subliminally for Quake players, but rocket jumping has long been recognized as one of Quake's key skills.2008, Jim Rossignol, This Gaming Life:
Coordinate terms
grenade jump

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