▁the ▁" match maker " ▁( jo ining ▁two ▁rid ers ▁together ▁with ▁gra pp ling ▁hook s ), ▁or ▁" ball ▁and ▁chain " ▁( jo ining ▁a ▁r ider ▁to ▁a ▁mine ), ▁award ▁much ▁more ▁points . ▁Point s ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁rank ▁a ▁j ockey ' s ▁run ▁through ▁each ▁individual ▁ar ena . ▁Point s ▁are ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁later ▁r ounds , ▁only ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁all ▁riv als . ▁D ism ount ing ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁and ▁ste aling ▁their ▁s led ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁option , ▁both ▁to ▁switch ▁to ▁a ▁working ▁or ▁less ▁dam aged ▁s led ▁and ▁to ▁un lock ▁it ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁later ▁levels . ▁ ▁Ro cket ▁Ball ▁is ▁a ▁tw ist ▁on ▁pol o ▁or ▁s occer / football . ▁F acing ▁an ▁oppos ing ▁" team " ▁which ▁ranges ▁from ▁one ▁to ▁several ▁independently ▁acting ▁computer ▁oppon ents , ▁the ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁score ▁as ▁many ▁points ▁as ▁possible ▁in ▁a ▁set ▁amount ▁of ▁time . ▁Play ers ▁can ▁ste al ▁the ▁ball ▁from ▁oppon ents , ▁or ▁eliminate ▁them ▁out right , ▁while ▁navig ating ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁scoring ▁goals ▁with ▁the ▁sometimes ▁explos ive ▁balls . ▁ ▁Ref ere es ▁run ▁around ▁the ▁ar ena ▁after ▁the ▁player ▁on ▁foot . ▁They ▁never ▁mount ▁a ▁s led ▁but ▁will ▁sometimes ▁try ▁to ▁kick ▁j ock e ys ▁around ▁the ▁field . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁treated ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁other ▁j ock