This week, Sony announced a new title for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale (PSASBR), in which classic PlayStation characters (Radec from Killzone, Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal, Sly Cooper, Fat Princess, and Parappa are the ones they showcased in the demo) duke it out for the ultimate all-star title.
This concept may remind gamers of a certain game (pretend you’re saying it with me even though you’re not): Super Smash Bros. The demo bares more than a slight similarity to the Nintendo hit. The camera is side-scroller-esque, the characters each carry their own quirky abilities, and the maps are dynamic in ways very similar to Super Smash Bros. Brawl (SSBB). Even the sky-respawn shows up in PSASBR. (By the way — worst abbreviation ever.)
While Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale didn't get the best review, there are still some aspects of the game that deserve some credit.
Though PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale is a bit of a cult classic, it could have been a big hit if it launched in 2022 instead of 2012.
It wouldn't have mattered, Sony would've rushed it out and left it to die. More so now than before with their focus now being on SP narrative driven AAA games.
Oh, but somehow Smash Bros. 64 made it work?
It just couldn’t compete with Smash Bros. and it wasn’t a free-to-play game like Multiversus.
I think it released at the right time. It's just after the success of Smash and Multiversus, it's finally time for a sequel.
I'd be all in on a remake or remaster of the original. I enjoyed it because I didn't sit there and compare every aspect to SSB. I just enjoyed it as it was.
Sony should make part 2 and dump a good amount of money on it. Scrap super only kills and it's bound to succeed.
Yes the power kills spoilt it completely WTH was they thinking you should have hp bar that's it
God of War: Ragnarok has plenty of fun references to PlayStation history, but now fans have discovered a conversation that calls back to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale — the crossover fighting game released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
That’s interesting. It actually does make it canon lol. He mentioned it in a mainline game. I’d say that’s pretty cool.
Well to writer of this garbage article. I really like the games these character come from. I like Smash Bros. I am now getting a fighter like SSB featuring Sony's icons who I and millions of other love. And it's cool to see classics like Parappa again. Plus my kids can play a family friend fighter with me and learn about some of the greats from back in the day that are classic because they aren't released time and time again. Yeah Zelda and Mario are fun, but it's also great to get to see characters from other games I enjoyed as a kid.
I'm really loving how butthurt the Nintendo fanboys are over this. Thinking about using gameplay from this game with Smash Bros music over it & posting it on youtube for more laughs. lol
dur hurr
I actually think this is a good idea for Sony. This helps expose its franchises and characters to a newer audience. I mean when I first played Smash Bros I had no idea who Captain Falcon, Samus (never played Super Metroid till after Smash), Marth, Roy, Ice Climbers, Ness, or Pit was. Now I do and I've played a lot of the older games they were on and maybe this will help the Sony characters become bigger icons. Still this game biggest key has to be its roster. With a majority of 3rd party franchises starting on Playstation and a number of huge games being released on Playstation consoles I think this game can have one the most diverse roster in any fighter/brawler game. Still you can't have a Playstation All-Star roster with out Crash Bandicoot. Oh for the love of god please but some Final Fantasy characters, Cloud Strife please! Oh and Batman!
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