Ninemsn games writes: It seemed like the right thing to do: gather the best characters PlayStation has to offer — and there are plenty of worthwhile brawlers among the group — and build a fighting game befitting of the same competitive jousting seen in Nintendo's iconic Smash Bros franchise. Yet, PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale never reached the heights of the Mario-led Smash Bros.
It was always going to be an uphill battle for Sony's little brawler that could, and with news that downloadable content would no longer be released for the game, the game's small — sometimes vocal — community may have little incentive to stick around.
So what went wrong for PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale?
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.
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.
Alot.
They didn't knock it out the park with there first attempt but it is an enjoyable game and a good base to improve from if they decide to give it another shot. It has a lot of potential.
Titles like these certainly did not help it's reputation.
Great game but here are my flaws
-Lack of Hidden Characters/stages/modes
-Weak Story mode
-Lack of variety in gameplay modes
-Lack of balance
-Not many items
-all characters should of had stages
No Crash, Laura, Snake, Croc, Spyro....
kinda a big deal breaker for some.