Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a crossover platform fighter released on October 5, 2021, developed by Ludosity and Fair Play Labs and published by GameMill Entertainment for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PCs.
A June 6, 2022 update to the game added voice acting.
On July 27, 2023, a sequel titled Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 was announced.
Gameplay[]
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a platform fighter, with players battling on different stages and attempting to knock their opponents outside the boundaries of the arena. Movement takes place on a two-dimensional plane, with characters able to move around by running, jumping, double-jumping, or performing a mid-air dash in any of eight directions. Characters have three different types of attacks: light attacks, which are weak but quick and can be used to perform combos; strong attacks, which are slower but do more damage and knock opponents back further; and special attacks, the properties of which vary by character. Different attacks can be performed by pushing up or down or running in combination with one of the three attack buttons. Players can also grab and throw opponents or enemy projectiles, even in the air, and guard against attacks without penalty, though they will be pushed back in doing so. Unique to the game is the "strafe" function, where players can hold a button to prevent their character from turning around while moving in different directions; this can be used to continue attacking an opponent while actively retreating from them. As characters take damage, the amount of knockback caused by opponents' attacks will increase, making them easier to knock off the stage. Each stage offers a different layout, with some also having additional hazards that can cause damage to the characters. An update in June 2022 added 16 items to the game, which can be toggled in the match options. These items will spawn intermittently on the battlefield and can be grabbed and thrown to inflict damage on opponents in different ways.
The game supports local and online multiplayer for up to four players, with the game's online functionality utilizing rollback netcode on supported platforms. The game also features a single-player arcade mode and a "Sports" mode, based on the "Slap Ball" game type from the developer's previous fighting game Slap City. In Sports mode, players must knock a ball into an opponent's goal, with different types of balls having different properties, such as soccer balls being unable to be grabbed. Players are able to unlock images displayed in an in-game gallery, music for the game's sound test, and online profile icons.
Roster[]
- Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) - Dustin Sardella
- April O'Neil (TMNT) - Abby Trott
- CatDog - Jim Cummings (Cat), Tom Kenny (Dog))
- Danny Phantom- David Kaufman
- Helga Pataki (Hey Arnold!) - Francesa Marie Smith
- Korra (The Legend of Korra) - Janet Varney
- Leonardo (TMNT) - Cam Clarke
- Lincoln Loud (The Loud House) - Bentley Griffin
- Lucy Loud (The Loud House) - Jessica DiCicco
- Michelangelo (TMNT) - Townsend Coleman
- Nigel Thornberry (The Wild Thornberrys) - Jim Meskimen
- Oblina (Aaahh!!! Real Monsters) - Alex Cazares
- Ren & Stimpy - Billy West
- Reptar (Rugrats) - Fred Tatasciore
- Patrick Star (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Bill Fagerbakke
- Powdered Toast Man (The Ren & Stimpy Show) - David Kaye
- Sandy Cheeks (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Carolyn Lawrence
- SpongeBob SquarePants - Tom Kenny
- Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender) - Vivian Vencer
- Zim (Invader Zim) - Richard Steven Horvitz
DLC[]
- Garfield - Frank Welker
- Hugh Neutron (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius) - Mark DeCarlo
- Jenny Wakeman (My Life as a Teenage Robot) - Janice Kawaye
- Rocko Rama (Rocko's Modern Life) - Carlos Alazraqui
- Shredder (TMNT) - Jim Cummings