CDX Arena

CDX Arena is an open-world, third-person shooter, and 3D beat-em up action adventure battle royale game developed by Full Moon Studios, Ludosity, and Exient Entertainment, and published by CDX Software released on September 7, 2021 for the CDX Nexus, the Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, and The V2.
CDX Arena involves 60 characters from previous CDX games battling in various areas from their respective series. Players can create leagues and level up their character to fight stronger enemies. The game serves as an "official" parody of Fortnite and the Garden Warfare sub-series of Plants vs. Zombies, and serves as a direct sequel to CDX Heroes: The War Of The Worlds.
== Gameplay ==
60 hand-picked characters from previous CDX games can be used to battle opponents with various weapons. Players can pick teams to take down opponents until time's up. The more you play, the stronger your character gets.
=== Modes ===
* Battle - The normal mode of the game, up to 20 players can battle in a random map to fight others.
* Capture the Flag - 15 players must capture atleast 5 areas to win this mode before someone else does.
* Stadium Brawl - In this mode, players can create their own battles and place bets on who will win.
* Escape - Players must work together to fight a horde of cardboard cutouts and escape from an island before it blows up.
* The Arena of Death - The hardest mode of the game, 20 players must fight each other until you are defeated. Once you are defeated, you can't respawn until the game is over.
== Characters ==
There are over 60 playable characters from previous CDX games, 10 of them who make their first playable appearances in a CDX game.
=== First-party characters ===
==== The Awkward Adventures of Israel ====
* Israel
* Alex
* Robo-Israel
* Evil Israel
* Evil Alex
==== Object World ====
* Detectory
* WB Shield
* THX
* Clock
* Jet Pack
* Triangle
==== The Shocky Show ====
* Shocky
* Spider-Bot
* Space Tweeny
* Claws
* Radio
* Toolbox
==== Plants ====
* Planty
* Robot Onion
* Chainsaw
==== Robot Wars ====
* Robot
* Squidy
* DarkBot
==== Spiny, the Little Artist ====
* Spiny
* Pebble
* Cube
* Feather
* Gray
==== CDX Network ====
* CDX Mascot
===== CDX Arena =====
* Virus
=== Third-party characters ===
==== Battle for Dream Island ====
* Firey
* Coiny
* Woody
* Blocky
* Fries
* Snowball
* Pen
* Rocky
==== Invader Zim ====
* Zim
* GiR
* Dib
* Gaz
==== BrossToons ====
* 3M
* Felipebross
* Eddybross
* Koopatroopaman
==== Inanimate Insanity ====
* OJ
* Paper
* Nickel
==== Hazbin Hotel ====
* Charlie
* Angel Dust
* Alastor
==== The Daily Object Show ====
* Computer
* Skull
* Blood Bag
* Meatball
* Tablet Pen
* Bomb
==== Homestar Runner ====
* Strong Bad
* Homsar
== Production ==
CDX Arena originally started out as CDX VR Mayhem, a scrapped tech demo originally made for a planned VR add-on for the CDX Nexus, which was never released. Development for VR Mayhem was scrapped due to the declining intrest of virtual reality. The game took 4 years to be released, mainly due to switching engines from Unity to the Unreal Engine and the COVID-19 pandemic.
== Release ==
The game was first announced at E3 2021 on June 14. Players who pre-ordered the game would receive some bonus skins and an additional 70 tokens, the in-game currency. Ports for the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 5 were cancelled due to lack of interest.
As with CDX Heroes: The Other Recruits, publishing rights vary on each console. The CDX, Xbox, and Windows ports of the game are published by CDX Software, while the V2 port was published by Electronic Arts, due to their acquisition of Full Moon Studios. The V2 port was co-developed by High Voltage Software.
== Reception ==
The game has received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Several liked the game for it's gameplay, graphics, and little to no use of extreme grinding, but criticizied the lack of additional modes and no additional Switch and PS5 ports.
== Trivia ==
* This is the first CDX game where characters from The Shocky Show, Object World, and Plants are not available through DLC.
* Despite the lack of a story mode, the game takes place after The Other Recruits.
Category:CDX Software
Category:CDX Nexus Games
Category:Electronic Arts Games
Category:Nexus*Cloud Games
Category:Open World Games
Category:Battle Royale
Category:Third Person Shooter Games
Category:Xbox Series X/S Games
Category:Microsoft Windows Games
Category:V2 Games