SEGA Superstar Knockout!!

SEGA Superstar Knockout!! is a platform fighting game released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC on October 20, 2024. The gameplay of the game is very similar to the Nintendo crossover platform fighter series, Super Smash Bros. Like the Super Smash Bros. series, SEGA Superstar Knockout!! features a varitey of playable characters from SEGA's catalogue of games, such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Puyo Puyo, Yakuza, and many others.
The game was first leaked in April 2024, where a 4chan user posted a photo of the game's title screen, which revealed the game's logo and also a few characters that would be playable; the characters featured were Sonic, Arle Nadja, Kazuma Kiryu, AiAi, Beat, NiGHTS, Alex Kidd, and Amigo. The game would officially be announced a few days later, where SEGA posted a reveal trailer on YouTube, which featured all the characters shown in the leak.
==Gameplay==
SEGA Superstar Knockout!! is a platform fighter, and shares several gameplay elements with Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series. Up to four players select a character, and battle each other on a selected stage. When a player is attacked, their damage percentage goes up, and the higher a players percentage is, the more damage they will recieve from being attacked, and their own attacks do less damage than usual.
When a player sucessfully lands an attack on an opponent, their Supercharge Gague (SG) will be slightly increased. When a player's Supercharge Gague is full, they are able to use that character's Supercharge Move, which is an attack that does a lot of damage if the attack is landed. If a player is caught in a combo, their Supercharge Gague will be slightly decreased.
Characters have standard attacks, but they also have specials. There are a total of 4 specials that can be performed: a regular special is performed by pressing just the special button, a directional special is performed by pressing the special button and either left or right, an up special is performed by pressing the special button and up, and finally, a down special is performed by pressing the special button and down.
==Game Modes==
===Single Player===
*Arcade Mode - Players progress through 8 stages, fighting against other characters featured on the roster. The seventh stage will be against a brainwashed version of your chosen character, and the eight stage will be against one of the game's bosses. Your damage taken will be carried over on every stage, and there's no way to bring it back down. If you are KO'ed, you must start back at the beginning.
===Multiplayer===
*Timed Battle - Players will try to cause the most KO's within the given time limit. The timer can be set anywhere from a minimum of 1:00, and a maximum of 30:00.
*Stock Battle - Players a given a set number of lives that can range anywhere from 1 to 99. Whoever is the last person standing will win the battle.
*Custom Battle - Players are able to choose the rules of the battle, such as choosing the stage layout, they type of battle, if and what items spawn, and more.
===Online===
*Worldwide Play - TBA
*Local Play - TBA
*Competitive - TBA
*Casual - TBA
===Tournament===
*Create - TBA
*Join - TBA
===Extra===
*Training - TBA
*Minigames - TBA
*Boss Rush - TBA
*Settings - TBA
==Characters==
SEGA Superstar Knockout!! features a total of 21 playable characters (3 of those characters being released as paid DLC after release) from various of SEGA's franchises.
===Base Game===
SONICSonic the Hedgehog	TAILSSonic the Hedgehog 	ARLEPuyo Puyo 	KIRYUYakuza 	AIAISuper Monkey Ball	SAKURASakura Wars
BEATJet Set Radio 	NIGHTSNiGHTS into Dreams...	ALEX KIDDAlex Kidd	RISTARRistar 	AKIRAVirtua Fighter 	JACKYVirtua Fighter
AMIGOSamba de Amigo 	B.D. JOECrazy Taxi 	RYOShenmue 	JACK FROSTShin Megami Tensei	REDAngry Birds 	HATSUNE MIKUVocaloid
===DLC===
YU NARUKAMIPersona	ALISPhantasy Star	NEPTUNEHyperdimension Neptunia
==Stages==
==Items==