Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

***Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2*** is an upcoming fighting crossover game. It is a follow-up to Sequel to 2021 game Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, but unlike the previous games (which were online and mobile games that played similarly to the *Street Fighter* games), it will be a console platform fighter in the vein of the *Super Smash Bros.* series.

The game is being developed by Ludosity and published by GameMill Entertainment. It will be released for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Google Stadia, and Nintendo Switch in the fall of 2022.

## Gameplay

*Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2* is a platform fighter, The videogame sequel retains alot of the fighting boundaries like it's prequel game *Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl with players battling on different stages and attempting to knock their opponents outside the boundaries of the arena. Each stage offers a different layout, with some also having additional hazards that can cause damage to the characters. 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.*

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* and *Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl*. 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.

## Items & Summons

### Items & Weapons

See: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2/Items & Weapons

### Assist Characters

See: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2/Assist Characters

## Collectables

### Masterpieces

See: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2/Masterpieces

### Trophies

See: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2/Trophies

### Spirits

See: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2/Spirits

### Stickers

See: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2/Stickers

## Development

Following the success of Swedish independent studio Ludosity's fighting game Slap City and the prequel's title release in 2021, The game's art director Diego Hernández Cruz confirmed that cross-platform play would be added to the game via an update in Q1 2022, with voice acting planned for a later update which involves in the sequel's best interest. Ludosity CEO Joel Nyström stated that "as we continue to build the Nick All-Star Brawl franchise, we will be reviewing all options, which may include adding VO down the road and continue working on the prequel's 2022 downloadable content for newer players.

## Trivia

* Heavily disappointed by the Nickelodeon fans of only for keeping one fighter at a one-brawler fighting game of they're own and being criticized by Metacritic for the game's presentation and lack of content
* The game's prequel was nominated for Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards 2021, but lost to Guilty Gear Strive.
* Steve Burns, Donovan Patton, Joshua Dela Cruz, Duarte Gomes, Shim Hyunshup Sup, Kevin Duala, Murray Cook, Greg Page, Anthony Field, Jeff Fatt, Sam Moran, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Lance Robertson, Kratt Brothers, Shane Dundas, David Collins, Paul Paddick, Paul Field and Calvin Millan were the only ones paying attention to the prequel's lost of content and fair-mined gameplay. Not intentionally the fans of first game wanted more characters in the game including voice acting, online-multiplayer support Intended to start a complete reconstruction of the first game's failure of stage transitions when a combo is initiated in the corner of the arena.
* Steve Burns & Donovan Patton were the only one playing Manny Rivera/El Tigre & Frida Suárez in the video game in 2023.

## References

1. ↑ Jarrard, Chris (July 13, 2021). Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is from Slap City devs and may have rollback netcode.
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3. ↑ Skrebels, Joe (July 13, 2021). Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Is a Smash Bros-alike Featuring SpongeBob, TMNT and More – IGN.