Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

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**Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2** is a Nickelodeon crossover platform fighting game developed by Ludosity and Fair Play Labs, and published by GameMill Entertainment. It is a sequel to the 2021 title *Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl,* and is the second game in the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl series. It was revealed on July 27, 2023 by IGN and released November 7, 2023 digitally. The physical version is set to release December 1.

This game features improved graphics, new characters, stages, new alternate costumes, a campaign mode, and more.

## Gameplay

Like with Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is a platform fighter, a sub-genre of fighting games that utilize free-movement on platformed stages where the goal is to knock opponents off of the screen into hidden blast zones. Up to four players can play locally and/or online.

### Mechanics

Many mechanics from the previous entry return, such as the use of light up, down, and neutral attacks and specials, alongside strong attacks (which can now be charged). Wave dashing, wave landing, grabbing and throwing, jumping, blocking, and air dashing also return. However, due to analog movement being available, this adds the availability for side light, strong, and special attacks, which was a movement option unavailable for the previous game due to that game's digital input system.

New to the game includes the slime mechanic, which is a feature that allows you to beef up your special attacks, cancel attacks, air dash, and use super attacks (similar to the Final Smash moves in the Super Smash Bros. franchise), which are cinematic moves with extreme power and knockback. Slime is limited, and the amount you have is displayed in a meter. There are 3 bars in the meter, and 1 bar will be depleted each time you use an input that requires slime. If your bar is completely full, you can activate your super, though it will deplete the entire meter of it's slime.

Grabs have also been revamped. Unlike the previous title, characters will no longer have cargo throws, now adding the ability for pummels and more unique directional throws. However, air grabbing is no longer available as an option.

## Characters

### Playable Characters & Helpers

#### **Fighters**

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 has a starting roster of 25 fighters, five more than the previous game's base roster, and the exact amount of the previous game's final roster including its DLC. A season pass has been confirmed for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, adding four paid additional fighters as DLC, bringing the total number to 29.

*Italics* font indicates a character that is a newcomer to the Nickelodeon All Star Brawl series.

#### **Companions**

*These are characters in the game that aren't fully fledged fighters, but can be summoned via the movesets and super attacks of fighters, or just generally appear aesthetically with the fighters.*

**Key:**

***: Visual Companion***

***: Attack Companion***

***: Super Attack Companion***

### Non-Playable Characters

#### Bosses

New to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 are bosses, stronger unplayable characters that have health meters. They can be fought only in Campaign, Arcade Mode and Boss Rush.

Clockwork will not appear in Arcade Mode. One random other boss will be fought near the halfway point of finishing a run. Vlad Plasmius will always be the final boss for Arcade.

#### Enemies

* *Jellyfish*
* *Pirates of the Deep Sea*
* *Chum Slave*
* *Fish Thugs*
* *Foot Soldiers*
* *Mousers*
* *Ectopuses*
* *Skeleton Ghost Warriors*
* *Girl-Eating Plant*
* *Twonkies*
* *SIR Units*
* *Irken ship*
* *Living food*
* *Cluster Drones*
* *Skeleton Banditos*

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#### Cameos

***SpongeBob SquarePants***

* Bikini Bottomites
* Karen Plankton (Wall form)
* Jellyfish

***Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles***

* Foot Clan
* Kraang

***The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius***

* Cindy Vortez, Carl Wheezer, and Sheen Estevez (Portraits)
* Invisible Hamster

***The Loud House***

* Lincoln Loud

***Hey Arnold!***

* Helga Pataki
* Phoebe Heyerdahl
* Lockjaw

## Stages

*To be added.*

Stages

## Reception

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 has received very positive reviews from numerous outlets, praising it's polish, gameplay, modes, and innovation to the platform fighter genre (mainly the slime mechanic). Many outlets have applauded that Fair Play Labs & Ludosity have fixed many of the criticisms had with the first game's launch, as that game wasn't as content-full and polished. It received a 9/10 from IGN, making it the highest-rated game ever published by GameMill Entertainment.

Many players also praised the game, loving the new mechanics as well as the amount of content compared to the first game, feeling like more value was given this time around. It has received a nomination for the "Best Fighting Game" for The Game Awards 2023.

While majority of the reception is positive, the Nintendo Switch port of the game has been heavily criticized for it's long loading times, poor optimization, and awful performance, being stuck at 30FPS as well as having numerous frame dips. The Nintendo Switch version received a 5/10 from NintendoLife. The developers have been working to fix the Switch port, and performance improvements have been confirmed to arrive in Update 1.2.

## Gallery

The official Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Logo.Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 brawler select screen.Jimmy Neutron on Bun Wrestling Ring.Donatello on Rooftop Rumble.Patrick on Messy Kitchen.Aang, Rocko, and Lucy Loud fighting on the flat Royal Woods Cemetery variant.Jenny using Mighty Mallets on Nigel Thornberry at Sewers Slam.Squidward using Krakatoa! on Fire Masters Meeting.onSpongeBob and Aang on Bun Wrestling Ring.Lucy Loud using Sigh on Squidward on Flying Dutchman's Ship.Raphael encountering The Flying Dutchman on The Flying Dutchman's Ship.Daggett using his super attack.Zuko, Iroh, Rocksteady, and Mr. Krabs on Technodrome Takedown.
## Videos

### Trailers

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Announce TrailerNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official El Tigre RevealNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Ember RevealNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Campaign TrailerNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Launch Trailer (PEGI)Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Launch TrailerNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Accolades Trailer
### Spotlights

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official SpongeBob SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Squidward SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Jimmy Neutron SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Patrick Star SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Raphael SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Plankton SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official El Tigre RevealNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official April O'Neil SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Donatello SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Aang SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Ren & Stimpy SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Nigel Thornberry SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Grandma Gertie SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Garfield SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Ember SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Danny Phantom SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Azula RevealNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Angry Beavers SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Gerald SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Lucy Loud Spotlight-2Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Jenny SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Azula SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Rocko SpotlightNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Invader Zim Spotlight
## Trivia

* Donatello is the only new fighter who wasn't leaked online.
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is the second Nick Brawl game to be handled by Fair Play Labs, Ludosity, and GameMill Entertainment.
* Lincoln Loud, Sandy Cheeks, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Shredder, Helga Pataki, Powdered Toast Man, Oblina, Toph Beifong, CatDog and Hugh Neutron are the only playable characters from the previous game that have not appeared in this installment as playable characters.

## External Links

* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Official Website
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 on Nintendo eShop
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 on PlayStation Store
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 on Microsoft Store
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Official Twitter