Soda Stars: Extra Large!

(Due to the extremely graphic images, ESRB has decided to withhold the current Boxart)

### Consoles

PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Turbo Grafx 16, Nintendo DS, Windows XP, Linux, IOS and Android devices

### Release

Delayed until 2023

*Soda Stars: Extra Large!* is a fighting game featuring the *Soda Stars* and several other well-known friends, foes, and acquaintances. The main playable cast starts off with Nick Calhoun, *Connor*, Ethan, Jay, and Mr. Mayor's Son. While the multiplayer aspect is a major focus, the story mode is the real meat of the game and can be played single-player or couch co-op. The story mode will have several expansions throughout the release of the game. ~~Paid DLC is unannounced considering the actual game is delayed for a good chunk of years as is.~~ The game has been going through a "Development Hell" as the Soda Stars head council and honorary senators have yet to determine what kind of fighting game it will rip-off.

## Gameplay

Due to a severe lack of uncertainty from the lead developers, the gameplay is currently nonexistent. It is advised players use their imagination until the game fully releases around its launch window as we are too cheap to produce any beta trailers and whatnot.

### Controls

If the first two blocks of text didn't specify enough, there aren't any controls in the game. The only confirmed functions will be that the home button for each console's controller will lead the player back to their console's respective home screen and the left trigger button for each controller will emanate T. Sutton's (in)famous *"Buhhh"* sound, a nostalgic reference to die-hard Soda Stars fans.

### Similarities to Other Fighting Games

The original development plan of the gameplay was initially based on the popular crossover Nintendo fighting game *Super Smash Bros.* where players endure a match by slamming each other until one flies off-screen. While this plan was favored among most Soda Stars and Honoraries, there have been talks that the game should adopt a more simple gameplay style or its very own. Another gameplay style discussed mostly revolved around the popular Capcom fighting franchise, *Street Fighter* . Of course, neither of these plans have officially gone to fruition and development has since been stagnant except for nearly every concept of the game's content.

## Plot

~~To be Continued... (Lengthy consort of events to be consorted for later)~~

While E3 has been officially canceled (along with living thanks to Chinese communist bat virus), surprisingly the devs behind *Soda Stars: Extra Large* have finally put out some information on the game's dumpster fire of a development cycle via the main plot. Below is what is currently known for the primary campaign of Extra Large.

* The plot will mainly feature the 5 main playable cast throughout the adventure as they preform mis-adventures in their undisclosed town of \*\*\*\*\*\*\*.
* The game begins in junior year of High School circa 2017, when the 5 have officially become the Soda Stars we know today.
* Mr. Miller is the overarching villain who is hellbent on enslaving students in the school and turning them into marines (reserves). He hires some teachers to help him on his conquest (which will also include the decimation of the Soda Stars undisclosed mainland location).
* Side stories involve some of town's most nastiest of villains! Algae Bloom, Mrs. Merring, and the Killer KFC Robot are some of many major villains in the campaign.
* The campaign starts from Junior year, till senior year. A heavily pricey DLC expansion will demand players to fork over their parents' credit cards for the Soda Stars Future campaign and the Soda Stars Origins campaign (former is based on college adventures and the latter is based on smaller adventures before each Soda Star member has met each other).
* The story itself actually takes place in the local Chili's restaurant as we discuss everything that had happened since we had became Soda Stars (This is a reference to Annual Chili's Fest the Soda Stars submit to every so often).

### Campaign Chunks

* Soda Stars Origins (DLC)
* Soda Stars Begins
* Soda Stars Senior: Miller's Reign
* Soda Stars Senior: End of an Empire
* Soda Stars Senior: Epilogue
* Legends of the Soda Stars
* Soda Stars Future (DLC)
* Soda Stars: Excursion Adventures (DLC)
* Florida Adventures (DLC)

## Cast of Characters

### Playable Cast

The starting characters begin as the first 5 main Soda Stars (Jay, Nick, Ethan, Connor, Mike). The rest of the cast includes *Honorary Soda Stars*, *Acquaintances*, *Teachers*, *Villains*, and several other cameos.

### Assist Characters

The Soda Stars have several unique allies both in the real world and in the game world. Most assist characters will be comprised of Acquaintances, Teachers, Villains, and other important figures of the Soda Stars.

### Bosses

The biggest, baddest, and, most prominently, least hygienic characters of the Soda Stars universe have come together to make an excellent rogue's gallery for the game. These bosses are comprised of mostly villains and occasionally misunderstood protagonists.

### Soda Stars: Extra Large!! Fighter's Ballot

There is currently a discussion amongst the dev team to advertise a ballot for the most wanted character to join the Soda-verse. It will likely be polled on the Soda Stars Official Instagram page and results will be revealed at a later date. Unfortunately, the results will essentially be meaningless as there is LITERALLY no progress on creating a tangible game whatsoever.

## Stages

There are planned to be several familiar locations from around the town of the Soda Stars universe. Most of these locals are major references to the Soda Stars lore and cannon. These stages are used throughout the story mode to convey the plot as expected.

* Walmart
* Walmart Bad Future (The wreckage)
* Walmart Good Future (The Super Walmart)
* KFC
* Taco Bell
* Burger King
* Wendys
* Gamestop
* Abandoned Mall
* Shoprite
* Nick's Pool
* Nick's Room
* Nick's Roof
* Ethan's Basement
* Ethan's Trampoline
* Jay's Family Room
* Connor's Basement
* Connor's House Club
* Mike's Dining Room
* The Lake
* Circle Pizza
* Pizza Express
* Parkway (Eaten by Hoagie as stage moves)
* Merring Household
* Diet Mountain Dew Mines
* College Parking Lot
* Publix
* Sky Zone
* Cement Factory
* High School Parking Lot
* Six Flags
* Tuxedos by \*REDACTED\*
* Outback (specifically stationed by the "bar area")
* Mr. Miller's Head
* Jeff's Garage
* Cabella's
* Outback "Patio Area"
* Belmar
* Long John Silver's
* Krimspy Kreme
* Steve's Stizzling Stonk House
* NYC Skyline
* Hopatcong Pontoon Boat (Driven by Mr. Mayor)
* Ikea Showrooms
* The Palisades Mall
* Autobahn Racetrack
* Mt. Tammany
* Sonic Drive-In
* Bottle Rock
* Fireman's
* Paulinskill Viaduct
* Florida House Safari Zone
* Municipal Beach (covered in Sargasso)
* West Palm Zoo Gator Exhibit
* Mar-a-Lago
* Clematis Street
* Actual Publix
* Planet Fitness
* Crunch
* Dicks Sporting Goods
* Hotel Trivago Terrarium
* PBI
* HPN (Items won't spawn on this map because they forgot them)
* Sus County Fair
* Yankee Stadium
* The George Washington (Guest Starring traffic AND George Washington's corpse)
* MTA Pubic Beach
* Andrew's House (Halloween Edition)
* Madison Square Garden (Soda Stars Awards being held)

## Trivia

* This game is currently in development hell. As the release date gets closer (or passes), the game will likely not be going on store shelves anytime soon
* There have been talks into getting this game developed by renowned devs including Rare Ware, Capcom, and Ubisoft but have currently all fell through due to licensing complications of the Soda Stars characters.