Neo Scuffle: The Neon Brawlers

The logo of the game.

***Neo Scuffle: The Neon Brawlers*** is a fighting game developed by Round 1 Industries and Arc System Works and published by Imaginate.

The game is a spin-off of the *Neo* series and the first spin-off game of the series.

The game was released in February 20th, 2020.

## Development

After completing the fighting game *Heroes Knockdown*, Imaginate contacted Bandai Namco if they can be interested of making a *Neo* fighting game. Bandai Namco responded "Why not ask Arc System Works"? After the response, Imaginate gathers up Round 1 and Arc' to making a fighting game based on *Neo*. Months past and the game is almost complete, featuring all the presented characters in the first original role-playing game *Neo*, including characters from the upcoming *Neo: Diamond and Ornament Editions*.

## Plot

The story follows Bionic and his friends as they went to a new dimension that they never seen before. Unfortunately, a pair of Bloodoids (humanoid monsters and shadows) were born to partner up with evil Neos and humiliate the good Neos. Eventually, a female Neo, named Price, was freed from a Sphere Operator to help Bionic and friends save the Neomultiverse again from bigger and fearful harm. However, a new villain rises named Blood Emperor, who is responsible for the Bloodoid race.

## Gameplay

It's like *Persona 4 Arena* and *Dragon Ball FighterZ* but with *Neo* characters and RPG-like elements and abilities.

### Button Configuration

The A/X/B button is to jump, the B/O/A button is to grab, the X/☐/Y button is to attack while the Y/△/X button is to use special abilities.

### Characters

The characters are in a group of 3. Those being Boxer, Sharper and Gunner. Here are the characters in each group:

### **Boxer**

1: Bionic: The main protagonist and a playable starting character of the game. He became a Neo by joining in Rottweiler's Neo Squad to help him, Knife and America save the Neomultiverse. He has the ability of some superhero like super strength.

2. Price: The main co-protagonist and a playable starting character of the game. She was rescued and freed by Bionic by collapsing a Sphere Operator, in which the Bloodoids trapped her inside. With her being freed, she can help Bionic and friends take down the Bloodoids. She has the ability to stretch her arms out and fight, giving her Elasticity.

### **Sharper**

1. Knife: The protagonist and a playable character of the game. He is a short-tempered but very chill teenage boy who has a dislike towards Bionic at first when he's bad at acting as a Neo but begins to like him at the end towards Bionic for being a mature Neo. He uses knives and can instantly do flashing ninja-like moves.

### Stages

There are stages based on all of the 5 dimensions throughout the *Neo* game. The first stage is *Neoverse*, based on the 3rd dimension/planet *Neoverse*. To be edited...

## Trivia

* The title of the game is a pun and a play on words of the Atlus video game "*Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers*". Developed by Omega Force and P-Studios and published by Atlus, with the association of Koei Tecmo (in Japan), released in February 20th, 2020.
* *Neo Scuffle: The Neon Brawlers* is basically like *Persona 4 Arena*, since Imaginate is a fan of the *Persona* series from Altus since *Persona 5*.
* Despite the title based on a Atlus game, it's unknown if a *Dynasty Warriors*-styled *Neo* game has been rumored, decided or interested. A fan of Round 1 said that if *Neo* has a Hack and Slash game, it might be titled "*Neon Warriors*" or "*Neo Crusade: The Neon Warriors*".
* The release date for the game is the same as the Japanese release date of *Persona 5 Scramble*.