Brawlhalla

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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 7 out of 34
  3. Negative: 10 out of 34

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  1. RZaga
    Jan 28, 2020
    8
    A nice way to pass the time. Nothing spectacular but still fast-paced and exciting to play.
  2. Digibutter64
    Dec 4, 2018
    5
    A mediocre contender to the throne set by Smash. While the gameplay is mostly passable, it is severely lacking in variation. On a more positive note, the characters have nice designs and there's a fair amount of variation in stages.

    Ultimately, I don't see myself playing it for the extended future. It's alright as a fighting game (with a decent number of modes), but the free-to-play    A mediocre contender to the throne set by Smash. While the gameplay is mostly passable, it is severely lacking in variation. On a more positive note, the characters have nice designs and there's a fair amount of variation in stages.

    Ultimately, I don't see myself playing it for the extended future. It's alright as a fighting game (with a decent number of modes), but the free-to-play model really lowers, rather than raises, its accessibility for newcomers in my opinion. Basically, you're limited to certain characters at a given point in time, unless you buy them for permanent use with the game's non-premium coin currency, which, as far as I can tell, can only be earned online. Being a free-to-play game, there's also premium currency which you can buy with real money to use on various extras such as a skin that replaces a character with Shovel Knight.

    In summary, Brawlhalla feels like an otherwise mediocre flash game with a lack of variation and lackluster gameplay overall. There are better options available for Switch.    … Expand
  3. cyan11
    Dec 23, 2018
    5
    While Brawlhalla is fun and different from Smash, I( as someone who has played 30+ hours of Brawlhalla and have gotten to the best level) always find myself wanting to play Smash, There’s not much to say about it, except that it gets repetitive if you don’t know what you’re doing, and when it gets fun competitively, Smash gets more fun.
  4. AllySky
    Apr 8, 2019
    1
    The game is free but it is pretty meh to put it simply, everyone knows they would rather play Super Smash Bros.
  5. Sherami
    Mar 7, 2020
    4
    Игра не плохая, но в ней нет баланса. Играя 40+ часов за сложно персонажа, вы все равно будете проигроват человеку использующиго один приём за игру.
  6. Cmpfcf
    Dec 8, 2020
    0
    Copia de super smash bros, so tem personagens quebrados com armas absurdas e com spamers irritantes
  7. J-Dig
    Jan 27, 2020
    8
    As an arena fighting game, Brawlhalla draws constant comparisons with Smash on the Switch. Having just started playing both games I think this is like comparing chess to draughts with Brawlhalla representing the latter.

    The play-space for both games is pretty similar but the more intricate mechanics of Smash is likely to appeal to a different mood, if not different players entirely.    As an arena fighting game, Brawlhalla draws constant comparisons with Smash on the Switch. Having just started playing both games I think this is like comparing chess to draughts with Brawlhalla representing the latter.

    The play-space for both games is pretty similar but the more intricate mechanics of Smash is likely to appeal to a different mood, if not different players entirely. For its part Brawlhalla is much more welcoming to new players with better skill-matching and, in my experience, a vastly superior online experience to Smash Ultimate's laggy gameplay. The "git gud" crowd may think this criticism is redundant but being matched with players who have much more experience is simply not fun and games are meant to be fun.

    Taken in isolation, Brawlhalla is a good time and great value if you choose to unlock all the characters for a bit of cash. Although many fighters have similar mechanics there has clearly been time spent to provide good looking characters and you'll even find some indy legends along with characters from screens big and small to throw around the arena.    … Expand
  8. KrolMyruh
    Sep 30, 2020
    2
    Ok, imagine if super smash bros sucked and they monetized the living hell out of it. You get brawlhalla. Just go play smash
  9. cool_dork
    Feb 3, 2019
    6
    It is good for a free game and is fun to play if you only have a few minutes. Otherwise it is quite mediocre.
  10. SaltehTSS
    Aug 2, 2019
    6
    If you don't have Smash Ultimate on your Switch, get Brawlhalla. Anyways, even though the online mode is free, sometimes, it will go toooooo laggy and random explosions and random deaths can appear which sucks.
  11. 2015exe
    Jun 14, 2022
    0
    I'm not gonna sugarcoat it; this game is anything but fun. Matchmaking is mostly full of elitist wannabes and other tryhards who spam the same moves over and over again. Not helping is the fact that I'm fighting the same three to five characters over and over again. Some fights get so chaotic that I can barely fight anyone, and just watching certain attacks is enough to piss me off. IfI'm not gonna sugarcoat it; this game is anything but fun. Matchmaking is mostly full of elitist wannabes and other tryhards who spam the same moves over and over again. Not helping is the fact that I'm fighting the same three to five characters over and over again. Some fights get so chaotic that I can barely fight anyone, and just watching certain attacks is enough to piss me off. If this game is supposed to encourage sportsmanship, then it's doing a piss-poor job, especially with taunts like "So Salty" and "Calculated". The crossover events are also pretty damn lazy, since a bunch of cartoon characters HARDLY fit into this disaster of a game. The only good thing I can find about the game is that the characters are really creative in terms of both design and weapons, but that's the ONLY good thing I see. Blue Mammoth needs to go back to the drawing board for the rest of the game, though, and make mammoth coins more accessible. I thought this would have been another fun decent Smash clone, but this is somehow worse than Ultimate. No approval from me.… Expand
  12. JeanLouRate
    Jul 14, 2021
    9
    Nice free to play with new characters and pass every month, it's good gameplay and also it's FREE. The system of Brawlhalla's money is nice because when you play you get coins and you can buy exclusive skins with it.
  13. Icepacman
    Nov 10, 2021
    6
    The game is fun but there's no way I can pull up that combo it's it's too hard like it's really fun I like to watch the characters and crossover characters but it's a little too hard to play
  14. r0haan
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Overall - 6/10
    Difficulty - Medium
    Platform - Nintendo Switch
    Replay Value - 6/10
    Gameplay - 6.5/10
    Hours Played - 50 hrs

    Extra Notes: Pretty good fighting game considering it is free. I had a lot of fun with this game, and its pretty easy to get into as a beginner whilst leaving space to learn the mechanics and get deeper invested in the game

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  1. Switch Player
    Jun 18, 2019
    60
    Brawlhalla is a great, free alternative to Super Smash Bros., but just doesn’t have the same spark that makes it stand out beyond that. Still, if you love the grind and want something new to play with your friends without needing an online subscription, this is a good choice.
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  2. Nintendo Life
    Nov 22, 2018
    70
    Though a bit uninspired, Brawlhalla still stands as a solid example of how to do a proper platform fighter, with several game modes, a diverse cast and a beautiful art style making this one easy to recommend. Perhaps best of all, it’s totally free, so you really don’t have anything to lose by giving it a try. At worst, you’ll find a Smash clone that doesn’t have a ton of new ideas; at best, you’ll find a new go-to for when you have a few friends over for a gaming session.
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