Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

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67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. PCMag
    Oct 8, 2021
    80
    More than a nostalgic joke, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl delivers a genuinely fantastic cartoon fighting game just slightly marred by unpolished presentation.

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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 49
  3. Negative: 12 out of 49
  1. thrapinder
    Oct 8, 2021
    1
    Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl, beyond name recognition, is a lackluster and same-y feeling game. 90% of the cast has the same basic up-downNickelodeon All-Stars Brawl, beyond name recognition, is a lackluster and same-y feeling game. 90% of the cast has the same basic up-down combo tree, and hitboxes are often confusingly large or feel inconsistent to the average player. The "rollback netcode" is much worse than in other plat fighters and other fighting games in particular, even Brawlhalla, a free game. Fighting anyone with a moderately bad connection becomes a battle of "Animations are starting and stopping with absolutely no warning" and even starts stuttering at a ping range of 40-80. If you have a ping above 30, or mildly inconsistent, this game starts suffering really bad in the online department. Apart from the online department, the game also suffers, as it offers no single-player content outside of a classic mode and a training mode, in which the Brawlhalla training mode has it beat. Hitboxes are janky and quite large, e.g. Catdog's neutral heavy attack, which hits behind, above, and in front. Normals aren't varied enough to really make a huge difference in combo games, as with the exception of maybe 2 characters they all have the same juggling combos. Getting stuck in a combo is literally an un-skippable cutscene. Hitstun is long and the tumbling mechanics feel extremely random whether or not they go off. On top of that, move priorities are strange and feel like the devs rolled a dice and decided which one had a higher priority. I hate comparing random platform fighters to each other, but the priorities in Brawlhalla actually make sense and clashes don't feel nearly as random. Balance was not even considered once in the making of this game. Characters seem to have the same "character design" of "throw **** at the wall and see what sticks." Characters will have strangely fast moves. While I appreciate a more aggressive game, this game just feels genuinely awful in some regards. Funny how people criticize Brawlhalla for being a monotonous, same-y game, and then turn around and praise the game where every character has the exact same combo tree (which is worse than having characters have the same weapons, as sig kits shake up how you use the attacks.) The only meaningful changes that anyone have are in their specials, in which the only difference is how god-awful their projectile is (save Zim and Patrick.) The character designs are lazy, with reused animations all over the place. Aang, who should be one of the most unique characters, feels like a generic fast kung fu kid with a bo staff. Characters where they try to shake up the game end up looking like they forgot some key thing to make them fun to fight against, like Toph's infinite platforms at the top of the screen, which, coupled with the lack of a magnifier bubble, and her obnoxious rocks from above, make for a infuriatingly overlooked strategy.

    TL;DR I did not enjoy this game much. It felt rushed in all senses of the word, including the lack of good music and voice acting. A lot of this game feels bog-standard and lazy. Something that could have changed up the platform fighter scene, in my opinion, has completely fallen on its face due to a turbulent release.    … Full Review »
  2. Lucius_13
    Oct 6, 2021
    1
    Nickelodeon All Star Brawl this game was totally rushed out the door it lacks major polish in every way possible, the roster itself is fineNickelodeon All Star Brawl this game was totally rushed out the door it lacks major polish in every way possible, the roster itself is fine but the dialogue in the game which is done via text box at the start of fights is generic as hell, the battles themselves are quiet apart from the announcer who will chime in every so often with "OOH WHAT A HIT!" I seriously don't recommend this to anyone and I had a feeling it would be bad when I saw the Pre-Order on the Switch was 20% off. You don't put Toph Beifong in a game and not have her make any sassy snarky comments!

    That said here are the pros and cons of this game

    Pros:
    -Easy controls
    -Game looks nice

    Cons:
    -No Dialogue at all apart from Generic sentences in a text box
    -Roster choices were confusing they put April O'Neal, Mikey and Leonardo in the game but left out ---Raphael and Donatello which I found odd not to mention Helga from Hey Arnold was there but not Arnold himself
    -Battles are way too quiet I expected some trash talk from the characters (Especially Toph who lives to taunt her opponents)

    all in all I give this a 1 out of 10 like I said above I knew this game was gonna suck when they put it 20% off and the game wasn't even out yet    … Full Review »
  3. MinePlay512
    Oct 6, 2021
    7
    So, Nickelodeon All Star Brawl is a fair game in the end. While it can be fun, there are some flaws that can hold it back but overall, this isSo, Nickelodeon All Star Brawl is a fair game in the end. While it can be fun, there are some flaws that can hold it back but overall, this is a fair smash clone that has potential.… Full Review »
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