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Rumor: Sony/SuperBot Making Sony Smash Bros [Update 3: Even More Details]

Zen

Banned
I've always been a fan of this idea.

I hope Nariko makes it into the roster. Even though Heavenly Sword was bleh, the character had a fabulous design, and Sony owns the IP.

Very excited about this project. Any takers on it being a 1v1 or brawl style game that uses float mechanics.
 
Btw, are Legend of Dragoon and Legend of Legaia owned by Sony?
Those would be great in a smash-esque game.

please...don't deepen my wounds...

But yeah, now that this story is on a couple of news websites, I expect the twitter to be deleted by the end of the day, kind of sad really..
 
Hardly anyone I play Smash Bros. with can tell me where Olimar, Ness, Captain Falcon, or even Samus is from, or have played their games. Please. People play the game because it's fun.

Yeah but they've all heard/seen them before. People who have never played Metroid before will have heard the name Samus before. The same with Captain Falcon (who people actually confuse with Falco...)

Anyway, people are forgetting Smash has also been used to make some characters/series more popular. IIRC, FE got releases outside of Japan because of Marth/Roy in Melee
 

thetrin

Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Why does he have pictures of himself doing karate by a waterfall at the end of an article about a sony mascot fighting game?
 

Combichristoffersen

Combovers don't work when there is no hair

- Kratos will make people who like Pit from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, happy to play with. Kratos’ primary attacks are his chains. He also has a charge attack with his spear and shield that’s powerful, yet rather unwieldly. Kratos has a Level 1 bar attack where he plunges his chain into the ground and sparks fly. Kratos’ Level 3 super is him turning into his giant, armored super-self and using his huge sword that’s a 1-hit kill. His recovery move are his wings.

oh God fill my veins with awesome
 

Zen

Banned

God, Sony needs to get a catchy title for this product. 'Title Fight' is on par with a lot of their Move game naming efforts.

Nintendo didn't name their game 'Nintendo Brawl'

we need potential name ideas and stat. :\
 

Carl

Member
Yeah but they've all heard/seen them before. People who have never played Metroid before will have heard the name Samus before. The same with Captain Falcon (who people actually confuse with Falco...)

Anyway, people are forgetting Smash has also been used to make some characters/series more popular. IIRC, FE got releases outside of Japan because of Marth/Roy in Melee

I genuinely have no idea who that is, without googling it
 
Well, I know Gran Turismo's contribution:

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Final boss confirmed

Believe :eek:
 

SmithnCo

Member

Sounds like Smash with a super bar, hopefully they nail the gameplay and it could be awesome.

Drake's level 3 super sounds kinda weird, I'd have to see it in action though. Parappa sounds amazing. Fat Princess could be hilarious too.
 
He's also in Modnation Racers, Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, and LBP LOL

lol!

And:
- Parappa seems to have his original voice actor behind him. He yells out some of his popular phrases during battle. He kicks, has a boom box attack, and uses a skateboard as well. His Level 3 super involves him shouting, “I gotta believe” a few times which damages opponents to the point of dying. He also talks while re-spawning.
FFFFFFF YESSSS WHY ISN'T PARAPPA ON PSN
 

The Lamp

Member
Yeah but they've all heard/seen them before. People who have never played Metroid before will have heard the name Samus before. The same with Captain Falcon (who people actually confuse with Falco...)

Anyway, people are forgetting Smash has also been used to make some characters/series more popular. IIRC, FE got releases outside of Japan because of Marth/Roy in Melee


No, none of my friends had ever heard or seen of Ness, Olimar, Lucas, Wolf, Game & Watch, Ice Climbers, or R.O.B. before Smash Bros. And the ones that play with me all own the game themselves.

Anyway, if we can dig into obscure territory, I would love for Tomba to be a playable character. He's so different and has lots of potential with his different items and suits 8C
 

Mxrz

Member
Sackboy & PaRappa vs Blasto & Crash, hell yeah.

Lara, Snake, Crash and maybe Dante should definitely be licensed. Having a deal with SE alone would give them a lot.

And yeesh, give the "unlike Nintendo" thing a rest. SMB was considered silly as hell too at one point, and I couldn't name half the characters they have now days either.
 

Korigama

Member
that no one at Sony remembers.
There, far more accurate. Seriously, it's extremely silly to act like no one remembers the former when considering how often it's brought up (though there's no denying it's either loved or hated, with little in between).
 

paskowitz

Member
If I had to make a list, it would look like this:

(in no particular order)
- Old Snake
- Dante
- Kratos
- Sackboy
- Nariko
- Jak&Daxter
- Crash
- Radec
- Sly
- Nathan Hale
- Wesker
- Some random dude from Dynasty Warriors
- Socom soldier
- Demon's Souls dude
- Chimeran soldier
- Sweet tooth
- FF7 Cloud
- Nathan Drake
- Lara Croft
- Ezio
- Crysis dude
- Amaterasu
- Lightning
- Ghost
- Cole
 

btkadams

Member
Captain Falcon, or Falco? Neither of them are that obscure.
ok, i owned a snes, every nintendo handheld, n64, and gamecube, but i can't even remember what game captain falcon is from. many of the characters mentioned like ness and stuff, i didn't know until i looked them up when brawl came out.
 

thetrin

Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
ok, i owned a snes, every nintendo handheld, n64, and gamecube, but i can't even remember what game they are from. many of the characters mentioned like ness and stuff, i didn't know until i looked them up when brawl came out.

Yeah, I dunno what to tell you. I guess I just remember a lot useless stuff.
 
I wrote an article on this very game a few years ago for a now defunct site called reelgamers.com :lol

Sony Smash Brothers: Make it Happen! by Brian Paterson on 6.16.08

http://reelgamers.com/images/smash1.jpg

They often say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and it’s never been more evident than the current-gen era. Countless console shooters continue to follow the Halo model while dozens of MMO developers compete to create the next World of Warcraft, often times with sub-par results. Sometimes though, the stars will align and a title will improve on its predecessor. Gears of War took the Kill/Switch aiming system and ran with it while Splinter Cell managed to recreate the intense stealth action found in the Metal Gear Series. In saying this, there is one title in particular staring Sony right in the face that could mean an immediate pay-day: Super Smash Brothers.
It’s no secret, Sony followers would bend over backwards for a title that pays fan service to their favorite PS characters. Sony, who has been a main player in the home console world for the past fourteen years, has had their share of memorable characters appear on all three of their respective systems. If done correctly, a quality fighting title featuring all of the Playstation’s most memorable characters, from Kratos to Parappa, would undoubtedly be an immediate hit. Granted, many of the characters who gained notoriety on the Playstation platform are now owned by others companies and have since gone multiplatform, so it narrows down the list quite a bit. In the meantime, here is ReelGamers’ choice for the Sony Smash Brothers roster:
NOTE: All characters that appear on this list are owned by Sony. You will not see Solid Snake, Cloud Strife, Dante, etc.

http://reelgamers.com/images/smash2.png
Character Roster:
1. Kratos (God of War)
2. Sly (Sly Cooper Series)
3. Monkey (Ape Escape)
4. Ico (Ico)
5. Rico (Killzone)
6. Sir Daniel Fortesque (MediEvil)
7. Ellen & Keats (Folklore)
8. Hale (Resistance)
9. Parappa (Parappa the Rappa)
10. Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet)
11. Toan (Dark Cloud)
12. Ratchet & Clank (Ratchet and Clank)
13. Jak & Daxter (Jak and Daxter)
14. Blasto (Blasto)
15. Vahn (Legend of Legaia)
16. Gabe Logan (Syphon Filter)
17. Robbit (Jumping Flash!)
18. Lenard (White Knight Chronicles [Jeez, think of the Super Smash!])
19. Nariko (Heavenly Sword)
20. Rau Utu (The Mark of Kri)
21. Wander (Shadow of the Colossus)
22. Jen (Primal)
23. US Navy Seal (SOCOM)
24. Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
25. LocoRocos (Locoroco)
26. Lead Character (InFamous)
27. Togera (War of the Monsters)
28. Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal)
29. Kai (Heavenly Sword)
30. Parappa & Um Jamma Lammy (Parappa the Rappa)
31. Patapons (Patapon)
32. Yaggi (CoolBoarders)
33. Lemming (Lemmings)
34. Mannequin (Echochrome)
35. Lammy (Un Jammer Lammy)
Assist Trophies:
WipeOut
Calling All Cars
Jet Moto
Destruction Derby
Gran Turismo
Hot Shots Golf
Motor Toon Grand Prix
Wild Arms
Colony Wars

Not bad, huh?
Source (http://reelgamers.com/games/smash.html)
That list isn't as bad as i thought it would be, beats a potential MS list at least.

Which characters would you like to see if this game would/could happen?
 

Laughlin

Member
If they put Snake in this, I feel like it would have to be Old Snake. Young Snake just seems to be treading on Brawl's ground.
 
I didnt read the entire thread, but Im kind of surprised at the some of the reactions. Even if it ends up just being a copy of Smash, Id could still be fucking awesome.

As for the 'no memorable characters' thing, well I just dont agree.

I personally want Cole to zap the shit out of kratos.
 
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