Let’s start with Plankton the evil genius, who compensates for his very small size by using a giant robot from the film A hero emerges from the water. Armed with hot sauce bottles, a metal propeller and airframe, he’s a heavy-handed character with a nice array of mid-range moves, including a special tankard that’ll give Guilty Gear fans a kick.
Slime that stains
In order to present the new gameplay mechanics, Ludosity invited Hungrybox, a historical competitor on Smash, which serves as a quality guarantee here. Without too many surprises, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 gets closer to its main inspiration with more precise movements, but also a more varied range of moves and defensive options very inspired by competition.
But the great innovation of this second title is to introduce slime; well known to American kids, this unsavory green substance is synonymous with Nickelodeon and its filthy spirit. Characters will fill their slime gauge as they fight. They can then consume it to strengthen their special moves or get out of a bad patch with the slime burst, which knocks back any nearby enemies and cancels our velocity. Handy when you get kicked out of the arena. To end the rounds in style, emptying the slime gauge will allow you to launch a unique super attack depending on your avatar.
Hungrybox specifies that Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 will also have advanced mechanics, like the wave dashing where the slime cancelwhich will work like a Roman Cancel a la Guilty Gear (Again !). This may appeal to pro players and elevate this derivative product to the rank of bonus game at EVO, who knows? All these possibilities – and their pictorial examples – are in the video below.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 will be released in the fall on all platforms.