Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a Nickelodeon crossover fighting game developed by Ludosity and Fair Play Labs and published by GameMill Entertainment. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows on October 5, 2021. It is part of the Nickelodeon Super Brawl series, and it is the first-ever console game in the franchise.
It features playable characters and levels from various Nickelodeon shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Invader Zim, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Danny Phantom, Rugrats, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Loud House, The Wild Thornberrys, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. In addition, this game will also add DLC (Downloadable Content) characters and levels based on hit Nickelodeon shows such as The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Garfield franchise, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Rocko's Modern Life.
Hugh Neutron appears as a playable DLC character that was released on August 5, 2022.
Playable characters[]
- ♦ — DLC Characters
Stages[]
- ♦ — DLC Exclusive
| Levels | Series |
|---|---|
| The Western Air Temple | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| Omashu | |
| Harmonic Convergence | The Legend of Korra |
| The Ghost Zone | Danny Phantom |
| Irken Armada Invasion | Invader Zim |
| Loud House | The Loud House |
| Royal Woods Cemetery | |
| Powdered Toast Trouble | The Ren and Stimpy Show |
| Space Madness | |
| Jellyfish Fields | SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Glove World | |
| The Flying Dutchman's Ship | |
| Rooftop Rumble | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| Sewer Slam | |
| Technodrome Takedown | |
| The Dump | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters |
| Traffic Jam | Hey Arnold! |
| Wild Waterfall | The Wild Thornberrys |
| CatDog's House | CatDog |
| Showdown at Teeter-Totter Gulch | Rugrats |
| Sweet Dreams♦ | Garfield (franchise) |
| Slime Time♦ | Double Dare |
| Tremorton Joyride♦ | My Life as a Teenage Robot |
| Duck, Duck, Pie!♦ | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius |
| Hyper Course | Rocko's Modern Life |
Items[]
| Levels | Series |
|---|---|
| Sokka's Boomerang | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| Fenton Thermos | Danny Phantom |
| Guidance Chip | Invader Zim |
| Lawn Gnome | |
| Log from Blammo! | The Ren and Stimpy Show |
| Anchor | SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Explosive Pie | |
| Jellyfish Jelly | |
| Krabby Patty | |
| Sandy's Rocket | |
| Squidward's Clarinet | |
| Trash Can | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters |
| Arnold's Boombox | Hey Arnold! |
| Reptar Wagon | Rugrats |
| Tommy's Ball | |
| The Suck-o-matic | Rocko's Modern Life |
Reception[]
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl was met with high anticipation following its reveal, but upon release, the game has received "mixed or average" reviews on all platforms, according to review aggregator Metacritic. There was a 65/100 on the PlayStation 5 version, a 71/100 on the Xbox Series X and Series S version, a 67/100 on the Nintendo Switch version, and a 63/100 on the PC version. Reviewers praised the gameplay but criticized the game's presentation and lack of content.
Push Square called the game "the best Super Smash Bros. clone we have ever played," but criticized the lack of modes offered and lamented that the lack of voice acting made the game feel "a bit cheap overall." IGN felt that the mechanical differences and good online play made the game a great alternative to similar fighting games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, though noted it was far less polished or fully-featured than such other games. Destructoid believed that the game provided a solid framework for a future franchise, and hoped GameMill would invest more time and money into a sequel.
Despite receiving mixed reviews, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl was nominated for Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards 2021 and Fighting Game of the Year at the 2022 D.I.C.E. Awards, but lost to Guilty Gear Strive for the former
Trivia[]
- This marks Hugh's first appearance in a crossover video game.
- This also marks the first crossover game to have Jimmy Neutron characters appear since Nicktoons MLB (Nintendo 3DS version).