Nickelodeon All-Star Brawlhas become a surprisingly popular release for 2021, following its announcement in mid-July. The concept of aSuper Smash Bros.-like fighting game starring beloved Nickelodeon cartoon characters clearly works for many gamers. There are still a lot of questions left to be answered aboutNickelodeon All-Star Brawl’s gameplay, however. A new gameplay video showcasing the move-set of the Ren & Stimpy character could answer some of those questions.
The Ren & Stimpy Showcase trailer forNickelodeon All-Star Brawlis intended to be a rundown of all the character’s in-game moves and abilities. In case it wasn’t clear, Ren & Stimpy is a single character and not two, as the cat and dog form a tag team for the fighting game. A brief description of Ren & Stimpy’s fighting style is a slow and heavy hitter that can attack in multiple different directions with a single attack.
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For Ren & Stimpy’s ground-based light attacks, they have Keep it Together, Lick N' Stomp, and Wild Swing for their neutral, up and down attacks. Both Lick N' Stomp and Wild Swing notably attack in multiple different directions, as Ren and Stimpy each attack in different ways at the same time. Next,Ren & Stimpy’s aerial light attacks are similar. The Best of Friend aerial neutral attacks both forwards and backward, Aerial Lick N' Stomp attacks both upward and downward, and Aeriel Wild Swing attacks both downward and to the sides.
Where Ren & Stimpy’s strong attacks differ from light are in their upward and downward attacks, Fore and Back Off You Beast, which are swinging animations that cover a large area. As for aerial attacks, Ren & Stimpy’s strong down attack is divebomb, which sees the character falling like a missile toward the ground but at an angled trajectory, much like howKirbyhas a linear drop ability inSuper Smash Bros.
Naturally, Ren & Stimpy’s special attacks are where the character shines. TheNickelodeon All-Star Brawlcharactercan toss a bouncing Blammo! Log, fart an explosion to launch into the air, and use a shielding ability where damage can then be turned into an explosion of fart damage. Last but not least, Ren & Stimpy’s taunt is their sing-song Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy dance.
Developer Ludosityhas clearly added a lot of Ren & Stimpy’s personality to the fighting game character, and the pair’s move-set does evoke the gameplay ofSuper Smash Bros., too. Whether or notNickelodeon All-Star Brawlcaptures the feel ofSuper Smash Bros.will take a bit more persuasion, however.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawlreleases October 5 on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
