PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

Critic reviews

• COGconnected

  T. Monkey · Dec 05, 2012

  8.5

  After working my way through the multitude of options and modes this game has to offer, I can say conclusively and with confidence that while there’s still a few wrinkles to work out in the combat system, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is an outstanding example of an approachable fighting game that surely deserves your consideration, and easily earns the right to step into the winners circle and stand with the big boys.

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• PlayStation Trophies

  John Robertson · Nov 30, 2012

  8.0

  Not only is PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale surprisingly good, it's also surprisingly individual. It would have been easy to simply copy the blueprint provided by Super Smash Bros wholesale. Instead, while the basic premise is the same, the gameplay is different enough to separate it from Nintendo's offering. Whether or not it will ever be able to move out of Mario and co's shadow is another matter...

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• Giant Bomb

  Jeff Gerstmann · Nov 27, 2012

  6.0

  PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is an interesting first attempt at bringing Sony's characters, stages, and items together in the traditional Smash Bros. style, but it fails to carve out enough style of its own along the way. It ends up being an interesting, if occasionally awkward "party" style fighting game that works a little better than you might think. But it also feels like a proof-of-concept that misses too many classic PlayStation figures and moments to truly earn the title "All-Star."

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• Joystiq

  Steve Watts · Nov 21, 2012

  8.0

  PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale may be inspired by Smash Bros., but it has managed to become more than a simple imitator. It carries its own ideas that give it a distinct place in the market. The rock-solid fighting mechanics alone make it worth a look, but even non-fight fans can enjoy the frenzied fun of video game icons beating each other mercilessly.
• Push Square

  Sammy Barker · Nov 20, 2012

  9.0

  PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a fitting celebration of Sony’s video game legacy, and a love-letter to fans of the brand. SuperBot Entertainment has meticulously merged three generations of platform lore into a four-player brawler that’s both approachable and cunningly complex.

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• TheSixthAxis

  Blair Inglis · Nov 20, 2012

  9.0

  To put it simply, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is exactly what a mash-up should be – not single game environments, not stories that only include the character of one specific game, but a fusion – a celebration even – of the brilliant PlayStation games that we all know and love. It’s a complete package with a few flaws, but ultimately a brilliant purchase for both PlayStation and fighting fans. Get some friends around – or play with them online – and have an absolute blast with SuperBot’s brilliant debut.

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