MultiVersus Review - Smash Hit
MultiVersus shouldn’t be any good. It’s a Smash Bros. clone that’s shameless about being IP soup and it started life because of an outdated Ultra Instinct Shaggy meme - it sounds like a recipe for disaster, especially from an unproven developer.
Despite the odds being stacked against it, MultiVersus isn’t just good, it’s the closest thing to a rival Smash has ever had, and it may eventually stand beside it after some more time and fine-tuning.
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Although the instant comparison point here is Smash Bros., MultiVersus manages to feel distinct in the platform brawler genre thanks to its more stat-based and co-op-focused gameplay. The core mechanics are the same - four special moves, percentages, recoveries, stage-guarding and the like - but the tweaks to the formula are not only positive ones, but ones that make MultiVersus feel like an evolution of the genre.
Mechanically, MultiVersus is snappy and responsive, with a decent amount of weight in both movement and combat. It’s not quite as fine-tuned as Smash Bros. and feels a little floatier and slower, but the unique focus on team fights and characters with moves that work to help the other player makes it feel like a beast of its own, as does the surprisingly enjoyable use of perks. The overabundance of stat effects can be a little much to begin with, though. It’s a hat on a hat.
A platform fighter wouldn’t be much without its roster, and MultiVersus already has one of the most unique ones around with a great spread of characters from Looney Tunes, DC, Cartoon Network, and more. With some left-field choices like Steven Universe and LeBron James, the possibilities feel endless for a company as big as Warner Bros.
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