There Needs to be Less Smash Bros. Clones, and More Mario Party Clones
It seems like almost every major studio wants its own Super Smash Bros. game to showcase its IPs. In the last couple of years, both Nickelodeon and Warner Bros. have entered the ring with new crossover platform fighters. Beyond that there have been even more platform fighters filled with major IPs like Brawlhalla, Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale, and Brawlout. Each game has brought together characters from across titles to answer who would win in a fight. While these games have been fun, the industry could use more Mario Party clones instead.
Mario Party is not a crossover game, but it provides its own unique form of competitive play. There was a time when many Mario Party-like games were on the market, but the industry has put more of a focus on online over local multiplayer. This has left Mario Party as the last major party game on the market, and that should change.
MultiVersus Could Do a Lot More With Adventure Time
All eyes are on the upcoming MultiVersus to see if Warner Bros. can deliver a game on the same level as Smash. The game will bring together different IPs from across the Warner Bros. catalog. Characters from DC Comics, the Looney Tunes, Cartoon Network, and even Game of Thrones will make an appearance. They will also be joined by real-life people like LeBron James and the animated hijinks of Rick and Morty. The game will be a crossover of epic proportions, and platform-fighter fans are hoping it has the gameplay to back it up.
MultiVersus comes fresh off the heels of another big platform fighter. Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl brought together Nickelodeon's catalog of animated shows in for an all-out brawl. Characters like SpongeBob, Aang, Danny Phantom, and Garfield are able to duke it out across maps
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