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Game details

Game:
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
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Genre:
Fighting
Sub Genre:
Beat 'Em Up
Release Date (US):
November 21st, 2012
Release Date (UK):
November 23rd, 2012
Players:
1-4
Online Players:
1-4
Developers:
Superbot Entertainment
Publisher:
Sony Computer Entertainment
Rating:
RP [Rating Pending]
PSU Rank:
0 of 1169 Games
PSU Rank on PS3:
0 of 0 Games
Additional Information:
Exclusive to PlayStation 3 and PS Vita.

About PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

A royal rumble of PlayStation's most iconic characters, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale pits the likes of Kratos, Sly, Sweet Tooth and more in a Smash Bros-type arena fighting game for up to four players.

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PSU Review Score
9.0
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Summary

PlayStation All-Stars is a deeply engaging fighter and love letter to PlayStation fans that ultimately triumphs over shallow single-player content and a few design quirks.

We like

  • PlayStation's best, together at last
  • Tremendous fun and impressive mechanical depth
  • Sophisticated networking

We dislike

  • Inconsistent narrative quality
  • Boring presentation
  • Disorganized progression system

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The moment I ripped open the Christmas wrapping on a Sony PlayStation in 1999 was the moment when I like to imagine that I joined the PlayStation family. I'm grateful for the countless gaming memories and friends made in the years since, but PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is the kind of game I didn't know I needed until now. A competitive gathering of legendary PlayStation characters is an idea I rarely entertained, proba...

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale News

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  • PS All-Stars dev lays off 'around 20' employees

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  • SuperBot Entertainment is hiring, more PlayStation All-Stars content incoming?

    Earlier today, Gamasutra listed nine jobs available at SuperBot Entertainment, the developers of the incredibly fun brawler, PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale (which we gave a 9.0 in our review). It would make sense for a studio to add more talent for their next project, but requirements for ...

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  • PlayStation All-Stars patch 1.02 scheduled for early next week

    SuperBot Entertainment released this evening the details for the first patch of its PlayStation mash-up PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. The game has only been available at retailers for over a week, but it's already getting its first drastic change, as posted via SuperBot's Twitter page, and t...

  • Adult Swim show takes on PlayStation All-Stars

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  • Seth Killian: PS All-Stars opens door to hardcore fighters

    Seth Killian, lead game designer at Sony Santa Monica and all-around beat-‘em-up god, reckons PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will encourage gamers to dip their toes in the hardcore fighting game scene. The former Capcom community chap told Eurogamer that Battle Royale acts as an ideal ...

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Features

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  • PlayStation All-Stars beta stuns us

    As Parappa enthusiastically states upon his respawn, "Get ready to believe!" The newest beta for PlayStation All-Stars, available to PlayStation Plus members, is the most enjoyable and improved version yet. The "Sony Smash" moniker can now rest in peace, as one match in this be...

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