Mr. Johan
Smash Hero
--Update--
Spike TV showed the first footage of the game, now called "Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale" on midnight of April 27. The footage included videos of a few first party characters such as Fat Princess and Parrapa, and a few stages. Some HQ scans:
It's been confirmed that 3rd Party characters will be playable in the game, and that there will be a final boss character. As far as confirmed stages and characters:
Characters
Kratos
Sly Cooper
Cole
Sweet Tooth
Fat Princess
Parappa
Rico
Nathan Drake
Stages
Ratchet & Clank Stage
Jak & Daxter Stage
Patapon Stage
Little Big Planet Stage
Buzz Stage
Prior info:
http://paulgalenetwork.com/home/2011/10/31/3646/The time is now for the big PlayStation 3 game reveal!
October 31, 2011
Update article reminder for November 3rd
Paul Gale Network is proud to reveal one of PlayStation 3′s surprise games, but before I do, there are a couple of things that I won’t be putting in this article: the name of the game, publisher, developer, pictures, video, percent complete, and release date. That being said, the surprise game that I have for you is:
Sony’s equivalent of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
This is real and this is awesome. The game plays on a 2D plane much like Smash Bros. does, with plenty of Sony branded characters making up the combatants. Just who are some of these playables? This isn’t a full revealing, so I’ll tell you the following: Kratos, Sly Cooper, Nathan Drake (Uncharted), Fat Princess, Parappa, Sweet Tooth, and Rico (Killzone).
The stages are vibrant and varied, just like in Smash Bros., and the style of play is geared towards people that like that series. Expect pretty colorful backgrounds (when appropriate), such as in Misty Island from Jak and Daxter and LittleBigPlanet. In the latter of the two, much like the game it stems from, there are all sorts of cool objects spawning all throughout your match, adding a lot of fan service to the level.
Get it? Street Fighter
Got it? James Bond
Good! Tron
As for the hints, the martial arts photo implied that it is a fighting game. The second picture represented a currently considered playable character not in group (James Bond). The third photo was about lights, flash, and big environments. Do note that this game’s final character lineup may change at any time and stages, balancing issues, etc. are still being worked on. I hope you all enjoyed the news. I will be sharing more in time.
Take this with a grain of salt, but Paul Gale has written articles for 1Up and CVG, so he does have some relations within the video game industry. And considering Sony's methods of operations recently concerning fan service and IPs this prospect may not be too far-fetched.
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