Nickelodeon All Star Brawl 2

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is a 2023 crossover fighting game developed by Fair Play Labs and published by GameMill Entertainment. It is the sequel to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (2021) and part of the Nickelodeon Super Brawl series. The game was released on November 7, 2023, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Plot[]

SpongeBob and Patrick are blowing bubbles when a strange portal appears and pulls Patrick in. Another portal opens and a strange voice tells SpongeBob to enter it to save Patrick, prompting him to jump in. After passing through several different worlds, SpongeBob finds Patrick, who becomes enraged and attacks him. SpongeBob subdues Patrick, returning him to normal, and they are taken to a pocket dimension called the Timeless Stardial, where they meet the one who summoned SpongeBob, Clockwork. Clockwork explains that Vlad Plasmius has gained the power to mind control other beings, and now seeks to gain control of everyone from every universe. Clockwork grants the heroes a time medallion, which will allow him to rewind time should they fall in battle, and sends them to free more potential allies from Plasmius's control.

Gameplay[]

Like the previous game, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is a platform fighter featuring characters from various Nickelodeon franchises. Gameplay has been updated from the previous entry, with all movesets having been revised and given new horizontal attacks, and new mechanics being added such as aerial dodging and dodge rolling. During gameplay, a new "Slime Meter" can be built up by attacking opponents and used in different ways, such as powering up special attacks, performing attack cancels, and activating powerful character-specific "Super" abilities. Certain stages have been updated to feature selectable alternate layouts. A new single-player campaign has been added, in which players must stop Vlad Plasmius from conquering the multiverse. The campaign features roguelike mechanics, boss battles, and character-specific story routes. The game also features a refined arcade mode, along with new mini-games and modes such as a boss rush. In addition, support for cross-platform play has been added to the game's online multiplayer.

Characters[]

Playable[]

SpongeBob Squarepants
Korra
Lucy Loud
Raphael
Patrick Star
April O'Neil
Rocko
Jenny Wakeman
Aang
Danny Phantom
Garfield
Nigel Thornberry
Plankton
Squidward Tentacles
Jimmy Neutron
Donatello
Zim
Ren and Stimpy
El Tigre
Ember
Norbert Beaver and Daggett Beaver
Princess Azula
Gerald
Grandma Gertie
Reptar

Non-Playable[]

Stump
Barry Bear
Mrs. Puff
Jellyfish
King Jellyfish
Gir
Powdered Toast Man
Shredder

Trivia[]

This Nickelodeon game marks the return of Norbert and Daggett as playable characters since Nicktoons Racing in 2000.
This is the first Nickelodeon game where Norbert and Daggett have original dialogue instead of reusing clips from the series, like in Nicktoons Racing.
This video game's release date in North America has faced the following delays:
- Originally scheduled to release on October 24, 2023.
- Scheduled to release on November 14, 2023.
- Scheduled to release on November 3, 2023.
  - At the end of Azula's spotlight video, the VO says the game would be released on this day, despite the video being uploaded after the delay occurred.
    - The game account had then confirmed that further spotlights would include the new date.
- Scheduled to release on November 7, 2023 digitally and on December 1, 2023 physically.
The Nintendo Switch physical release of this game has a code to digitally download the game, with a game card not included.
According to the art director, Diego Rodriguez, 98% of the game has been built up entirely from scratch compared to the first game.
This game marks the first time a Nickelodeon game with online functionality has crossplay between all consoles.
- The original Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl was planned to have this feature added in an update, but it was eventually cancelled due to issues with rights handling.

Allusions[]

There are a few references in the Angry Beavers' moves:
- Norbert's neutral special, "Hidden Logs" references Dr. Doom's move, "Hidden Missiles," from Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.
- Daggett's side special "Mashed Potatoes Blast" references Vegeta's Assist A attack in Dragon Ball FighterZ.
- The name for "Slap City," their neutral grounded, is a reference to Ludosity's previous platform fighter game of the same name.
April's super is based on the Spirit Bomb from Dragon Ball.
One of the games Gaz says she hates during a conversation in the campaign is a call-out to the Animal Crossing series.
Raphael mentions Oz from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Donatello's line, "Here's Donnie!" is a reference to The Shining.
Donatello's up taunt has him be seen playing on the Gameboy.
The name for Patrick's neutral grounded is a reference to a memorable quote from a viral video for Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Danny references Beat It when fighting against Ember.

Episode references[]

Movesets[]

Daggett's neutral strong attack is “Excalliballin’” (a bowling ball that bungees to Daggett's palm by gum) from "Alley Oops".
- In the original episode, the Excaliball is cyan but in this game it’s black.
Norbert's neutral strong attack “Time Traveling Punch” is a boxing glove from "Same Time Last Week".
Daggett’s move “Explosive Force” is a reference to when he became buff in “A Dam Too Far”.
Their taunt of them dancing comes from the theme song.
Their taunt of them holding a sign is a reference to "Utter Nonsense".
Their Super Attack using the Mindulator-Thingy is a reference to “The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up!".
The move “Mashed Potatoes Blast” is a reference to “Practical Jerks”.
The name of the move "Slap Happy" is a reference to the episode of the same name.
Daggett’s move “A Tail of Two Beavers” could be a possible reference to the scrapped Season 4 episode, “A Tail of Two Rangers”.
Norbert’s moves “Around the World and Back” and “Hole in One” while using a golf club is a reference to “Strange Allure”.
Daggett’s move “Fantastic Woodwork” while using the mallet is a reference to “Damnesia”.
Norbert’s move “Fabulous Slash” is a reference to “Three Dag Nite!”.
Norbert’s moves “Cheers to the New Year!” and “Beaver Slash” both originated from “Brothers…to the End?”
Daggett’s move “Silent Wind of Doom” is taken from “Enter the Daggett”.

Lines[]

The following lines Norbert says are either references or taken straight from different episodes:
- “I was wondering, pondering, contemplating, speculating if you couldn’t possibly, maybe, feasibly, conceivably…GO PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE!” (“Ugly Roomers”)
- ”You’ve got your beaver survival kit, right?”/“We’ll be alright, we got our beaver survival kits, right?” (“Born to be Beavers”)
- ”BIIIIIG HUG!” (catchphrase)
- “She must have an EZ-Clone Oven” (“Three Dag Nite!”)
- “Mundo excilente!” (“Bummer of Love”)
- ”This is a job for Baron Von Beaver!” (“Muscular Beaver”)
- ”Well look who’s here, it’s Mr. Happy Pants.” (“Born to be Beavers”)
- ”Hey, Daggy-O! I’m back!” (“A Dam Too Far”)
- ”It’s time to fight like men.” (“Practical Jerks”)
- “Fore!” (“Strange Allure”)
- ”The word is psychotic” (“Strange Allure”)
- ”Happy New Year!” (“Brothers…to the End?”)
- ”I don’t like the idea of him being here anymore than I like mashed potatoes in my undies.” (“Practical Jerks”)
- ”He’s got the Beaver Fever!”/“Be-Be-Beaver Fever!”/“Beaver over there! Beaver over here! Beaver over there! Beaver everywhere!” (“Beaver Fever”)
The following lines Daggett says are either references or taken straight from different episodes:
- “This is nuts!”/“That was nuts!” (Catchphrase)
- ”I am MUSCULAR BEAVER!” (“Muscular Bevaer”)
- ”Make way for Daggett!” (“A Dam Too Far”)
- ”I guess this means we’ll be doing some destructive testing.” (“Bye Bye Beavers”)
- ”In the name of Mike Gerard’s overbuilt truck, cease and desist!” (“Stare and Stare Alike!”)
- ”Oh Lima beans on a comb!” (“Partying is Such Sweet Sorrow”)
- ”Desperate times call for desperate desperate-ness!” (“Salmon Sez”)
- ”I’m gonna chew up and spit out that overgrown splinter!” (“Guess Who’s Stumping to Dinner?”)
- ”GOOOO BEAVERS! HAHAHA YES! Oh boy, the beavers are gonna get these guys!” (“Go Beavers!”)
- ”Time to get all boss, groovy, and righteous, Norb!” (“Long in the Teeth”)
- ”Too much can-dah.” (“The Day The World Got Really Screwed Up!”)
- ”Be-Be-Beaver Fever!”/“Don’t need no saw! Don’t need no axe! Don’t even need a cleaver! It’s got to be Beaver Fever!” (“Beaver Fever”)

Outfits[]

Norbert and Daggett’s alternate outfits in the game are:

Beach shirts (“Beach Beavers a Go-Go”)
Spacesuits (“Mission to the Big, Hot, Thingy”)
Pyjamas

Miscellaneous[]

Barry getting eating by a large fish in the background of the Angry Beavers Dam arena is a reference to “Muscular Beaver”.
One of the power-ups is called “Beaver Fever” and features a redrawn image of Daggett from the episode.