PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

My review for PS3 and Vita are the same (just minor graphical differences between the 2 and slight control differences)

Blah Blah Blah its a Smash Bros copy...

Kinda but its is fun. I played this at the Eurogamer Expo and in all honesty wasnt blown away. It seemed like a novel way to spend 10-15 minutes. I played the Beta and my thoughts did not change. I still bought it on release though. I liked the idea of Cross play and getting the PS Vita version free when buying the PS3 version.

I have not stopped playing since i got it on Friday. Its an easy task to put on the VITA from the PS3 disc (one use only). THe games is without a doubt fun and addictive. Its colourful, chaotic and rewarding. As a previous reviewr said i think the difficulty levels are spot on. Its challenging without being infuriatingly hard and cheap. There are 20 character with 2 more DLC in January planned. Each character has its own style so there is no reason anybody shouldnt find a character that suits there playing style. Personally i prefer a character like Sweettooth over Fat Princess.

Now there arnt health bars. Each character has a power bar that fills up when you connect moves. THere are 3 levels each one increasing in power. Level 3 basically can wipeout all players on the screen. The idea is to have the highest number of 'kills' per round or hit a certain number of kills. It takes a bit to get used to but i kinda like the change.

Online is where the challenge is but it is still fun. I have had no connection issues playing on the Vita or PS3.

I wasnt expecting much with this game but found it a pleasant surprise. ITs fun in single player, fun in multiplayer and fun with friends. Basically the game doesnt take itself to seriously and if you can guess is .... fun.

Defo worth checking out

For me, this is a great game on the PS Vita. The game is never boring as there is always that element of 'should I use the power up move now, or build it to level 2 or 3' and you never know how good a player will be online! Also, every character has their own, individual moves, which you can learn - but I haven't yet as I think there is too much to remember. However, this is nice as it adds to the overall 'build quality' of the game, and that no two characters are alike.

There isn't a strong story line, instead each character you choose, you view a 2 minute video (which is good if you may not know the story behind a character) and you complete a few fights with other characters and then fight the big boss. I found this to be good fun, as if you don't know the character well there is an introduction. However, to my disappointment, you can't save in between when you are playing a character's storyline, so it can be very frustrating if you don't have enough time to finish it, and have to restart the whole story again.

Online is fine, I did have a few connection problems but in general it did work fine. To find a match, it is very simple, you just need to choose you character and it'll fine games. This may be a negative for some, as they may want to customise their games with other people.

Other than that, it's a great game that I really enjoyed. The graphics are great too however I hope there may be characters added in the future! Every character is different and have their own individual special moves (however maybe there should be a small notification that reminds you of the characters moves - as to be honest, I forget most of them!).

A great game, especially for the price.

This was a good game but a little too easy for a 8 year old. My son played it 3 times