<s>
Brawlhalla	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Mammoth	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
full	O
cross-play	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
developer-publisher	O
Blue	O
Mammoth	O
Games	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
publisher	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
alongside	O
two	O
other	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brawlhalla	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
released	O
an	O
article	O
detailing	O
precise	O
player	O
counts	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
games	I-Application
obtained	O
through	O
a	O
leak	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
hole	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
leak	O
showed	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
to	O
be	O
ranked	O
24th	O
in	O
player	O
count	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
8,646,824	O
players	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
games	O
featuring	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Achievements	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
has	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
has	O
more	O
than	O
80	O
million	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
of	O
Brawlhallas	B-Application
game	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
knock	O
one	O
's	O
opponent	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
areas	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
boundaries	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
blastzones	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
both	O
local	O
and	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brawlhalla	B-Application
also	O
has	O
several	O
casual	O
modes	O
:	O
Free-For-All	O
,	O
1v1	O
Strikeout	O
,	O
Experimental	O
1v1	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
featured	O
mode	O
every	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
hosted	O
online	B-Application
and	O
locally	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
players	O
per	O
match	O
,	O
experimental	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
region	O
changing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brawlhalla	B-Application
features	O
simple	O
controls	O
and	O
one-button	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
hold	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
stages	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
Brawlhalla'''s	O
characters	O
can	O
use	O
2	O
weapons	O
out	O
of	O
13	O
to	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
include	O
blasters	O
,	O
katars	O
,	O
rocket	B-Application
lance	O
,	O
sword	O
,	O
spear	O
,	O
cannons	O
,	O
axe	O
,	O
gauntlets	O
,	O
hammers	B-Application
,	O
bow	O
,	O
scythe	O
,	O
orb	O
,	O
greatsword	O
and	O
battle	O
boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blasters	O
,	O
rocket	B-Application
lances	O
,	O
bows	O
,	O
and	O
spears	O
perform	O
well	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
from	O
the	O
opponent	O
,	O
while	O
katars	O
and	O
gauntlets	O
are	O
more	O
effective	O
up	O
close	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocket	B-Application
lance	O
allows	O
for	O
quick	O
traversal	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	O
,	O
greatsword	O
,	O
and	O
hammer	B-Application
all	O
do	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
stats	O
are	O
assigned	O
to	O
each	O
character	O
:	O
Strength	O
,	O
Dexterity	B-Device
,	O
Defense	O
,	O
and	O
Speed	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
rating	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
(	O
maximum	O
22	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fully	O
purchase	O
characters	O
,	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
offers	O
an	O
in-game	O
shop	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
chance	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
in-game	O
currency	O
earned	O
through	O
matches	O
,	O
daily	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
level-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brawlhalla	B-Application
has	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
battle	O
pass	O
system	O
with	O
85	O
tiers	O
of	O
exclusive	O
skins	O
,	O
emotes	O
,	O
and	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-play	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
introduced	O
cross-play	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-play	O
allows	O
players	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
to	O
queue	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
online	B-Application
ranked	O
play	O
and	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
lobbies	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
can	O
join	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
contained	O
various	O
anti-cheats	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
specified	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
32-bit	O
OSs	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
required	O
for	O
Ranked	O
and	O
Tournament	O
lobbies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
remain	O
available	O
in	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
's	O
store	O
even	O
after	O
the	O
crossover	O
event	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
they	O
led	O
off	O
with	O
the	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
Championship	O
Series	O
or	O
"	O
BCX	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
21	O
weekly	O
online	B-Application
tournaments	O
starting	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Blue	O
Mammoth	O
Games	O
announced	O
the	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
Circuit	O
,	O
a	O
worldwide	O
circuit	O
of	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
more	O
recent	O
competition	O
the	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
Pro	O
Series	O
(	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
weekly	O
event	O
that	O
started	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
ended	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
Esports	O
shifted	O
to	O
an	O
online-focused	O
competition	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
global	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
is	O
a	O
tournament	O
held	O
by	O
Blue	O
Mammoth	O
Games	O
at	O
their	O
end-of-the-year	O
event	O
,	O
BCX	O
(	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
Championship	O
Expo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
became	O
an	O
annual	O
event	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3rd	O
annual	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
was	O
an	O
open	O
tournament	O
with	O
players	O
being	O
seeded	O
based	O
on	O
official	O
tournament	O
power	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
championship	O
was	O
played	O
alongside	O
tournaments	O
of	O
other	O
popular	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4th	O
annual	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
took	O
place	O
at	O
DreamHack	O
Atlanta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5th	O
annual	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
was	O
shifted	O
to	O
an	O
online	B-Application
competition	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Coronavirus	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6th	O
annual	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
online	B-Application
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Brawlhalla	B-Application
is	O
a	O
dynamic	O
take	O
on	O
platform	O
brawler	O
that	O
feels	O
good	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
store	O
chart	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
2nd	O
most	O
downloaded	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
number	O
3	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
