<s>
Nickelodeon	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ludosity	O
and	O
Fair	O
Play	O
Labs	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GameMill	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
series	O
of	O
browser	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
and	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
various	O
Nickelodeon	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nickelodeon	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
fighter	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
battling	O
on	O
different	O
stages	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
knock	O
their	O
opponents	O
outside	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
the	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
currently	O
features	O
25	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
17	O
Nickelodeon	O
franchises	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
20	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
roster	O
,	O
two	O
additional	O
characters	O
added	O
via	O
free	O
updates	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nickelodeon	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
entered	O
production	O
by	O
early	O
2020	O
,	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Ludosity	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Costa	O
Rican	O
studio	O
Fair	O
Play	O
Labs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
was	O
leaked	O
by	O
GameFly	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
long-running	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
previous	O
entries	O
having	O
been	O
online	O
browser	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
and	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Racers	I-Application
and	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Racers	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
,	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Nickelodeon	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
GameMill	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
did	O
not	O
launch	O
with	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ludosity	O
CEO	O
Joel	O
Nyström	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
we	O
continue	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
Nick	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
be	O
reviewing	O
all	O
options	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
include	O
adding	O
VO	O
down	O
the	O
road.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ludosity	O
confirmed	O
that	O
two	O
additional	O
playable	O
characters	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
free	O
post-launch	O
updates	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
characters	O
,	O
Garfield	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
Shredder	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Double	O
Dare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
art	O
director	O
Diego	O
Hernández	O
Cruz	O
confirmed	O
that	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
an	O
update	O
in	O
Q1	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
voice	O
acting	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
later	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Ludosity	O
announced	O
the	O
first	O
wave	O
of	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
characters	O
:	O
Jenny	O
Wakeman	O
,	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
and	O
Hugh	O
Neutron	O
and	O
Rocko	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nickelodeon	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Square	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
clone	O
we	O
have	O
ever	O
played	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
modes	O
offered	O
and	O
lamented	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
cheap	O
overall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
mechanical	O
differences	O
and	O
good	O
online	O
play	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
great	O
alternative	O
to	O
similar	O
fighting	O
games	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
