PlayStation All-Stars
PlayStation All-Stars is one of those series that didn’t set the world on fire, but still had plenty of reasons to keep pursuing further.
Released in 2012, the game was a somewhat blatant “alternative” to Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. series utilizing popular Sony-branded characters. Like with Smash Bros., it saw players duke it out on a handful of different arenas, using special moves and abilities to prove their favorite character the best of the best.
Unfortunately, it didn’t prove anywhere near as successful as the series it was trying to ape. While it certainly had its appeal to fans of the console and tried to do a few things differently where it could, All-Stars didn’t have the same crowd-drawing roster and appeal, resulting in a plunge in popularity and limited staying power.
Fast-forward to today though, and a new release would find itself in much better waters. The Sony library has only expanded, offering new series and characters to draw potential fighters from.
It could likewise capitalize on what made it different, and set itself apart from Smash Bros. in ways that’ll help it to escape the juggernaut’s shadow.
