{"id":17114,"date":"2017-11-27T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T00:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=17114"},"modified":"2017-10-25T17:13:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T17:13:45","slug":"brawlhalla-ps4-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/27\/brawlhalla-ps4-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Brawlhalla (PS4, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Over the past year or two, there\u2019s been a free-to-play fighting game that\u2019s taken the PC world by storm.\u00a0 I know because I\u2019ve seen it at recent PAX shows I\u2019ve been to.\u00a0 And now it\u2019s available on PS4 and Steam as well!\u00a0 All are still free-to-play and supposedly cross-platform online as well.\u00a0 Brawhalla is a cartoony four player fighting game that resembles Super Smash Bros. quite a bit (reviewed on PS4 here).<\/p>\n

With a name like Brawlhalla, you\u2019d think it would have more of a Norse mythology theme, and it kind of does, but there are a wide variety of characters to choose from, including cowgirls, Vikings, aliens, superheroes, dragons, and more.\u00a0 Admittedly, the characters are still a bit generic, but it\u2019s hard to complain too much with a free game.\u00a0 Similar to Smash Bros., you fight in 2-D arenas and try to knock other players off the stage.\u00a0 When you hit someone, their damage meter goes up, and the higher their damage meter is, the farther they\u2019ll fly when you hit them.\u00a0 Fighters can run, jump, and use weak, strong, and charged attacks.\u00a0 You can pick up items like character-specific weapons for a more powerful punch, as well as throwable items like bombs, spiked balls, and land mines.\u00a0 One new feature in this game is that you can wall jump, similar to how Mega Man X does.<\/p>\n

There are many game modes to choose from.\u00a0 Casual online matches can be found in the Play Mode.\u00a0 Ranked has all the competitive online matches.\u00a0 You can create your own rules in a Custom Game Room, or challenge the Brawl of the Week.\u00a0 There are also several offline modes for local couch multiplayer as well, including up to four player battles, practice, and training modes.\u00a0 You can also view your progress and stats in the Meet the Legends screens as well as buy things at the Store.\u00a0 You can buy things like new characters, colors, outfits, podiums, and more with Mammoth Coins.\u00a0 You can earn Mammoth Coins by playing the game, but you can also purchase them using the PS Store.<\/p>\n

Aside from the rather generic characters and stages, the only other problem I had with the game is that during matches, it can sometimes be hard to tell who your character is and where they\u2019re at.\u00a0 If there was some way to mark your character somehow, I couldn\u2019t find it.\u00a0 But other than that, for a free-to-play game, Brawlhalla is pretty good.\u00a0 The controls are easy to learn and are light and quick (although I wish they would\u2019ve told how you to throw items in the tutorial).\u00a0 And playing online is easy and fast and seems pretty flawless to me (Nintendo and some other companies can learn a thing or two from these guys).\u00a0 If you enjoy Smash Bros. style fighters, you stand nothing to lose by trying this one out!<\/p>\n

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Brawlhalla is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You do smack other characters around with weapons, fire, and other things, but the violence is only cartoony and just like Smash Bros., at the end of the round everyone is OK and clapping for the winner.\u00a0 Parental supervision is recommended for the in-game purchases, but they don\u2019t feel very invasive with that sort of thing, and as long as you can figure out parental controls on the PS4, I think this game would be great for the whole family.\u00a0 And the price is right, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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