Brawlout

{{Infobox video game

|title = Brawlout

|image = Brawlout icon.png

|developer = Angry Mob Games

|publisher = Angry Mob Games
Merge Games

|engine = Unity

|platforms = Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One

|genre = Fighting

|released = August 21, 2018

|modes = Single-player, multiplayer

}}

Brawlout is a fighting game developed and published by Angry Mob Games for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game was revealed at EVO in July 2016,{{cite web|last=Ibañez|first=Gregory|date=July 12, 2016|title=New Fighter Brawlout Debuts Preview at EVO|url=https://pvplive.net/c/brawlout-sneak-preview-at-evo-2016|website=PVP Live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806055955/https://pvplive.net/c/brawlout-sneak-preview-at-evo-2016|archivedate=August 6, 2016|url-status=dead|accessdate=February 19, 2019}} and went into closed beta in December 2016.{{cite web|last=Spindler|first=Keegan|date=December 16, 2016|title=Brawlout Flies High with Announcement of Luchador Grappler Paco|url=http://shoryuken.com/2016/12/16/brawlout-flies-high-with-announcement-of-luchador-grappler-paco/|website=Shoryuken|access-date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407055512/http://shoryuken.com/2016/12/16/brawlout-flies-high-with-announcement-of-luchador-grappler-paco/|url-status=live}} The game was initially released as early access for Microsoft Windows on April 20, 2017.{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Tyler|date=April 7, 2017|title=Brawlout Gets New Character Trailer Introducing Volt|url=https://www.dualshockers.com/2017/04/07/brawlout-new-character-trailer-introducing-volt-ps4-xbox-one-pc/|website=DualShockers|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410094142/http://www.dualshockers.com/2017/04/07/brawlout-new-character-trailer-introducing-volt-ps4-xbox-one-pc/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Peppiatt|first=Dom|date=April 7, 2017|title=Brawlout - Which Is Like Smash Bros. With Animals - Comes to Xbox One Later This Year|url=https://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-26722-Brawlout---Which-Is-Like-Smash-Bros--With-Animals---Comes-to-Xbox-One-Later-This-Year.html|website=Xbox Achievements|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403133558/https://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-26722-Brawlout---Which-Is-Like-Smash-Bros--With-Animals---Comes-to-Xbox-One-Later-This-Year.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author=Brawlout|date=December 8, 2017|title=Brawlout launches on #NintendoSwitch December 19th! @NintendoAmerica @NintendoEurope @NintendoVS #eShop (Headphones Recommended)|url=https://twitter.com/brawloutgame/status/939121048884269057|website=Twitter|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109021746/https://twitter.com/brawloutgame/status/939121048884269057|url-status=live}} Various outlets, such as Engadget, have compared Brawlout to the Super Smash Bros. series.{{cite web|last1=Lumb|first1=David|date=December 18, 2017|title='Brawlout' wants to beat 'Super Smash Bros.' at its own game|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/18/brawlout-wants-to-beat-super-smash-bros-at-its-own-game/|website=Engadget|accessdate=March 10, 2018|archive-date=March 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311021403/https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/18/brawlout-wants-to-beat-super-smash-bros-at-its-own-game/|url-status=live}}

Angry Mob Games partnered with UK publisher Merge Games to release physical retail copies for the Nintendo Switch in May 2018.{{cite web|last1=McFerran|first1=Damien|date=February 5, 2018|title=Switch Scrapper Brawlout Is Getting A Physical Release|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/switch_scrapper_brawlout_is_getting_a_physical_release|website=Nintendo Life|accessdate=March 10, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201352/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/02/switch_scrapper_brawlout_is_getting_a_physical_release|url-status=live}}

Gameplay

Brawlout is a platform fighter in which two to four players fight against each other, in an environment with various platforms. The game features 25 playable characters, including four guest fighters. Characters use a variety of fighting moves and special attacks. Each attack does damage, increasing the opponent's damage percent. When the damage increases, the victim flies further. The purpose of each battle is to throw one's opponents off the stage.

Brawlout does not use blocking, and most characters are incapable of grabbing others. Instead, its gameplay is based on combos. Fighting builds up the player's Rage Meter, which fuels powerful special attacks, and adds an extra layer of strategy, by triggering the Combo Breaker or Rage Mode.{{cite web|last=Foxall|first=Sam|date=September 26, 2016|title=Ready to Brawl? Early Impressions of Brawlout from EGX 2016|url=http://shoryuken.com/2016/09/26/ready-to-brawl-early-impressions-of-brawlout-from-egx-2016|website=Shoryuken|access-date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407055004/http://shoryuken.com/2016/09/26/ready-to-brawl-early-impressions-of-brawlout-from-egx-2016/|url-status=live}}

=Playable Characters=

Acolyte
Apucalypse
Apunaut
Chief Feathers
Condor X
Dead Cells {{ref|g|g}}
Dr. Tysonstein
Funkmaster
Gancho Puncho
Juan Aguacate {{ref|g|g}}
King Apu
Mako
Natu’ra
Nightma’ra
Olaf/Tyson
Ooga/Tooga
Paco
Ripjack
Senator Feathers
Sephi’ra
Sting’ra
The Drifter {{ref|g|g}}
Vandal
Volt
Yooka-Laylee {{ref|g|g}}

{{note|g|g}} Guest character

Online modes

Brawlout was designed for both couch and online play, with 2-4 player quick matches, ranked ladders, private lobbies, and Brawlout TV for watching live matches and featured replays and for making live tournaments easier to stream.{{cite web|last=McClain|first=Dalton|date=April 5, 2017|title=IMPRESSIONS: Brawlout|url=http://operationrainfall.com/2017/04/05/impressions-brawlout/|website=Operation Rainfall|access-date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=April 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406014208/http://operationrainfall.com/2017/04/05/impressions-brawlout/|url-status=live}}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

|MC=61

|Destruct=70

|Edge=30

|GI=65

|GSpot=50

|IGN=75

|NLife=70

|PSQ=60

}}

Brawlout has sold over 50,000 copies on the Nintendo Switch.{{cite web|last=Franzese|first=Tomas|date=January 2, 2018|title=Super Smash Bros. Inspired Fighter Brawlout Sells Over 50,000 Copies in Two Weeks on Nintendo Switch|url=https://www.dualshockers.com/brawlout-switch-sales/|website=Dualshockers|accessdate=January 3, 2018|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133448/https://www.dualshockers.com/brawlout-switch-sales/|url-status=live}} The game won the award for "Game, Original Fighting" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.{{cite web|title=Nominee List for 2018|url=http://navgtr.org/archives/3566/|website=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers|date=February 11, 2019|accessdate=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190213220549/http://navgtr.org/archives/3566/|archive-date=February 13, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Winner list for 2018: God of War breaks record|url=http://navgtr.org/archives/3601/|website=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers|date=March 13, 2019|accessdate=March 13, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190314083147/http://navgtr.org/archives/3601/|archive-date=March 14, 2019|url-status=dead}}

The Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 versions of the game have received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregate site Metacritic.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/brawlout/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Brawlout for Switch Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=1 June 2021 |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205010005/https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/brawlout |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/brawlout/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Brawlout for Xbox One Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=1 June 2021 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207215757/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/brawlout |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/brawlout/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Brawlout for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=1 June 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928164826/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/brawlout |url-status=live }}