Ultra Space Battle Brawl

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  • Summary: Aggression with Dignity

    Imagine Pong mixed with the essence of fighting games, on steroids. Easy to learn yet hard to master, Ultra Space Battle Brawl is a fun competitive game fit for settling disputes, be it with your friends and family or rivals and arch nemesis. Play the single player    Aggression with Dignity

    Imagine Pong mixed with the essence of fighting games, on steroids. Easy to learn yet hard to master, Ultra Space Battle Brawl is a fun competitive game fit for settling disputes, be it with your friends and family or rivals and arch nemesis. Play the single player story mode campaign, if you don't have friends or enemies to fight against.

    Features:
    - Single player story mode campaign, if you don't have friends or enemies to fight against
    - Various modes to play that supports up to 4 simultaneous players
    - HD Rumble support
    - Bright and colorful pixel art, inspired by 80s Japanese aesthetics
    - More than 10 playable characters, each with their own quirk and reference to Indonesian diverse cultures
    - A mix of funkot dangdut (Indonesian house music) and 80s synthwave
    - Also features a music by Manami Matsumae of Mega Man fame    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Switch Player
    Jul 30, 2018
    90
    Ultra Space Battle Brawl is a highly original spin on the classic Pong formula. Tense gameplay, beautiful visuals and a stellar soundtrack all come together to provide a fantastic experience.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Aug 27, 2018
    85
    All in all, I feel that while Ultra Space Battle Brawl may seem strange and absurd at first, it is an enjoyable experience that you wouldn’t want to miss out on.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Jul 13, 2018
    70
    Even though Ultra Space Battle Brawl has no extensive move-sets or combos, it still has plenty of appeal. It’s a fast-paced and futuristic hybrid of baseball and Pong that anyone can play. There is indeed a lack of predictability when it comes to guessing which direction the ball will travel at times, but much like any sport - including fight - there’ll always be that added element of luck present.
  4. GameSpew
    Sep 4, 2018
    70
    Ultra Space Battle Brawl is very much worth a purchase if you play games with friends on a regular basis. Its fusion of Pong with an 80’s arcade game aesthetic really gives it character, and when your opponent is a real human being it’s an absolute riot. It’s quite light on features though, and its single player offering really lets the package down.
  5. Nintendo Insider
    Jul 31, 2018
    70
    Ultra Space Battle Brawl is a great quick fix multiplayer game to pull out amongst a gathering of friends and alcohol. It may not offer depth in either gameplay or features, but that raw competitive nerve will undoubtedly stand in the end whenever there is a score to settle. With 2 vs 2 options (or even 2 vs 1 for the less modest gamer), there are plenty of reasons here to bang balls around in space together.
  6. FNintendo
    Jan 15, 2019
    60
    Ultra Space Battle Brawl features enough elements to be an appealing experience, especially for those looking for an experience that seeks inspiration in old school gaming classics. Where the game fails, however, is at making its best points more sustainable and the experience becomes tiresome too quickly due to a feeling of repetitiveness and to a lack of game modes.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. LastResource
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    A great hidden gem. Love it for every single moment of this game. The art is awesome

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