Ultra Space Battle Brawl
By Michael Lafferty,
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Mashup of arcade classic gameplay quickly gets repetitive.
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What’s It About?
ULTRA SPACE BATTLE BRAWL takes the elements of classic arcade games (Street Fighter and Pong), meshes them together, and applies a thin veneer of a story for a reflex-centered combat game. Though there's little difference at its core gameplay between the Story mode and the multiplayer elements, Ultra Space Battle Brawl allows players to battle through arenas, unlock other characters, and work through different maps that add variety to the Pong-like action. Up to four players can participate in the side-scrolling battles.
Is It Any Good?
Meld the two-dimensional gameplay of Pong with a dash of Street Fighter, and you have a throwback game that offers little variety but plenty of challenge. Ultra Space Battle Brawl uses the idea of a kid battling for glory (in the Story mode) by taking on others in an arena battle that's mostly borrowed from Pong. The Street Fighter elements come into play in the setup, the three-round match concept, the artwork, and its cheesy take on the background music. Where the game falters with story and variety of basic gameplay elements, it does attempt to make up for it with different maps and different skills that require fast thinking and quicker fingers to counter.
USBB also features pixelated retro graphics with bright and colorful art, and music that's a mix of Indonesian "house music" and 1980s-style synth. It works, but it gets old quick. There are a total of 10 playable characters, and players are tasked with working through the arena battles to unlock new places to fight across. But perhaps the biggest problem with the game is that while it works as a test of your reflexes and the maps do vary, the gameplay's the same thing over and over. That's great if you enjoyed Pong, but if you're a player that's looking for something a little deeper, USBB won't fit that bill for long. It's a good tribute game that's too shallow to keep you coming back for more.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about violence in video games. Is the impact of the violence in Ultra Space Battle Brawl affected by the lack of realistic combat? Would it be intensified if there was realistic imagery or blood shown?
What makes a game enjoyable? Do the graphics matter, or do the story elements -- even if thin -- have an impact on what makes for a good game?
Game Details
- Platform: Windows
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Available online?: Available online
- Publisher: Toge Productions
- Release date: October 4, 2018
- Genre: Arcade
- Topics: Sports and Martial Arts , Space and Aliens
- ESRB rating: E10+ for Fantasy violence, comic mischief
- Last updated: November 7, 2018
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