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richardhutnik on 22 October 2012
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Jay520 said:
richardhutnik said:

1. I am saying that Smash Bros. is so iconic in its style that it is hard to do anything that is a platform fighter and it not look like a Smash Bros. clone.  Because it is so different, it is hard to get near it without looking like a knockoff.  

2. Pretty much anyone doing a fighter would only do a 2D platform fighter because they see Smash Bros. sold.  

3. Again, there area LOT of approaches one can take towards a fighting game.

As for Powerstone, it is a 3Dish platform fighter that appeared in the arcades and also on the Dreamcast:

1. That was pretty much my point.

2. Probably true. A 2D platforming fighter may be inspired by Smash Bros, but does that warrant it being a clone?

3. I know there a lot of approaches to fighting games. I'm talking about 2D platforming fighters. Because that genre is so closely associated with Smash Bros, any game within that genre will probably be called a clone, even if it plays differently.

Add in the harsh reality of justifying getting funding and looking for track records, and it is unlikely anything but something looking like a clone, would take place.  It is like Sony reasons they have a niche in their lineup, so they decide to have content to fill it.  I do believe Trials Evolution on the XBox 360, is definitely a shot at LittleBigPlanet.