PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale review thread

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pokoko said:
I think this quote, "Copying Nintendo's own celebration seems not only wrong-headed but borderline offensive (Metro GameCentral)," is proof enough that some reviewers never intended to judge this game based on its own merits.

Honestly, this looks like another ZombieU to me, where you can throw out the score. As of right now, there are five reviews that rate it a 90 and four reviews a 65 or less. It seems very much a game that depends greatly on personal taste--and how objective you can be about a new IP that is strongly influenced by an existing IP. Personally, I don't see the point in going overboard with the comparisons when both IPs are exclusive to different consoles, but it seems to be a big deal to some.

Regardless, I think this is yet another game where someone on the fence should read the reviews rather than base anything on the meta-score.

I agree with this mostly.

And for those trying to say its being scored lower due to it not being as technically nuanced as Smash, I beg you actually read a few of these reviews. They are castrating it on two merits mostly: The fact its not that polished as far as menu designs, and its seen as too intracate for the casual audience it was meant for. I find this strange because.....by far I find Smash to be the HARDEST fighter to just pick up and play. Its so far gone from traditional fighter norms that a hardcore Tekken fan like me has a rough time adapting [-_-']. I haven't picked PSASBR up yet (I will in a few hrs) but it sounds like the same....with characters I can actually care about. 

Many of these reviewers indeed sound like Smash fanboys looking to punish AllStars for "imitating" their precious. Other than the lackluster menu designs I am not seeing what their gripes are. I can give a full verdict once I pick it up later.