Microsoft's Super Smash Game

[Tomo Stryker]

So after reading a bit into Microsoft's franchises and reading about Cliffy B. wanting to insert the Chief into Gears for some sawtacular fun I thought about the Super Smash series and what if Microsoft made that game with their franchises. So I ask you Escapists, if you could have a voice in this game, what characters would you add and which maps would you choose and who would replace The Master Hand?

 

[tjs09]

Well, most of Microsoft's IPs are either FPS/3PS or really bad. There are a few notable exceptions (Conker, Banjo, Alan Wake, Fable) but their most popular characters are "big, weapon-toting brutes" so they'd either have to get characters from another studio, or have 20 characters who toss RPGs at each other[sub]that could be pretty awesome[/sub].

PS: Gravemind replaces MH

 

[Sharalon]

Well, most of Microsoft's IPs are either FPS/3PS or really bad. There are a few notable exceptions (Conker, Banjo, Alan Wake, Fable) but their most popular characters are "big, weapon-toting brutes" so they'd either have to get characters from another studio, or have 20 characters who toss RPGs at each other[sub]that could be pretty awesome[/sub].

PS: Gravemind replaces MH

Well Conker and Banjo was really by rare before Microsoft bought them so even that is questionable.

 

[radioactive lemur]

If we had a PS one I'd love to see Ratchet in a smash role

 

[tjs09]

Well, most of Microsoft's IPs are either FPS/3PS or really bad. There are a few notable exceptions (Conker, Banjo, Alan Wake, Fable) but their most popular characters are "big, weapon-toting brutes" so they'd either have to get characters from another studio, or have 20 characters who toss RPGs at each other[sub]that could be pretty awesome[/sub].

PS: Gravemind replaces MH

Well Conker and Banjo was really by rare before Microsoft bought them so even that is questionable.

Even worse.. I think Sony would be better suited to do something like this, their character lineup is more diverse and more popular.

Crash Bandicoot, Jak/Daxter, Uncharted, God of War, Ico, SotC, LocoRoco, the Getaway, Ratchet/Clank.

They still have their share of useless shooters, but it's better than Microsoft XD

BTW- Zeus replaces Master Hand

 

[MercurySteam]

There was a Spartan in DoA4. Though it was still a pretty terrible game anyway.

 

[cryogeist]

it wouldn't be that good
all the powerarmored characters would win...ALWAYS

 

[Aeshi]

Don't think it'd really work. Microsoft's gaming cast is NOWHERE as near as varied as Nintendo's.

 

[MatParker116]

Off the top of my head:
Master Chief
Marcus Fenix
Joanna Dark
Arbiter
Fable Guy
Banjo
Kazooie
South Park Characters

 

[meece]

Someone from Freelancer. Godknows how that'd work though.

Oh and Joanna Dark Dark. The orignal one.

Don't they own mechwarrior or something too?

 

[Frotality]

all those series' take themselves too laughably serious to make a game as fun as SSB...

it would just end up being MK:armageddon all over again; shallow fighting game with over the top gore. microsoft doesnt have nearly the IP variety for stages, items and the like anyway.

half of them just use guns as well; their fighting styles couldnt really reflect their characters. CoD doesnt have any recognizable characters, fable has one customizable character so that wouldnt work; it would mostly be halo and gears characters, and as i said they really wouldnt translate well into a fighting game, and anything with guns would be redundant for both series.

 

[Mr Somewhere]

Realizing how few interesting characters there would be makes me feel a rather deep biting sorrow...

South Park Characters

Wait... why?

 

[GiantRaven]

it wouldn't be that good
all the powerarmored characters would win...ALWAYS

Not because they were overpowered, but rather because they were the only option available.