Would a MLP arcade beat em up sell well on XBLA/PSN/PC

[TheMarkz0ne 962]

Many of you will say " But Mark Fighting is Magic, Fighting is Magic" NO

 

Fighting is Magic is an Arcade "Fighter". I am talking about beat em up games like the Simpsons:Arcade, TMNT Turtles in Time and even Scott Pilgrim vs The Game. 

 

You start the game playing as the mane 6. Each character gets their own ending according to player 1. Here are some characters that can be in the game

 

 

STANDARD 

Twilight

Rainbow Dash

Rarity 

Apple Jack

Fluttershy

Pinkie

 

UNLOCKABLES

 

Vinyl Scratch

Derpy Hooves

Octavia 

Spitfire

Changeling 6

CMC

Big Macintosh 

Iron Will

Cadence

Shining Armor 

Spike

 

VILLAINS

 

Revived Nightmare Moon(Nightmare clouds)

Discord (reformed, but wants to fight anyways)

Chrysalis(main villain, sorry I want her to be the master mind)(2nd to last boss)

Diamond Dogs

Flim Flam(they can create a giant mech which can be a boss fight)

Changeling 6

Teen Dragons

Timberwolf King

Three headed hydra 

Lightning Dust

Gilda

Nightmare Chrysalis(form boss)

Nightmare Clouds(FINAL BOSS FIGHT HAS THREE FORMS)

Edited May 9, 2013 by TheMarkz0ne

[Rappy0 338]

I would buy it in a heartbeat i haven't played a 2D beat em up in years, but I don't think it would sell well. Expectantly judging from the people I've meet on PSN and other sites that shall remain un-named and how they react when you mentioning MLP.

[Black Licorice 58]

Beat 'em up and fighter games are the same kind of games, just different titles. So technically, those people you're talking about might be on to something, Mark. The more you know...

[Nobody Special 210]

This would be an awesome game I would buy, but I don't know how it would go for non-bronies. BTW what are you fighting against? Who is the enemy?

[Orablanco Account 3,706]

Of course. Who wouldn't buy it? Imagine the wedding level in Castle Crashers, but redone with the Mane Six vs. Changelings.

 

To be honest, though, I think a turn based combat thing like in the Mario & Luigi RPG games would fit the show better.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

I'd buy it. Which is saying something considering how little space my hard-drive has and how lazy I am when it comes to buying microsoft points.

[Guest]

With the popularity of beat-em-ups and MLP it seems like quite a winning combination, I have no doubt such a thing would do well

[100 beasts kaidou 321]

Why you no put King Sombra In it, the only way to beat him is to use the crystal heart or temporarily Wound him which you need to be a god discord to do

[Jokuc 8,172]

Of course it would sell.

 

In a world full of bronies there's no doubt. Just look at that super-boring phone game that was made. I'm not sure how fun they really could make it, but it would certainly be pretty cool to try out no matter what the game really was. And I'm pretty sure others feel the same too.

 

I'd buy it.

[Rainbow Dash Loyalty 1,274]

Everyone was hyped up for Fighting is Magic, I shouldn't see why bronies wouldn't get excited for an idea like this. Of course it would sell well! Depending on how many bronies are actually willing to buy it other than pirating it >.>

[♥Fluddashy69♥ 0]

I would say it would sell quite well, as bronies are slowly taking over the world so many would be willing to spend the money on the game as would I.

[TheMarkz0ne 962]

I imagine the intro of the game being something like this. If you take out the turtles and song about pizza. The animation and sequencing is perfect. This is my favorite beat em up of all time. I grew up with TMNT from 2003, not the 80s cartoon. But this game was the shit

[RWB 229]

Beat 'em up and fighter games are the same kind of games, just different titles. So technically, those people you're talking about might be on to something, Mark. The more you know...

 

 

"Beat 'em up (also known as brawler) is a video game genre featuring melee combat between the protagonist and an improbably large number of underpowered enemies."

 

The regular Fighting Game is an offshoot from the beat 'em up genre.

[Radiance64 7,051]

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[Mzukiller 233]

I'd hit it so hard, it'd need a lawyer. But seriously, If an officially licensed fighting game came out I'd crap my pants....depending on if it was actually good though.

[Sazama Ichida 2,352]

I'd rather have a beat-em up with free roaming like Kingdom Hearts or Dynasty Warriors etc. instead of 2D. Oh and I'd want both heroes and villains playable. And make the villains be unlocked after defeating them as bosses. And I'd also want the characters to all have their own unique super move/limit break/whatever you wanna call it when a certain meter is full.

[Prince Umbra 45]

So its a mlp version of the Soul Caliber franchise? Because what you said sounds exactly like Soul Caliber in every way, shape, and... (well not the form part).

[AstralDrip 67]

I think it would at least do really well as a downloadable game on steam. I'm not entirely sure how well it would sell as a console game or as a PC game sold at retail stores.

[Phoenix237 353]

I would buy it.

Hell some of my favorite video games where side-scrolling beat-em ups.

So yes I would buy this in a flash.

(Seriously Hasbro you can make money using this idea).

[RWB 229]

So its a mlp version of the Soul Caliber franchise? Because what you said sounds exactly like Soul Caliber in every way, shape, and... (well not the form part).

 

No, it's not at all like Soulcalibur.

 

Check Final Fight for what this is describing.

 

 

That, and the series is named Soulcalibur.

[Winona the Dog 1,981]

I would much rather prefer a RPG turn based fame like Paper Mario or something.

 

That way you have to be strategic about the way you fight. It would even be better if the mane 6 would have some sort of "support" system where two characters can attack together.

[IronPonyApplejack 318]

SHUT UP AND TAKE ALL MY BITS.

 

Seriously though, I would buy that in a heartbeat. And play it CONSTANTLY.

 

Crap...now my video game library feels lacking...

[Prince Umbra 45]

No, it's not at all like Soulcalibur.

 

Check Final Fight for what this is describing.

 

 

That, and the series is named Soulcalibur.

It is a lot like "Soulcalibur". 1st of all everyone has their own ending. 2nd, there are different characters you can unlock. 3rd, there are different bosses (based on who you play as).

 

There are only a couple differences; one is that none of them can use actual sword, maces, axes, etc. Other differences are that there is no shop, combat practice arena, secret characters, character creater, etc (yet).

 

What i'm saying is that its like the main base idea as "Soulcalibur".

Edited May 10, 2013 by X-Ray

[RWB 229]

Except it's not. A beat em up is you wading through armies of enemies. Soul Calibur is one on one fights. The only Soul Calibur that is anything like this is Legends- a non-canon game with a completely different engine.

 

Dynasty Warriors is more similar to Final Fight than Soul Calibur.

 

This is a beat'em up, of the Hack n' Slash variety:

 

 

 

And this is Soul Calibur:

 

 

 

 

To say that these are the same is like saying Mario games are the same genre as Zelda, just because both franchises happen to have platforms you jump on every now and then.

[TasteTheRainboom 82]

It would probably sell well, seeing how many bronies there are these days   I for one would play it 100% tho when thinking of mlp fighters i still think about Mane 6 or Fighting is magic, still makes my heart ache when i remember its cancled