Hey, folks. I'm stuck in writer's block at the moment as I haven't uploaded any new chapters like I planned to. It happens to us writers in Fanfiction or any other site. However, I'll release another edition of Mancub's Den with a special look of a What If scenario. Apparently, Warner Bros is making a Smash Bros. clone according to the rumors yesterday dubbed Multiverses. I figured since Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is already released in stores and the fact that Sora from Kingdom Hearts is in Smash gave me a great idea of Disney if they threw their hat in the ring with a Smash Bros style fighter or a Power Stone game. Anyway, let's leave it all out in Mancub's Den.
======What's the Title and possible Developers?========
Now the title of the Disney focused fighter can be known as, "Magical Melee" or "infinity Slam". Sure it can be better titles for the fighter but they can do here. As for the developers aside from obviously Disney Interactive, there's possible candidates out there that can execute the game correctly. The few best ones can either be Capcom, Sega, Namco. After all, these three companies have experience in making the best fighting game franchises like Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter or Tekken respectively. I would want Nintendo to develop the game but then again, that would be exclusive to just the Switch leaving out the PlayStation, Xbox consoles and PC. So it has to be either one of the three mentioned companies working with Disney. All Disney needs to do is supervise and market the game while either Capcom, Sega or Namco create the game.
Come to think of it, Capcom would be best due to their great relationship with Disney in the past. Not only that, if the game's not in the vain of Smash then it can be in the form of Power Stone. Namco is similar with the gameplay similar to Naruto Ninja Storm or One Piece fighting games. Sega is an Iffy choice but they can be a 3rd option.
=====Which Gameplay Is Best Suited?=====
The gameplay would most likely be a Smash Bros clone with the controls simplified with normal and special attack buttons and a jump with the face buttons, shield and grab buttons on the shoulders and every identical control scheme to Smash. The core gameplay is just damage your opponent to high percent and KO them offscreen. It's a fun yet simple gameplay of Smash Bros. However, Disney needs to differentiate themselves from not Only Smash but also with Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl and the rumored WB iteration. For instance, have different modes that add replay value in multiplayer or single-player with various avenues to unlock characters, stages and modes. Yes, Smash Ultimate did this before but I guess Disney and the developers can add their mix to the table.
Now for Power Stone, the gameplay is a Little different then Smash being that the characters fight and run around in a 3D arena using attacks, items and the environment for victory. There are no ring-outs as it plays in a traditional rule of depleting your opponent's health to 0. The health bars can be tweaked to have blue, white and red making it 3 bars to deplete and make the fights fast-paced and balanced properly to make it a crazy yet fun experience in battles similar to how Power Stone 2 was. That game improved with a more balanced fighting gameplay. The stages whether in Smash or Power Stone can be traveling stages or a single stage. In Smash's example, Pilotwings stage has you fight on a biplane before it transitions you to a hang-glider and some balloons before the process happens again.
Overall, if you've played either those two fighters, then you can get an idea of what to expect from the game. I'd like to emphasize my take on stages, modes and other goodies but I'd like to build my dream roster first.
=====The Fighters======
What makes a fighting game the best? Memorable and cool characters is part of the experience and a giant of a company like Disney has a lot of characters from their Ips people remember all over the world to their advantage. Now Disney has some hidden gems beneath their majority of Ips like The Black Cauldron, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Brother Bear as examples. Unlike Disney, Nintendo's a different story for I haven't heard of any of their franchises like F-Zero, Metroid, EarthBound or Fire Emblem until I'd played Smash to get to know the characters and their games. Sure, I've heard of Mario, Zelda, Kirby, Pokemon, Star Fox and Wario but never the other ones mentioned just then. Hell, Fire Emblem wouldn't become a popular series in America without Smash Bros including the reps Marth and Roy in Melee or Ike in Brawl. Including both well-known and Hidden gem characters in a Disney brawler to Introduce to new gen fans would give them curiosity to explore the series they've came from and fall In Love with them. Anyway, here are my dream fighters starting with the Ones you have by default, unlockables and DLC.
-Default-
Mickey Mouse- Mickey Mouse: Pretty much the Mario of the series.
Goofy- Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck: Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse: Mickey Mouse
Pete: Mickey Mouse
Baloo: Jungle Book and TaleSpin- The Donkey Kong of Disney
Kit Cloudkicker- TaleSpin
Chip and Dale: Mickey Mouse- The Ice Climbers style fighters
Beast: Beauty and the Beast
Gaston: Beauty and the Beast
Belle: Beauty and the Beast
Snow White: Snow White
Seven Dwarves: Snow White- Similar to Bowser Jr and the Koopalings
Peter Pan and Tinkerbell: Peter Pan- The Rosalina and Luma style of fighter
Captain Hook: Peter Pan
Elsa: Frozen
Anna: Frozen
Olaf: Frozen
Moana: Moana
Maui: Moana
Nick Wild: Zootopia
Judy Hops: Zootopia
Rapunzel: Tangled
Flynn Rider: Tangled
Pocahontas: Pocahontas
Mulan/Ping: Mulan
Pooh: Winnie The Pooh
Tigger: Winnie The Pooh
Merida: Brave
Tiana: Princess and The Frog
Naveen: Princess and The Frog
Dr. Facillier: Princess and The Frog
Aladdin and Abu: Aladdin
Jasmine: Aladdin
Jafar: Aladdin
Genie: Aladdin
Ariel: Little Mermaid
Ursula: Little Mermaid
Tarzan: Tarzan
Clayton: Tarzan
Hercules: Hercules
Phil: Hercules
Hades: Hercules
Simba: Lion King
Timon and Pumbaa: Lion King- The Banjo-Kazooie style fighter.
Scar: Lion King
Stitch: Lilo and Stitch
Lilo: Lilo and Stitch
Buzz Lightyear: Toy Story
Woody: Toy Story
The Incredibles: The Incredibles- Can tag out a member quickly with down+special.
Cinderella: Cinderella
Long John Silver: Treasure Planet
Bolt: Bolt
Basil and Dawson: Great Mouse Detective
Ratigan: Great Mouse Detective
Teran: Black Cauldron
Gurgi: Black Cauldron
Wart: Sword in the Stone
Cruella De Vil: 101 Dalmatians
Aurora: Sleeping Beauty
Phillip: Sleeping Beauty
Wreck-It-Ralph, Penelope Van Schweets , Fix-it Felix and King Candy/Turbo: Wreck-It-Ralph
Hiro Hamada: Big Hero 6
Baymax: Big Hero 6
Gantu: Lilo and Stitch
Jumba: Lilo and Stitch- A Pokemon Trainer character but you control 3 of Stitch's cousins being Sprout, Yawn and the water experiment.
Daisy Duck: Mickey Mouse: Echo Fighter to Donald
Darkwing Duck
Mike and Sulley: Monsters Inc.
Wall-E and Eve: Wall-E
Pinocchio
Dumbo
-Unlockables-
Roger Rabbit: Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Unlock by playing 30 matches, clear Arcade Mode with 10 characters or fight him in Magic Kingdom mode.
Jack Sparrow: Fight in 50 matches offline or online, Clear Arcade Mode with 20 characters or defeat him in Magic Kingdom mode. Originated in Pirates Of The Caribbean.
Jack Skellington: The Nightmare Before Christmas: Play 70 matches, clear Arcade Mode with 30 fighters or defeat him in Magic Kingdom mode.
Jessica Rabbit: Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Play 80 Matches, clear Arcade Mode with 40 characters or with Roger Rabbit or Judge Doom or fight her in Magic Kingdom mode.
Mortimer Mouse: Play 10 matches, clear Arcade Mode with either of the Mickey Mouse characters or with 10 characters or defeat him In Magic Kingdom mode.
Bernard and Bianca: The Rescuers: Play 60 fights, clear Arcade Mode with 15 characters or defeat them in MK mode.
Robin Hood: Robin Hood- Play 40 fights, clear Arcade Mode with Nick Wild, Judy Hops and Pocahontas or beat him in MK Mode.
Bugs Bunny: Play 100 Matches, Clear Arcade Mode in Hard difficulty with 20 characters Or beat him in the Toontown stage in MK Mode.
Daffy Duck: Play 120 Matches, Clear Arcade Mode with Bugs Bunny or 30 characters in Hard difficulty or beat him in the Toontown stage in MK Mode.
Oswald The Lucky Rabbit: Play 150 Matches, Clear Arcade Mode with 40 characters.
Judge Doom: Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Clear Arcade Mode with Roger Rabbit, Play 110 Matches or defeat him In MK Mode.
Yen Sid: Play 500 Matches, clear Arcade Mode with 50 characters or beat MK Mode. He's the Mewtwo of Disney. You need to do two conditions of three to unlock him but like Magic Kingdom's characters above you can unlock him after fighting him in the final arc of MK Mode automatically.
Phineas and Ferb: Phineas and Ferb: Play 90 matches, clear Arcade Mode with Lilo and Stitch, Timon and Pumbaa in Hard Mode or beat them in MK Mode.
Kuzco: Emperor's New Groove: Play 200 Matches, Beat him In MK mode or clear Arcade with Tarzan and Clayton.
Bonkers and Lucky: Bonkers: Clear Arcade Mode with Jessica, Roger, Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Judge Doom, Play 300 Matches or Defeat him In the Toontown Cup in MK Mode.
Milo Thatch: Defeat him in the Atlantis Cup in MK Mode or with 175 matches played.
Jim Hawkins: Treasure Planet: Clear Arcade Mode with Long john Silver, Play 130 Matches or beat him In MK Mode during the Treasures Cup.
Maleficent: Beat her in Arcade Mode with Aurora or Phillip, Play 225 Matches or beat her as a boss in MK Mode.
Mary Poppins: Play 600 Matches
Chernabog: Fantasia- Play 800 Matches or beat him as the final boss in MK Mode.
Kim Possible: Kim Possible: Defeat Arcade Mode just Once.
Ron Stoppable: Defeat Arcade Mode with Kim Possible in any difficulty
Sheego; Beat Arcade Mode with either Kim or Ron.
Drkkhen: Kim Possible: Unlocked by beating Arcade Mode with Ron, Kim or Sheego.
Yipes, I've put too many characters for this roster but damn Naruto Ninja Storm, Smash Bros. Ultimate, DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi or Xenoverse may have more closer than my build. So it's fair to say that the roster is kind Of okay at this point.
=====DLC=======
Fighters Pack: Star Wars
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo
Yoda
Kylo Ren
Darth Vader
Ashoka Tano
Mandalorian
Grogu
Kara Dun
Stage: Tatooine, Death Star and Hoth
Fighters Pack 2: Disney Channel Pack
Jake Long: American Dragon: jake Long
Luz: The Owl House
Dipper, Mabel, Stan: Gravity Falls
Penny Proud and the Gross Sisters: The Proud family
Brandy Harrington and Mr. Whiskers
Lizzie McGuire
Raven Baxter
===Fighter Pack 3====
Dick Tracy: Dick Tracy
Scott Turner and Hooch: Turner and Hooch
Any character from National Treasure
Any character from Jungle Cruise
Raya: Raya and The Last Dragon
=====Fighter Pack 4=======
Spiderman
Tchala/Black Panther
Iron Man
Hulk
She-Hulk
Hawkeye
Black Widow
Thor
Captain America( Sam Wilson or Steve Rogers)
Winter Soldier )Echo Fighter)
Storm
Wolverine
====Extra Character TO Unlock====
Holly Wood from Cool World: Though not a Disney character like Bugs and Daffy, she's a dream match for those who unlocked Jessica Rabbit. To unlock her, after you unlocked Judge Doom, play through Arcade Mode again with Jessica and Holly Wood's all yours. In fact, a secret rival fight in Arcade Mode happens after you playthrough to unlock Judge Doom.
===Guest Characters====
Mega Man: If Capcom develops the game. It's either Classic, X or Legends.
Sonic: If Sega develops the game.
Pac-Man and Dig Dug: Namco developed game
Sora: Kingdom Hearts regardless if Sega, Namco or Capcom creates the Disney fighter.
These characters are available from the start when you boot up the game. Funny these characters aside from Dig Dug are Smashers especially Sora. But that's the playable fighters for Disney Infinity Slam but I would like to include some assist fighters and enemies you can summon. You can also score points if you defeat the assist fighter.
====Assist Fighters======
Lost Boys: Peter Pan
Beagle Boys: Mickey Mouse
Willie The Giant: Mickey Mouse
Phantom Blot: Mickey Mouse
Toon Weasels: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Lena Hyena: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Burn-E: Wall-E
Hyacinth Hippo: Fantasia
Big Bad Wolf: Mickey Mouse
Shere Khan: Jungle Book
Kronk: Emperor's New Groove
Rikku, Aqua, Terra and Ventus: Kingdom Hearts
Lightning McQueen and Mater: Cars
Kerchak: Tarzan
Lucky, Marie, Toulouse or Berliose: 101 Dallmatians and Aristocats respectively: A Nintendog assistant blocking the screen
Flora, Fauna and Merriweather: Sleeping Beauty
Combat Carl: Toy Story
Little Green Men: Toy Story
Frozone: Incredibles
Marshmallow: Frozen
Launchpad McQuack: DuckTales and Darkwing Duck
Bambi, Ronno, Thumper or Flower: Bambi
Kenai and Koda: Brother Bear
Pain and Panic: Hercules
Megara: Hercules
Bucky: Emperor's New Groove
Lucifer: Cinderella
Mama Odie: Princess and The Frog
Kristoff and Sven: Frozen
Huns: Mulan
Hyenas: Lion King
Perry The Platypus: Phineas and Ferb
Sgt. Calhoun: Wreck-It-Ralph
Lumiere: Beauty and the Beast
Hey-Hey: Moana
Sebastian: Little Mermaid
Kida: Atlantis: lost Empire
Zero: Nightmare Before Christmas
Will Turner: Pirates Of The Caribbean
Pluto and Figaro
Blue Fairy: Pinocchio
Narissa: Enchanted
Rocketeer: The Rocketeer
Any character from Tron
Flubber
Star Wars DLC Assists: Stormtroopers, Droids, Darth Maul, Captain Phazma, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Po, R2-D2 and C-3PO
Marvel: Dorammileage (Okoye, Nakia and Others), Skrulls, Captain Marvel, Daredevil, Mbaku, War Machine, Guardians of The Galaxy, Ant Man, Wasp.
Other DLC Assistants: Sisu: Raya and the Last Dragon, Huntsclan Leader: American Dragon: Jake Long, Iida Clawthorne: Owl House, Any assist fighter from Jungle Cruise and National Treasure.
====Bosses=====
Now the bosses can be fought in Arcade Mode, Magic Kingdom or I'll call it Magical Quest Mode or Boss Attack spanning from various Disney Ips. Note if you get the Star Wars or Marvel Pack, the bosses are available to fight in Boss Rush Or Arcade Mode with a Marvel or Star Wars character. Also in Festival Mode, they can be fought there as well.
Maleficent: Sleeping Beauty
Horned King: The Black Cauldron
Chernabog
Jafar (1st Phase as a Snake and then a Genie)
Yen Sid
Don Carnage: TaleSpin
Mordu: Brave
Mother Gothel: Tangled
Hans: Frozen
Ursula (In her Giant Monster form from the movie)
Hydra: Hercules (Sub-Boss)
Hades
Mirabel: Castle Of Illusion
Auto: Wall-E
Shan Yu: Mulan
Queen Grimhilde: Snow White
Queen Of Hearts: Alice In Wonderland
Oogie-Boogie: The Nightmare Before Christmas
-DLC-
Thanos
Doctor Octopus
Doctor Doom
Loki
Red Skull
Ultron
Jabba The Hutt
Darth Sidious
Boba Fett
General Grievous
Count Dooku
That's all the characters period for this list. I did forget about Alice, Cheshire Cat and White Rabbit but I guess I can include her in the fighters list and the Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit and Mad Hatter as assist fighters. There's a lot of Disney characters to have make the cut but I had to pick the best of the best. Oh, what the hell. I'll Include Homer Simpson and Bart to the unlockable list. Homer's grab attacks are modded differently. Meaning, attack button when grabbing a male opponent will do the choke maneuver depending on the frequent pressing of the attack button. Females will not undergo Homer's attack but instead either belch or tickle instead. So the roster now is a Little more than Smash Bros. Ultimate's but at Least they'll be plenty of fighters to work with. Now I can discuss the possible modes of Infinity Slam. One thing I like about fighting games is that it has a lot of modes to enjoy and Smash Bros., Tekken and Virtua Fighter is one of those examples.
=====Modes Of Play====
Before I list the modes, the main menu interface can be in the vain of Ultimate or Smash 4 with 5 blocks to choose from being Single-Player, Multiplayer, Online, Extras and Options.
-Single-Player-
Arcade Mode- 1-2 Player- Answer to Smash's Classic Mode where you or a friend play through a series Of stages before fighting a boss.
All-Star Mode: 1-2 Player- Single or Co-OP, fight through an array of characters through Disney's chronological past. Inbetween fights, recover items are available.
Magical Quest: 1-2 Player: Play through the story where you and a friend try to save the Magic Kingdom from evil similar to World Of Light from Smash Ultimate. Fight through missions and earn different spirits for use in this mode or other ones In the game.
Festival Mode: 1 Player: Similar to Quest Mode from Virtua Fighter 5, pick your character and fight through a series of tournaments earning money to buy costumes, spirits, soundtracks and various game features.
Training: 1-4 Players: Spar and Hone your fighting skills to your hearts content.
Toy Battle: Similar to Omiibo battles in Smash, use your Disney figurines from either Disney Infinity series or the Infinity Slam ones to battle in a fight. Just scan the figurine on your Switch or the Infinity pad on Other consoles and enjoy.
Arena: A series of mini-games from the main modes to try Out in 1-4 players. They can also be enjoyed in Online mode.
-Home-Run Contest: 1-4 Players: Damage the dummy at high percentage in the short time Limit and belt the dummy with a homerun bat for the longest distance in alternative play up to 4 players or co-op up to 2 players each.
Target Bash: 1-4 Players: Break the most targets in the allotted time without hitting any bombs losing points. Enjoy it simultaneously up to 4 players
Multi-Man Slam: 1-2 Players: Just Like Multi-Man Melee, defeat a series of wire-frame warriors in a Time session, 100 or 10-Man, Infinity or Insane Mode.
Boss Attack: 1-4 Players: Fight through a series of bosses from Arcade and Magical Quest Mode. Unlocked after clearing certain conditions in Magical Quest and Arcade Mode.
Spirit Board: Similar to Spirit Board from Smash, do missions up to 2 players to earn one for as much as you like.
-Multiplayer-
Slam: 1-8 Players: Customize your Own rules, items and stages and duke it out for up to 8 players. Battles are Time, Stock, Coin or Stamina in a free-for all or in teams.
Special Slam: Same as Special Smash, you can select wacky conditions from size Of characters, high damage or the tempo of the battle. Up to 8 Players.
Tournament: Play against the computer or a slew of human players in a tournament up to 64 players in custom rules of your choice.
Slug Squad: Similar to Squad Strike, have a up to 5-on-5 battle in individual or a simultaneous team battle.
Slam Bash: Disney's answer to Smash Run and interestingly, City Trials from Kirby Air Ride, in the allotted time up to 5 minutes, you and three other fighters gather in a Metroidvania-like maze and defeat enemies from Disney's past and gather stat boosting items for as much as you can. When the timer runs out, a 3-stock battle begins with your accumulated stats in tact.
=====Online======
Ranked Match: Fight In Omega Mode where the stage is in Final Destination format with no hazards and items for moving up in points in leaderboards.
Casual Match: Play in a friendly match with up to 8 players with customizable rules. Whether in lobby or quick match.
Stadium: Play the minigames online
Spectator: Watch other player's matches and bet gold on the possible winner.
Tournament: Compete in Online tourneys
Leaderboards: Check out the rankings in Arcade Mode, Mode or Online Matches.
Store: Go to your console's store for DLC (PS Store, Xbox Store, Steam, ore Nintendo eShop will launch from there.)
======Extras======
Sound Test: Listen to the soundtrack of the game and sound effects.
Album Mode: Check out the photos taken from various fights in any game mode, create dioramas or view replays from matches to upload to the Internet in Spectator Mode.
Stage Maker: Create your own stage for use in Multiplayer, Online or Training mode.
Customize Fighter: In PlayStation 4 or 5, use your Sackboy in battle with customizable moves, costumes and spirits equipped. Nintendo version has Miis while Xbox version and PC has Avatars to use. In either Brawler, Gunner Or Swordsman or Tricky.
Shop: Buy costumes, soundtracks, items, spirits and other features with in-game gold.
Masterpiece: Play various games within Disney's past. If Capcom develops this game, this mode will be in there. Not sure about Sega or Namco though but here It goes. The caviot is that you need to unlock these games first in playing matches,
-Magical Quest Mickey Mouse: Play 50 matches and Clear Arcade Mode with Mickey Mouse
Magical Quest 2: The Great Circus Mystery: Play 70 Matches and Clear Arcade Mode with Mickey and Minnie.
Magical Quest 3: Mickey and Donald: Play 100 Matches and Clear Arcade with Mickey and Donald
Goof Troop: Play 30 Matches and Clear Arcade Mode with Goofy
Aladdin: Play 120 Matches and Clear Arcade with Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie and Jafar
Bonkers: Unlock the fighter Bonkers first and then Clear Arcade Mode with him.
Toy Story: Playthrough Arcade Mode with Buzz and Woody and then play 130 Matches
Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers: Clear Arcade with Chip 'n' Dale and fight 150 Matches.
Mega Man X: Unlocked after clearing Arcade with Mega Man
(Note: These Disney games aside from Toy Story are developed by Capcom for the Super Nintendo. The Toy Story unlockable is a Genesis version. Mega Man X is an exclusive Capcom unlockable if the company were to develop the game. Though Mega Man 2 is also a good candidate.)
Pac-Man and Sonic The Hedgehog 2 are the same conditions above to unlock in Masterpiece.
Spirit/Figurines: View the bio and origins of Disney's history with figurines or spirits.
Movies: View footage from the Story Mode, behind-the-scenes or view classic toon shorts.
(Come to think Of it, Extras Mode is now the Disney Vault mode.)
====Store======
I decided to take Store out of Online Mode and place It beside Options in the Main Menu but to the left of Manuals. It's just a DLC content area to shop for characters, stages, costumes and music packs with real money. This will take you to your console's marketplace for the game's content.
PlayStation Store: PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5
Xbox Store: Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S
Steam: PC
Nintendo eShop: Nintendo Switch
Options is just self-explanatory in changing game settings, language and Other goodies
A/N: And that's Part 1 of my What If scenario of a Disney Smash clone or a Power Stone one. Sure, it's not a bad idea but the thing is that the right developer needs to come alongside Disney and execute it correctly to make it a great game. I haven't played Nick All-Star Brawl but feel free to tell me how good that game is. However, WB did make a Smash clone but with Cartoon Network characters but the game was met with negative responses. The reason I put Capcom, Sega or Namco as good candidates is that they have a long history of making great fast-pace fighting games. As long as the game has a well-balanced core gameplay and characters, a great netcode for online play because Smash Bros. servers can b a Little laggy. Brawl's the worst in lags but Smash 5 is decent but needs some work. All Disney/Capcom, Namco or Sega need to do is have a good rollback style of netcode with improvements and a great game engine to accommodate it. In fact, SNK is using a rollback code for the servers in King Of Fighters 15 next year.
Anyway, stay tuned for Part 2 as I talk about possible stages, story of the game, customizing and how the replay value will impact the longevity of the fighting game. What do you think about my dream roster and the modes of play? Are they great or overkill? Sound off in the reviews or PMs. As always, LilMancub out and I'll see y'all in the next one.