Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion brings the best of Cartoon Network to one epic 3D Rumber! Mysterious forces are at work when worlds collide and the casts of the biggest Cartoon Network shows battle one another in this all-star brawler. Shows include Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, The PowerPuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Codename: The Kids Next Door, Chowder, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and The Grim Adventures of Bill and Mandy.
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Cartoon Cartoon Fragfest !!!Jun 08, 2011
By Tim Coogan
"CN fan"
Perhaps one of the most long awaited games for the Nintendo 3DS, it's "Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion" (curiously once known as "Cartoon Network Superstar Rumble") !
This game is pretty much your basic crossover game where some of the biggest names duke it out to see who's the last one standing. Some examples include "Super Smash Bros." and "Tatsunoko vs. Capcom". "Punch Time Explosion" pits some of the biggest names of the Cartoon Network universe such as "The Powerpuff Girls", "Ben 10 Ultimate Alien", "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack", and "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" just to name a few. Think about it, did you ever wanted Dexter to beat the snot out of Billy AND Mandy in the world of "Chowder" or have Captain K'nuckles go up against Captain Planet in Samurai Jack's world ? Well, this game will let you do that and more !
There are 18 playable characters each with their own attacks and a special move called the "Punch Time Explosion" attack. In order to use it, you must grab cubes that you get from beating up your enemies to fill up your super attack meter. Then you simply touch the lower screen and watch the fireworks fly. In addition to health items and weapons used in this game, there's also a question-mark labeled box that unleashes an assist character. Some characters are passive like Coco, Gazpacho, Peppermint Larry, and Gwen Tennyson; others are offensive like Johnny Bravo, Numbuh Two, Dee Dee, Eduardo, Kevin Leven, and Fred Fredburger. If you get a bad guy like Aku, Stickybeard, or Him, well, try to stay out of their way.
While versus mode is a good way to kill some time and a few opponents, so to speak, the story mode is rather enticing. It lets you choose your character(s) and go through detailed worlds based on their shows. But is it me, or is our announcer Space Ghost Coast to Coast ? Hmm....
Anyway, it's rather a fun game despite that most of the characters don't sound the same.... But you know, I really wish they'd put in much more cause it's almost less than half of what the Cartoon Network universe really consists. Examples for more playable characters would include Ed, Edd, AND Eddy as well as Generator Rex, Juniper Lee, and Courage the Cowardly Dog. Examples for different playable worlds would consist of "Camp Lazlo", "My Gym Partner's a Monkey", "Mike, Lu, and Og", "Adventure Time with Finn and Jake", and "Sheep in the Big City". And additional assist characters could consist of Sunny Bridges from "Class of 3000", Buck Tuddrussel from "Time Squad", Major Dr. Ghastly from "Evil Con Carne", and Supercow from "Cow and Chicken". Of course, that's just me.
But who knows ? Maybe those and much more will become real when the game premieres on Wii, XBOX 360, and PS3. They're due out around the last quarter of this year, so in the meantime get yer brawl on 'cause this is one game you don't want to miss out on !
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Just buy it alreadyJun 20, 2011
By Will Just buy this game already. it's not as good as Smash bros, but Smash Bros for 3DS isn't coming out for a year or two, and if you're a CN fan, what are you waiting for? Maybe you've looked at reviews of it from game websites that gave it a bad score. That's because they compare it to Smash Bros. Hell, most of those websites don't even know what their names are! One website said Father from KND was Dexter's Dad!
The character you want isn't in the game? Well, there is a console version coming out soon with more characters. The dev team said that there may be a DLC for the 3DS to get the characters the console version gets if the game sells well.
Instead of Pre-Ordering a game that comes out in the winter, how about get a game now and get that game you were going to pre-order when the time comes? This game isn't as bad as critics say it is, and they give it bad reviews because they compare it to SSBB, and some people are ripping on it just because it's made by a company no one knows. Take it from me- I've actually played it and I'm a fan of CN- Well the old CN.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great Game; Weird NameJun 13, 2011
By David L.
"Holonboy"
Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion is a new fighting game that is currently exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS. I preordered the game a week before it came out at GameStop in order to get the free t-shirt that I will never wear since it's an extra large while I'm a small. The game consists of characters and stages from the Cartoon Network universe, but I did not find any characters from the newer shows like Adventure Time and Regular Show. Maybe those will come up in the console versions due out this September.
GAMEPLAY ======= I already knew that this game was heavily based on the Super Smash Bros franchise when I preordered it. The developer even said that when they first revealed the game. So if you ever played Brawl or Melee or the the original, you would know what to expect if you buy this game. The L and R triggers allow you to shield, the A button allows you to grab, B allows you to use a basic attack, X allows you to jump, Y allows you to use a special attack, and you use the circle pad to move. The touch screen is used for switching between your characters during the game's story mode and for using a super attack.
The super attack is kind of like a Final Smash, but the way to charge it is quite different. When damage is applied to either you or an enemy, strange blue stuff appear. Collecting them would fill a bar on the bottom screen, and when it's filled, you can use your special attack. When you use it, a VERY long animation plays and every enemy on the screen takes damage. One of the faults I find with it is that the animation plays without the stage where the players are. It seems like a lazy move by the developers to not have the long animation play with the characters. It feels like that it's not really an attack but just playing a video while pausing the game until the animation is over. I think this super attack was called a Punch Time Explosion, but I'm not too sure.
STORY ===== The story is very unique. I personally like the narrator's humor and how all of the Cartoon Network universes connect, and the story mode is a lot of fun. There's not a lot of senseless fighting involved compared to Brawl's Subspace Emissary, and you can pretty much skip every enemy you come across. What I find interesting are the fun minigames on the way. In the middle of a level, you can switch to a slingshot or the game changes to a first person shooter. The bosses are also a lot of fun to beat, but I find it annoying how their health is massive in some levels and very small in random levels later. My favorite boss has to be Kevin from Ben Ten.
Overall ===== Get this game. It may not be as amazing as a Smash Bros game, but it's a great filler while waiting for Nintendo to start the production of the Smash Bros game for the 3DS and Wii U that they promised at E3 this year. The game would be a lot better if there was online play, but it suits my tastes for now. There is plenty of content to unlock, and the gameplay is a lot of fun.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Ultimately fun, with some flawsAug 17, 2011
By T. Visser
"Sperwer"
As Cartoon Network games go, this is an amazing game. A lot of effort has been spent on the character models en movements en the (often animated) backgrounds. I am not too bothered by the absence of some shows (it is a game for a handheld console after all)and for me the inclusion of Chowder definitely was yet another reason to buy this. The 3D is pretty good, my only complaint on the presentation is that they should have had fully voiced characters instead of a sound bite to introduce a character after which his/her dialog is written text only. If you are a Cartoon Network fan or your kids are, this is almost a must-buy. However even though I would rate it a full 5 star for the sheer fun and typical CN mayhem, the total score get's notched back a few stars because of some technical issues I experienced with the game.
After playing it for over 8 hours it has crashed on me three times, as in having to power off the 3DS and restart the game. This doesn't happen often and isn't normally a big deal, but this should not happen. I own 6 other 3DS games and none of those have a similar problem. Another glitch I have found, only in one story mode level is that a character (Dexter) after being hit many times by flame throwers on his way down a shaft becomes incapable of doing a normal jump, instead he gets stuck with a wonky version of his special flying move. This happened twice and even letting him die doesn't solve the issue as Dexter simply respawns un the same location with the same problem, it is impossible to finish the level without the ability to double jump, so a restart of the level is necessary.
Although papaya Studio have crafted a terrific game, somewhere along the line the quality control hasn't been thorough enough, or perhaps there wasn't enough time to fix issues. These issues are not enough to kill the game, as far as I have experienced the freezes are rare and seem to be occuring at random. However the final score does suffer, a 40 USD game should simply work without glitches. If I could I would give it 3.5 stars, because although it is frustrating having to restart a level because of bugs, it is not that big a deal and when the game works it's great fun.
In terms of play time. I have spent over 8 hours and have almost finished story mode without much time spent on the battle mode. The story mode is fun, but doesn't invite many replays, so the longevity must come from the battle mode. The amount of time you will be able to get out of this game depends on having friends or siblings with their own 3DS and/or a copy of the game. The download play option is very limited and there is no on-line. Playing against the CPU is fun but the action often becomes so hectic with 3 CPU characters that the outcome of the battle is left to chance and button mashing, ultimately playing against another person is a lot more satisfying.
The bottom line is that I still would recommend it as the game itself is sufficiently zany (especially the fully voiced presenter is a blast) and a great casual play distraction. With the 'other' Smash Brothers not expected before the end of next year, this is a good appetiser.
Great idea and love the gameNov 10, 2011
By MissSumo I bought the game based on curiosity and I am a fan of old Cartoon Network shows. My expectation was not high and this turn out to be a big surprise. It was really fun. Overall I had about 20 hours of good fun gameplay then my brother took it away from me. They are releasing console versions of the game and include more characters and game modes. I am totally looking forward to get the Xbox360 version.
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