Super Smash Bros. Crusade

Super Smash Bros. Crusade is a fan game based on the Super Smash Bros. series and it's developed by Flacon8r, Phantom 7, and Dr.MarioX as well as other members. The demo was released on January 2nd of 2010 with the game being able to continue to grow as of v0.8.

Why It's A Crusader

 * 1) The roster has a great number of characters. Some happen to be veterans from official games while others happen to be completely new to the game with characters like Ashely from WarioWare, Geno from Super Mario RPG, Snivy from Pokemon Black and White, Porky from Earthbound, Chun-Li from Street Fighter, Klonoa from Klonoa, Agumon from Digimon, Crash from Crash Bandicoot, Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney, Krystal from Starfox, just to name a few.
 * 2) *Heck, some of the choices of new characters are quite unique or bizarre (in a good way) like Ristar from Ristar, a tetromino from Tetris (no joke), Petey Piranha from Mario, and even Weegee from YouTube Poop who happens to be the joke character based off of a meme that originates from the DOS version of Mario is Missing.
 * 3) Good controls that feel right at home to those who are used to playing Super Smash Bros. in general. The best part is that you can change the controls however you want just to feel good about yourself. In fact, it supports controllers as well.
 * 4) Air dodging is customized in the game. You can change what kind of dodging you want and whatever works for you will be all in your hands. Dodging comes from either Ultimate, Brawl, Melee, or the exclusive Crusade which is a much more movable doing technique.
 * 5) There are unlockables. The best part about them is that there is an easy way to unlock them by just pressing the F8 key to immediately unlock all characters and stages. Good for those who don't want to get stressed out unlocking everything. Though if you did recently attempt to unlock everything in later versions, you will only unlock all the stages. The characters can be unlocked by doing different tasks.
 * 6) The graphics are really good for a fan game with later versions giving the graphics more time to shine including the re-sprites.
 * 7) Great use of sound effects. Some are quite unique from the official games. Donkey Kong and Bowser in Crusade don't have any realistic sound effects and instead use sound effects from the Mario games.
 * 8) *Mega Man has sound clips taken from Mega Man 11;
 * 9) *Weegee's sound effects use various memes like Dio's MUDA MUDA MUDA from JoJo's Bizzare Adventure or Shaggy's "boy am I glad that he's frozen in there" from Scooby-Doo;
 * 10) *Tails and Knuckles in later versions have new voice clips to match with the current Sonic series. Even Sonic had to do it as well.
 * 11) Good voice providing for fan game standards (for certain character's cases). For instance, Porky is voice provided by GoldenYuiitusin and the voice for Porky sounds so convincing complete with most of the lines originating from Mother 3. Ashley in this game is voice provided by Rina-Chan who happens to be non-other than voice actress/providess Kira Buckland.
 * 12) On the character select screen, some characters can change to different playstyles.:
 * 13) *Link can use his Hidden Skills from Twilight Princess;
 * 14) *Marth can make his Falchion behave more like Roy (centered) or Lucina (Spread).
 * 15) *Ryu, Evil Ryu, and Chun-Li can change final smashes.
 * 16) *Lucario can fight with or without aura.
 * 17) *Little Mac can fight in either his Crusade incarnation or his incarnation from the official Super Smash Bros. games;
 * 18) *And the Ice Climbers can let you play as either of them or even let you pick either Popo or Nana to be a single fighter.
 * 19) The movesets for the characters who got to appear in the official games (or even appeared before getting an official invitation) have well-thought-off movesets with some getting some changes in later versions;
 * 20) *Ashley uses magic as well as having Red appear in some of her attacks.
 * 21) *Gooey often uses his copy abilities as well as the animal friends from the Kirby to help out the fight somehow.
 * 22) *Weegee (though not a video game character) uses various meme references to attack as well as some odd moves.
 * 23) *Agumon has a gimmick that can let him Digivolve into Greymon.
 * 24) *Tetromino being a Tetris block that can fight (Enough said).
 * 25) *Shadow has a new mechanic called Chaos Boost which is a meter that fills up when he uses his Chaos-based attacks. While in this mode, damage output is increased all around.
 * 26) *Goku (also not a video game character) can transform into a Super Saiyan if he gets to 100% damage with the press of the down special.
 * 27) *Phoenix Wright has a gimmick that has him collect evidence (get the evidence by crouching, jabbing, up tilt, down tilt, down special, N-air, or throws) To use evidence, Phoenix can use Pummel, Objection, Side Smash, Up Smash, Fair, Down Special, or Side Special to make him stronger.
 * 28) *Before he got into Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Mega Man had a different moveset. For instance, his side special is the Tornado Holder while his throws allow him to use various special weapons. The Mega Buster (Mega Man's usual weapon of choice) is now his neutral special.
 * 29) *Like Mega Man, Pac-Man also got in Crusade before he appeared in an official game. His moveset takes some pages from the Pac-Man World series such as his Rev Roll being a side special.
 * 30) *Geno's Smash Attacks don't require charging. They instead require timing the attack right.
 * 31) *Evil Ryu and Chun-Li were given Street Fighter mechanics ever since Ryu got them due to his appearance in Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
 * 32) *Porky is on the mech that he uses from Mother 3 complete with some great zoning options.
 * 33) *Thanks to being limbless, Rayman has an unorthodox fighting style that even lets him use Rabbids, the LockJaw, and the Metal Arms.
 * 34) Some of the veterans that appeared in official Smash games got to get some new moves and revamps here and there.
 * 35) *Mario returns using the Mario Tornado from Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 * 36) *Luigi can now shoot electricity balls instead of green fireballs. Also, Luigi now uses his Polutergust to grab foes.
 * 37) *Bowser's side special is the Koopa Klaw from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 * 38) *Captain Falcon can now hold on to his Falcon Punch just to give players the chance to time the attack right.
 * 39) *Ganondorf has a new moveset that makes him very different from Captain Falcon.
 * 40) *Ness uses PK Rockin as a Final Smash.
 * 41) *Lucas has some new PSI moves like Paralysis and Offense Up being very notable.
 * 42) *Falco can use an Arwing as a final smash.
 * 43) *Sonic has the Boost ability for a side special.
 * 44) *Wario can now use the Shake It ability from Wario Land Shake It as a neutral special.
 * 45) *And Kirby doesn't copy the opponent's moves anymore. He instead gets copy abilities, yet is more in line with the source material Kirby comes from. For instance, Kirby will get the Fire ability if he were to eat Agumon, Bowser, Nega Shantae, Mario, Ridley, or Shantae. Another example would be getting the Bomb ability if eating Bomberman, Porky, Snake, or Waluigi.
 * 46) Great use of music. Some are taken from the source material of other games while others are remixed. Every remix needs permission from the original authors if the creators want to use the song.
 * 47) Supports online play. That's all we need to say.
 * 48) The stadium mode has a lot of great game modes to play. You got to break the targets, board the platforms, and multi-man crusade. Simple right?
 * 49) Some new items get to appear in this game. The new items used for this fan game consist of a Beehive from Banjo-Kazooie, a Plum from Rayman, the Shield Monitor from Sonic the Hedgehog, and the Ultra Hand.
 * 50) You can turn off hazards on the stages!
 * 51) Before the Final Smash meter was a thing in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this fan game came up with final smashes being able to be depicted as a meter (much like what you see in traditional fighting games). Once your meter is full, you will unleash your finishing move.
 * 52) New stages that are exclusive to this game including Bowser's Castle from Super Mario Bros. 3, the Forest Maze from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, 100m from Donkey Kong, Rice Beach from Wario Land, Burned Tower from Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Distortion World from Pokemon Platinum, Silence from F-Zero, Excitebike Course from Excitebike, Flatzone C from Game & Watch, Hector's Lab from Gyromite, Path to Glory from Bomberman, Casino Night Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Cut Man's Arena from Mega Man, District Court from Ace Attorney, File City from Digimon, and Native Fortress from Crash Bandicoot. Heck, if that wasn't enough, you get to play on the Bock World from Yume Nikki, Forgotten Forest from Runbow, Nairobi from Mario is Missing!, Q*Bert from the arcade game of the same name, and the Netherworld from Touhou''.
 * 53) Play up to six players. Before Smash 4 existed, this fan game allowed you to play with more than 4 players resulting in chaos.
 * 54) Every time you do a combo, the announcer gets to say things like SMASHING, MONSTER, LEGENDARY, etc.
 * 55) Whenever there is a chance, the game developers do update the game just to make the game feel better than ever including respites and balancing the characters.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) For some reason Goku from Dragon Ball and Weegee are on the roster despite not being video game characters. Though to be fair, it's not like another certain Smash Bros. flash fangame didn't do it before.
 * 2) The controls may be good, but they can be confusing since you're using a keyboard. Thankfully, you can change the controls in the options menu.
 * 3) Pac-Man for some reason uses his annoying and weird voice from Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures.
 * 4) There are some glitches that occur, like Yoshi's down special being quite messy. Though some glitches do get fixed later on.
 * 5) Some later updates of the game remove some content like The Beginning (a stage that is based on the opening sequence of the original Super Smash Bros.). Though sometimes removed content does come back like Weegee due to getting a moveset rehaul.
 * 6) Geno's voice in the older versions of the game is so horrid that you need to see it to believe it. However, Geno doesn't have that voice anymore.
 * 7) Petey Piranha's final smash is quite confusing and mediocre looking when compared to other transformation final smashes like Bowser's.

Reception
For a fan game, it has gotten some positive feedback. RPGmaker.net wrote a positive review on Super Smash Bros. Crusade. It was so good that it spawned a community called Project Crusade Community.

The Game Itself
If you want to play the fan game, you can download it here.

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