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Brawlhalla is a free 2D platform fighting game on PC, developed by Blue Mammoth Games. The game was first shown at PAX East on April 11, 2014 and went into alpha on the 30th of the same month. Blue Mammoth Games released Brawlhalla to the public with an Open Beta on November 3, 2015 and plans to do a full release in 2017. It first only had servers located in North America but later on expanded to Europe, South America, South East Asia and Australia.

Brawlhalla currently features 28 original characters who can all wield 2 weapons. There also are 11 unique stages, of which some have Small and Big variations.

Several gamemodes can be played, including 1v1, 2v2 and Free For All.

Gameplay
In all of Brawlhalla's gamemodes, the goal is to knock your opponent of the stage, comparable to Super Smash Bros. This can be done by applying damage on them repeatedly. Damage can be seen on the color display around the opponent's character icon, which goes from white to red as the player continues to get hit. The closer the color is to red, the further the player will be knocked back, until they eventually get knocked out. Getting knocked off the stage will result in the player losing a stock or life. The player who loses all of their stocks first, loses the match.

The game supports both local and online play. Competitive players can compete 1 on 1 to climb through the rankings. They can also find a partner to play against other duos to increase their collaberative rank. Brawhalla also has several casual modes : Free-For-All, 1v1 Strikeout and Experimental 1v1. Free-For-All is a chaotic mode where 4 players knock each other out to gain points. In 1v1 Strikeout, players pick 3 characters which they play for 1 stock each. Experimental 1v1 allows players to test out upcoming features against eachother. Custom games can be hosted online and locally, they support up to 8 players per match, experimental maps and region changing.

Brawlhalla features simpler controls and one-button special moves. This allows new players to pick up the game quickly. Controls include movement keys and buttons for attacking, performing special moves, picking up or throwing weapons and dodging. Keys can be rebound for keyboard and a large variety of controllers.

Players can move by running left, right and jumping. On the ground, players can perform up to 3 quick consecutive dodges. It is also possible to dodge right after an attack to keep pressure on the opponent. Once in the air, the player has the following options : to perform a total of 3 recovery moves or jumps, to perform a directional air-dodge, to perform a grounded move in the air by using a "gravity-cancel" and to fast-fall. It is also possible to hold on to the sides of stages.

During a match, weapons fall from the sky randomly and can be picked up by the players. All of Brawlhalla's characters can use 2 weapons out of 9 to fight each other. Weapons include Blasters, Katars and Rocket Lance. Blasters perform well at a distance from the opponent, while Katars are more effective up close. Rocket Lance allows for quick traversal of the stage. Players can also choose to fight without a weapon, using moves which are shared across all characters. Weapons can also be thrown to interupt the enemy's moves or to make it difficult for them to get back to the stage. Each character has 3 special or "signature" moves per weapon, for a total of 6 per character.

Four stats are assigned to each character : Strength, Dexterity, Defense and Speed. The combination of these stats determines the strengths and weaknesses of a character and affects how it's played.

Competition
While minor events are held by the community, Blue Mammoth Games has hosted their first major events over the course of 2016.

They lead off with the Brawlhalla Championship Series or "BCS". It was a series of 21 weekly online tournaments starting on June 18. The tournaments were held on both North American and European servers, where players competed in 1v1 and 2v2 modes. For each tournament, a prizepool of $1000 was divided along the best 3 players.

At the end of the BCS, the first installement of the annual Brawlhalla World Championship or "BCX" was held. The event found place at the Cobb Galleria, Atlanta Georgia. Players from across the world competed locally on November 11 through 13. The championship was separated into a 1v1 and a 2v2 tournament, both of which had a prizepool of $25000, adding up to a grand total of $50000.