Smash Bros is one of the most popular fighters, but the gap between releases is getting longer. We’re currently in our largest gap of Smash Bros content ever, the biggest gap between releases since the series began. If you’re looking for something new, there’s some amazing fan projects out there for the series. One of the biggest is Super Smash Bros Crusade.
Much more than an ordinary fan game, Super Smash Bros Crusade is a particularly impressive project. It’s a fan project which has been around in some forms of over ten years, growing from classic titles like Super Smash Flash.
It’s a title where players can get a taste of Smash Bros style combat. How does it work and how can you play it?
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What is Super Smash Bros Crusade?
Smash Crusade is a fan-made game in the style of Super Smash Bros. It isn’t one of the official Smash Bros games, but it still has a decent level of polish. It’s an online game where you can play with up to six other people, trying out some of the wacky characters that have been included in the game.
One particularly noticeable part of the game’s quality is performance. It manages 60 FPS at a stable level, which is impressive. Gameplay is pretty similar to Smash, with players getting damage built up making them easier to knock out. However, the characters get a bit weirder.
We’ve got what the game calls Classic fighters, characters pulled from Smash Bros rosters themselves. However, we’ve then got Crusade fighters.
These are characters exclusive to Super Smash Bros Crusade. These include some out-there picks, like finally putting Goku in Smash Bros. Knuckles, Porky from Earthbound, the much-requested Geno, the not-requested Tingle, and even a Goomba is playable.
How Can You Play Smash Crusade?
That’s the game, it’s a fun and surprisingly polished take on Smash from long-time fans of the series. How can you play it? It’s available as a game on Itch.io and even has an active modding community. It’s a little simpler to mod this than installing mods for Smash Ultimate too.
Smash Crusade is a great example of how much Smash fans have put into non-profit creations. Just like Project M, it shows how much fun the Smash Bros formula can be even outside of normal gameplay.
