CN's Fusion Fall Game

[Lynnie]

For those who haven't already heard, Cartoon Network is coming out with a new online game next year called Fusion Fall- Cartoon Network Universe. It looks really cool, and appears to feature most (if not all) of our favorite CN original characters- including Mac and Bloo! Possibly other Foster's characters too, but we may not know for sure until next year. Here's the official sight for a preview of the game-

http://www.fusionfall.com/index.html

I like the different styles the characters are drawn in, they look really cool! It shoudn't be hard guessing who each is. If you watch the trailer, you'll catch a quick glimpse of Bloo, and the back of Mac. If you click on the links on the bottom that say "Contact us", "For Parents", and "Privacy Policy", you'll see a sweet pic of Mac; including his eye color!

Anyhoo, I may never actually play it, but it looks like it'll be a pretty cool game. I personally thought it was so fun to see the characters in a totally different style, so even those who aren't really into gaming may still like to see that.

[Sparky]

We just went to a panel about that here at the Con, and I know ORD got some shots of the game. When it gets close to launch time, the game will probably get its own subforum here. Though...I'll probably pass on making a section of my website for it.

[WiltFan]

Whoa, it's Cartoon Network characters anime style. =O That's SO cool! This looks like a fun game, I know i'll be playing it for sure!

[antgirl1]

Well, it's official - I registered to the site.

BTW, I found Bloo:

http://www.freewebs.com/chillygirl2/Fusion%20Fall.PNG

[Little Baby IceCream]

I just registered too! Man, it looks sooo good and similar to some other games I play!

Little Baby IceCream

[emperor26]

Even though this might be fun, I think I would pass since I'm no big fan of MMO.

Other than that, it looks good.

[cartman414]

Originally Posted by WiltFan

Whoa, it's Cartoon Network characters anime style. =O That's SO cool! This looks like a fun game, I know i'll be playing it for sure!

You know, that explains the anime Frankie I was seeing.

[Lynnie]

Drat, I hate being the bearer of bad news. So sorry, you guys.

I just revisited the sight today, and I must admit I just love seeing the anime Ben, Abby, Dexter and of course Mac. Thanks Antgirl for posting a screencap of Bloo in the trailer! Now here's Mac, too.

[Shelltoon]

Here is one person's impressions from another forum I go to.

Cartoon Network is working on an MMO called "Fusion Fall". The lead designer worked on SWG in the old days, and I had a chance to talk to him. (I guess he isn't much of a Sony fan anymore...)

The premise of the game is a bit on the silly side (Earth's about to be assimilated by some weird blob of planets that have crashed into each other) and it shows a lot of *obvious* Toontown inspiration (the devs are apparently huge fans), but I got to try a gameplay demo, and I have to say that the work these guys have done is amazing, and the game will be smooth and enjoyable. It is skill based, and skills are based on collecting "nanos" (chibi versions of CN characters that float above your head). Each Nano has a spell or attack that will help you, but you can only take three with you at a time. This puts you in a position of having to choose a total of three skills, depending on if you want to solo, take down a major dungeon with a group, etc.

Nanos are mostly heals, buffs, and debuffs though. The vast majority of combat is done with either a ranged or melee weapon, and combat is fast and fluid.

The *real* CN characters send you off on storyline-based missions, of which there are apparently quite a bit. You can do missions for either good or evil characters (which will reward you with good or evil Nanos), and you can play both sides if you wish. The premise of the game involves the fact that evil characters aren't exactly immune to Earth getting sucked into a mass of planets either, so no matter which faction you lean towards, you're helping save the day.

Furthermore, a lot of equipment and collectible items in the show are artifacts and/or outfits from assorted CN shows. (For example, a Plumber suit and a Null Void Projector, or that bowl of "tangelos" that Billy once wore on his head.)

The game is *very* twitchy, uses the standard WASD control scheme, plays quite a bit like Phantasy Star Universe (I apparently wasn't the first to tell them this. Ironically, the devs have never played!) and...oh yeah, Grim will turn up when you die.

PvP is still in conceptual stages (they haven't finalized whether they're even going to do it), but I can easily see it done with the combat system. With the controls and gameplay, it would likely be as frantic as playing Halo!

[MaxJ1800]

if you go to www.fusionfall.com and look in the news section, you'll see links to news reports about a big announcement Cartoon recently made at comic-con. The basic idea of the news reports is that Fusionfall will be completely browser based, no download or CD needed.

Fusionfall will use a new online gaming engine, that allows to load relatively quickly, even in a web browser. Also, the game is reported to be in 3D and have sixty explorable areas.