Bear Bones All-Stars: Battle Fight!

Bear Bones All-Stars: Battle Fight! is a 2003 fighting game developed by Shaba Games and published by Activision.

It was released on November 2, 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Dreamcast Crystal, Game Gear Neo, Game Boy Advance, PC, Neo Geo, Mobile phone and Nokia N-Gage.

Gameplay
Bear Bones All-Stars: Battle Fight! is a crossover fighting game bringing together several playable characters from the Bear Bones franchises, such as the Bear Bones mascot Malachi, in one epic battle on an arena that plays very similar to the Super Smash Bros. series. Up to four players (human or CPU controlled) can control a character and fight on a multi-tiered 2D stage. Players may use various items that appear randomly to get the fighting edge over their opponent. Additionally, the stage may use set elements in order to take out other players. For example, in the Tyrusville stage, players can open a door from Malachi's house. Each playable character has their own special move set that uses different elements from their respective TV shows. Each has an up, down, side, and neutral attack. Most characters have a projectile attack.

The game features a traditional single-player arcade mode, in which players must defeat several randomly-selected opponents, followed by a character-specific rival battle and, ultimately, a battle against the game's main antagonist and final boss, the Evil Collector. A "Training Mode" is also available in which players can manipulate the environment and experiment against computer opponents without the restrictions of a standard match. Multiplayer modes include time-based matches, where players compete to achieve the most kills within a time limit; stock-based matches, where players attempt to be the last one standing; and kill-limit matches, where players compete to be the first to reach a certain number of kills. The game also features a single-player challenge mode, in which players attempt to complete specific objectives. The game also includes a stadium mode where players can compete in minigames, the mini-games play mostly similar to Digimon Rumble Arena's minigames.

Completing matches and fulfilling objectives with a character will gain them experience points; leveling up a character will unlock bonuses such as character bios and a special video.

Playable characters

 * Malachi
 * Mitsuru
 * Jarek
 * Scott Pig
 * Darlene
 * Izuku

Unlockable characters

 * Aiden
 * Sarah
 * Haru Glory
 * Nicolas
 * Natsu

Non-playable characters

 * Lord Phantom
 * Fighting Doppelgangers

Starter stages

 * Tyrusville (Malachi Universal)
 * Toonpolis (Toon Friends)
 * Suburbia Park (Wondeful Darlene)
 * Animalcity (The Animal Farm)
 * Star City (The Kutabatas/Time Warped/The Kidriends)

Unlockable stages

 * Toy Room (Aiden!)
 * U.A. High School (My Hero Academia)
 * Farm (Quis the Chicken)
 * Rollerbound (Sarah)

Plot
Coming soon!

English

 * Mala Miles as Malachi / Jarek / Lord Phantom
 * Frank Welker as Scott Pig
 * Tom Kenny as Mitsuru
 * Tara Strong as Darlene
 * Charlie Adler as Nicolas
 * Cam Clarke as Izuku / Aiden / Natsu
 * Anndi McAfee as Sarah

Development
Development of Bear Bones All-Star: Battle Fight! began in 2001 under the codename Bear Bones All-Star Fighters after the the success of Bear Bones All-Stars.

Release
Bear Bones All-Star: Battle Fight! was first shown at E3 2002. During the showing, Bear Bones promised unlockable characters, stages, bonus levels, and power-ups. Before the game's release, the official website included weekly updates, including screenshots and character profiles. IGN reported that Universal Studios advertised the game in between showings of Lost in Island across theaters in the United States.

Critical reception
Coming soon!

Legacy
Three additional fighting games were produced. Bear Bones All-Stars: Fighting Royale, Bear Bones All-Stars: League Fight, Bear Bones All-Stars Showdown Royale and Bear Bones All-Stars Smackdown!.