Super Smash Flash 2

Super Smash Flash 2
Developers	Cleod9 Productions SSF2 Developer Group
Publishers	McLeodGaming
Designers	Gregory McLeod (a.k.a. Cleod9)
Genres	Fighting game
Platforms	PC
Media	Online Flash game

Super Smash Flash 2, commonly abbreviated SSF2, is an upcoming non-profit Flash fighting fan game developed by the Super Smash Flash 2 Developer Group, led by Cleod9 of Cleod9 Productions, and published by McLeodGaming. Although initially referred to as a sequel, Super Smash Flash 2 is a reboot of the critically received fan game Super Smash Flash. The game is loosely based on the Super Smash Bros. series, specifically Super Smash Bros. Brawl; featuring many characters from the aforementioned series and game, such as Mario, Link, and Kirby. However, the Flash game does not aim to clone Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as the content inclusion criteria has been loosened greatly to include content from any series that has ever appeared on a Nintendo console, allowing the roster access to other 3rd and 4th party characters including, but not limited to Lloyd, Mega Man, Ichigo, and Goku.

NOTE: Since this game is still under active development, all information below is subject to change at any time.

Gameplay

The following explanation is based on the gameplay of the demo.

Super Smash Flash 2's gameplay is very similar to the official Super Smash Bros. games. Unlike most traditional fighting games, a character's health is measured by a damage percentage counter. As the character is attacked, damage accumulates, and the percent value increases. The higher the percentage, the easier it is for a character to be knocked off the stage.

The controls are also different from its predecessor. The A, S, D, and W keys are now assigned to Player 1's movement, while the arrow keys move a second player. The O and P keys still remain in P-1's possession, however, as the O key is used for special moves (or activating a Final Smash), the P key for standard attacks, the I key for shield, and the 1 key for taunting. P-2 uses the 1 key on the numpad for special moves (or activating a Final Smash), numpad 2 for standard attacks, numpad 3 for shield and numpad 4 for taunt. Players can customize their controls in the menu.

Matches can be played in either Time mode, Stock mode, or a combination of the two. In Time mode, each player receives a point when they KO an opponent, and loses a point if they are KO'd, or if they self-destruct. At the end of the designated time limit, the player with the most points wins. Should two or more players accumulate the same amount of points, there will be a Sudden Death match to determine the winner. In Stock mode, each player is given a chosen amount of lives, and every time they are KO'd or self-destruct, they lose a life. When a player loses all of their lives, they are "defeated," and the match concludes when there is only one player left standing.

Playable characters

The characters are the fighters that brawl in Super Smash Flash 2, representing the universe in which they belong. Each character has a number of special attacks, standard attacks and a unique special move called a "Final Smash".

There are 2 types of characters: starter characters, which are available for use from the beginning, and unlockable characters, which are accessible only after being unlocked. Five characters from the past game are confirmed to not return: Young Link, InuYasha, Blue, Blade and Mr. Incredible. Mega Man X was intended to be replaced with Model X, who was ultimately replaced by the classic Mega Man; which has sparked controversy regarding whether Mega Man should be regarded as a newcomer or veteran. All deconfirmed characters have the possibility to return as expansion characters.

This list is a compilation of the characters in Super Smash Flash 2 that have been confirmed to appear as playable characters, with a total so far of 29 (including Sheik) as of v0.9. They are listed here by series.

Starter characters

These are the characters available right immediately after turning on the game for the first time:

Character	Name	Universe		Description
	Mario	Mario		Mario is the protagonist of the Super Mario franchise and the mascot of the company Nintendo. Mario is considered the most well-balanced character in the game, making him perfect for first-time players. He retains his fireball and has gained a cape to reflect projectiles and thrown items. The Mario Tornado has evolved into the Star Spin.
File:Peach PA.png	Peach	Mario		Princess Peach is a main character and damsel-in-distress from the Super Mario series. Peach has floaty properties and can remain airborne for many seconds. Peach uses many attacks from her past game appearances such as a golf club, she can also pluck vegetables from the ground.
File:DK main.png	Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong		Donkey Kong is a character from the Mario spin-offs but also the protagonist of his own series. Donkey Kong is a really big character making him very vulnerable to attacks, but on the other hand, he is one of the strongest characters in the game. He can deliver powerful punches and slap the ground. He can also carry around with him other characters.
File:Yoshi Main.png	Yoshi	Yoshi		Yoshi is character introduced in the Mario series where he is an ally and friend to Mario, he eventually made it as the protagonist of his own series. Yoshi can use his long tongue to eat opponents and turn them into eggs, he also has ability to shoot Yoshi Eggs and turn into a rolling Yoshi Egg and ram over opponents.
	Wario	Wario		Wario is yet another Mario spin-off character who also stars his own series, he is also Mario's bitter and greedy rival. Wario is an unusual fighter with unorthodox methods: he can open his jaw to chew his opponents but his can also use his explosive flatulences as attacks, depending its charge.
	Link	The Legend of Zelda		Link is the protagonist of The Legend of Zelda from Nintendo. His basic attacks consist in slashing with the Master Sword. He also carries a wide variety of weapons like the Gale Boomerang, bombs and a new ability to mix this with the Hero's Bow.
File:Zelda Main.png	Zelda	The Legend of Zelda		Zelda is the princess of Hyrule and eponymous character of the series. As the holder of the Triforce of Wisdom, Zelda is bestowed with a lot of magical abilities, in favour of regular melee attacks, including the 3 enchants of the godesses: Din's Fire, Nayru's Love and Farore's Wind. Her magic abilities also allow her to tranform into her sheikah alter-ego Sheik.
Sheik	Sheik	The Legend of Zelda		Shiek is a persona secretly assumed by Zelda in the game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This sheikah alter ego is the exact opposite of Zelda as Sheik relies on more physical attacks rather than magic and is considerably faster than the stylish princess. Being a ninja-like character, Sheik poses quick weapons for her use such as almost invincible needles or the use of Deku Nuts to swiftly appear and disappear.
	Samus	Metroid		Samus is a female space bounty hunter who is the protagonist of Nintendo's Metroid series. Samus was given a biological suit by the Chozo called the Power Suit which grants her of endurable protection as the Varia Suit and is integrated with a variety of waepons and projectiles such as a Charge Shot and a unlimited supply of missiles.
File:ZSS PA.png	Zero Suit Samus	Metroid		Zero Suit Samus is simply Samus without her Power Suit. This way, Samus exhibits more athletic and flexible movements, as well as being more a speedster character. Samus only carries an emergency pistol called the Paralyzer which also comes integrated with a whip and a wire of plasma.
	Kirby	Kirby		Kirby is the protagonist of his eponymous Kirby series. Kirby's unique ability to inhale and copy his opponents' neutral special attack is now present, he even dons a particular hat from the opponent he absorbed. He still has the ability to float 5 times before falling.
Meta Knight	Meta Knight	Kirby		Meta Knight is the mysterious eternal rival of Kirby, a pride swordsman and leader of the Meta-Knights. Mostly a transition from his Brawl counterpart, Meta Knight poses almost the same moveset, albeit toned down to allow a more regular character. Much like Kirby's ability to float, Meta Kinght can use his wings to soar the air 5 times before falling, but unlike Kirby, he can glide as well.
Captain Falcon	Captain Falcon	F-Zero		Captain Falcon is the bounty hunter racer of the Nintendo's F-Zero racing games. Captain Falcon has a moveset similar to his Smash Bros. counterparts who has been expanded to include the missing moves he didn't have in the first SSF like Raptor Boost or Falcon Dive. The Falcon Punch and the Falcon Kick also return.
Fox	Fox	Star Fox		Fox is the leader of a group of space mercenaries called Star Fox from the series of the same name. Fox's moveset has been expanded to that of his Smash Bros. counterparts, for example, he can now allowing him to control the direction of the Fire Fox before launching. the remaining attacks like Blaster or Fox Illusion, remain mostly the same but were updated in the same way.
Ness	Ness	EarthBound		Ness is the protagonist of the second installment of the Mother series called EarthBound (or Mother 2). Ness is a young boy specialized in PSI powers, which includes numerous attacks like PK Fire or PK Thunder, in addition to the all-powerful PK Starstorm as his Final Smash. Ness is the only character than can recover his damage by himself using PSI Magnet to absorb energy-based projectiles.
	Marth	Fire Emblem		Marth is a character from Nintendo's tactical RPG game series Fire Emblem. Marth is a noble prince and swordman who carries a longsword called the Falchion. Unlike Link, the other swordman of the game, Marth completely relies of the Falchion, sans for few excpetions. The blade of this powerful sword is capable of piercing shields and even allow a quick sucession of rapid slashes with a lot of possible ways to attack. Marth can also counter to enemies' attacks and finishing them off with flashing blow on the defenseless opponent.
	Pikachu	Pokémon		Pikachu is an electric type Mouse Pokémon, considered to be the mascot of the Pokémon franchise as well. Pikachu is a small character that deals with electric attacks, like Thunder Jolt or Thunder. In addition, Skull Bash can now be charged.
File:Jigglypuff main.png	Jigglypuff	Pokémon		Jigglypuff is dual-type normal/fairy Balloon Pokémon. Its body mostly resembles the form of Kirby, but aside the fact both can float up to five time in the air before falling and the almost similar weight class, Jigglypuff's moveset is considerably a lot more different, not to mention unrelated, than Kirby's. It is mostly based on its Super Smash Bros incarnation with attacks like Pound or Rollout conforming Jigglypuff's moveset.
File:Chibi-Robo PA.png	Chibi-Robo	Chibi-Robo!	File:Chibi-Robo symbol.svg	Chibi-Robo is a 10-centimeter-tall robot and main character of its eponymous Chibi-Robo! series. As a multi-tasked robot, Chibi-Robo is armed with quircks it uses within its games, such as a toothbrush or even a spoon. Chibi-Robo's most unique trait is that to open the lid on its head and catch any incoming projectile to latter launch it back to the thrower or any other opponent in the match.
-	Isaac	Golden Sun	-	Isaac is the Earth Adept, silent main protagonist and party leader of Golden Sun. Isaac is yet to be added into the game.
	Sonic	Sonic		Sonic is the 15 year old protagonist of Sega's Sonic series, having the ability to run at supersonic speed. Not many changes were done to Sonic's conversion into the game, he is still the fastest character, has very similar attacks and even his sprites are the same. Of course he also gathered new attacks as well. Super Sonic is merged with him and it is now his Final Smash.
	Tails	Sonic		Tails is the 8 year old fox friend of Sonic and his best friend to the point of brotherhood. He suffered basically the same change as Sonic, mostly the same attacks, the same sprites, but was buffed in the sense he is now a fast character and can use new devices as well, like the Tornado biplane.
	Mega Man	Mega Man		Mega Man is robot master created of Dr. Light and the main character of the Mega Man classic series. Much like X from SSF, Mega Man has an arm cannon that he can shoot a wide variety of weapons from his past adventures. He is so far the only character who can change one of his special attacks, considerably expanding his moveset.
File:Bomberman Main.png	Bomberman	Bomberman		Bomberman is a robot whose main ability is to create bombs, hence his name, out of his own hands; he is a robot who wears a white helmet with a fuse-like antenna (making his head resemble a bomb) that only shows his eyes; his mouth, if he even has one, isn't visible, therefore, Bomberman shows responses and emotions through his eyes; he also wears a blue suit, sometimes purple, with a black belt in the middle, the legs and sleeves are completely white while his gloves, shoes and the round tip of his helmet's antenna are pink.
	Black Mage	Final Fantasy		Black Mage is one of the many job classes in the Final Fantasy series. As with the original games, Black Mage is a character who is specialized in spells , rather than brute strength. He can freeze opponents, curse them with a small reaper that attacks at random and even poisoning them for a short time, a trait unique to Black Mage.
File:Lloyd main.png	Lloyd	Tales		Lloyd is the main protagonist of the game Tales of Symphonia, the fifth mothership title in the Tales series. Unlike his previous incarnation, Lloyd is now a starter character. Much like the case of Sonic and Tails, he keeps the same attacks and the same sprites, in addition to the new improvements.
File:Sora PA.png	Sora	Kingdom Hearts		Sora is the main protagonist of Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios' Kingdom Hearts series, a crossover based on Final Fantasy and Disney characters, specifically created for the settings of the games. Sora holds a weapon known as the "Keyblade" from which he can cast several spells from the Final Fantasy series, as well as using melee attacks.
	Ichigo	Bleach		Ichigo is the protagonist of the manga and anime series, Bleach by Tite Kubo. Ichigo is a shinigami who got his power from another female shinigami called Rukia. Ichigo dons this form within the game and carries a large blade called zanpakutō who is his main weapon. Among his attacks include his signature Getsuga Tenshō, Engetsuzan and Bankai.
	Naruto	Naruto		Naruto is the protagonist of the manga and anime series of the same anime by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto's appearance was updated to match his appearance in the second arc of the series called Naruto: Shippūden. His attack, unlike his previous incarnation now include the use of jutsus and chakras, thus Naruto is finally able to use his signature Rasengan and the Shadow Clones in different ways.
	Goku	Dragon Ball		Goku is the protagonist of the manga and anime series, Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. Goku is a member of the Saiyan race, said to be the strongest race in the universe. Goku is a specialist in martial arts thanks to his constant training over the years, he also comes with a variety of techniques using his inner ki, like his signature Kamehameha or Kaiō-ken.

Expansion characters

Main article: Expansion character

Expansion characters are optional playable characters not bundled with the game, and, thus, need to be downloaded. This concept allows any player with time, dedication, sprites, and a copy of Flash to create a playable character for others to enjoy.

Stages

A stage is an arena where battles take place. Some stages have hazards to add uniqueness and complexity. Listed below are stages that have been confirmed to appear in the game:

Stage	Name	Universe		Description
	Battlefield	Super Smash Bros.		Battlefield is a basic stage that consists of one hard platform and three hovering pass-through platforms, there is no hazard in this stage. As matches are taking place, the sky changes to dawn, midday, dusk and midnight.
	Bomb Factory	Bomberman		Bomb Factory has a grid-based pattern on its background. Based on these tiles, soft blocks spawn in the area and can be used as platforms or be destroyed by players. Bombs also spawn aside the blocks, they explode in a + pattern heavily damaging players on its way and detontating other bombs inmediately. The main platform connects to both blast lines.
File:Bowser's Castle.png	Bowser's Castle	Mario		Bowser's Castle is lava-filled area consisting of two platforms and samll hovering pass-through platform in the middle. Players have to be careful to not be squashed by a Thwomp, who will sudddenly come and stomp the stage platforms, sinking that portion into the lava. Thwomp also serves as platform for the time it is on stage, it may also carry the players beyond the upper blast line resulting in a KO.
File:Casino Night 0.9b.png	Casino Night Zone	Sonic		Casino Night Zone is a medium stage completely surrounded by bumpers that launch around player that come in contact with them, this sometimes prevents KO's. There are a total of six bumpers in the stage: one on the top, two on each side (up and down) and one scrolling bumper in the bottom.
File:Castle Seige 0.9b.png	Castle Siege	Fire Emblem		Castle Siege is a transitionating stage that changes into three different layouts. First it starts off in the roof of the castle, it follows to the castle throne hall and finally moves to a fiery underground area before returning to the roof and starting the cycle again.
File:CentralhighwayFull.png	Central Highway	Mega Man		Central Highway takes place on three hard platforms with two narrow gaps between the platforms that could hinder the recovery of some characters. A Bee Blader flies by, but it doesn't affects the match in anyway.
	Chaos Shrine	Final Fantasy		Chaos Shrine is a long stage with two plateaus on the sides aside that, there no other gimmick that affects the stage.
File:Clocktownfull.png	Clock Town	The Legend of Zelda		Clock Town is the smallest stage in the game, in proportion with size of the platforms to the space the occupied. This stage only was two hard platforms on both sides, with an elevated pass-though platform in the middle. the blast lines are also closer to the stage, compared to other stages. The background shows the eponymous clock tower, with the Moon coming closer to the town. Once it reaches the bottom, the "Song of Time" plays and the Moon returns to the sky. all these visuals don't affect the match.
	Crateria	Metroid		Crateria has very complex layout comprising of a large wall in the middle, a low platform on the left and a moving platform on the right. When the alert sounds, players must hide under the wall's platforms to cover themselves from the acid rain that inflicts damage to them.
	Dracula's Castle	Castlevania		Dracula's Castle is a gloomy stage that consists of one sole hard platform and three soft platforms that move at set patterns and arrange in new ways throught the rest of the match.
File:Dreamlandfullv2-1.png	Dream Land	Kirby		Dream Land's layout is similar to Battlefield's, but is a bit bigger. a notable difference is also the presence of Whispy Woods in the background that sometime blows wind that pushes characters and items.
File:Distantplanet.png	Distant Planet	Pikmin		Distant Planet has a peculiar design. It is a one-side platform accompanied by three soft platforms that descend if someone stand on them, on the left side is a slope that connects to the blast line. When it rains, water flows from the slow and the current drags the players. There are also pellets that can be thrown at their respective onions to make them spawn items.
	Emerald Cave	Wario		Emerald Cave, true to its name, poses an underground cave covered by wooden panels; breaking this panels allows acces to the cave. There are numerous ways out of the cave that are also covered by panels that must be destroyed, this actually makes harder to KO oppoenents in this stage. Any destroyed panel respwns after certain intervails of times.
	Final Destination	Super Smash Bros.		Final Destination is the simplest stage in the game, only one hard platform with no other gimmick or hazard and no other platform, thanks to this, it is one of the preferred stages for competitive play tournaments.
	Fourside	EarthBound		Fourside takes place on a city over a trio of buildings, the middle building is the tallest of the other two. There are narrow gaps between the buildings. An UFO sometimes spawns on the upper right side acting as a slippery platform.
	Gangplank Galleon	Donkey Kong		Gangplank Galleon takes place aboard a ship (or galleon) with two plateaus on the fore and aft, and a pass-through in the mast of the middle. After some time, Kremlings aboard a boat launch a cannonball that slams into a random character, dealing high knockback.
File:GreenHillZone.png	Green Hill Zone	Sonic		Green Hill Zone is a medium stage with a big slope in the middle that could harsh some projectiles, both side connect to the blast line, meaning there are no edges. There a loop in the background which doesn’t affect in anyway the match, some minor Sonic character can be seen running across it.
File:Hiddenleafvilgatebig.png	Hidden Leaf Village	Naruto		Hidden Leaf Villages is a "floating" stage surrounded by buildings whom two found on the sides, can be stand on. The left building has two pass-though platforms, one over it and the other connected to its side. The right building is taller and has some floor to stand on, albeit they are smaller; there is a tree branch next to the building and it acts like simple pass-through platform.
	Hueco Mundo	Bleach		Hueco Mundo is a plain area whose sides connect with the stage boundaries, the edifications of palace work as pass-through platforms, the structure on the left side also serves this purpose.
File:Light World.png	Hylian Skies	The Legend of Zelda		Hylian Skies is a hovering stage flying over Hyrule. Its start off in the "light world" version of the stage, after a time, it changes to the "dark world" version which mirrors the whole stage layout.
File:Jhstage.png	Jungle Hijinx	Donkey Kong		Jungle Hijinx is relatively small stage, there is a slope in the middle of the stage and a pass-through platform on the right, a Barrel Cannon hovers over the stage, anyone who enters the barrel can shoot, him/herself, in the direction the white arrow is pointing.
File:Lunarcore.png	Lunar Core	Final Fantasy		Lunar Core consists of various paltfroms connected by several staircases and two softplatforms situated on the upper right and upper left sides. At certain times, multiple red beams will streak across the stage, damaging players in its path.
	Meteo Campaigns	Star Fox		The battle takes place on board a spaceship called the Great Fox II. The deck of the spaceship essentially serves as a large and main platform. There are four smaller red protruding wings on both sides of the ship that act as platforms, two on each side of the ship with the upper one being a pass-though platform.
	Mirror Chamber	Kirby		Mirror Chamber is an updated revision of the previous Kirby's Hub Room, now being completely playable. The stage has the most platforms any stage can have, most of them, particularly the small ones, are of the pass-through type, only two platform don't work this way, the main cloud platform and long blue platform of the center, both platforms can be pass-through upwards but one cannot go down.
File:Mushroomkingdomiiinew.png	Mushroom Kingdom III	Mario		Mushroom Kingdom III is based on the overworld levels of Super Mario Bros. 3, it is composed by various color platforms on both sides with a hole in the middle and a wooden platform to stand on. Sometimes a blue ! switch appears and pushing it will make that all blocks being crushed.
	Nintendo 3DS	Nintendo DS	File:DS symbol.svg	Nintendo 3DS is a stage that interacts with the fighters by setting several indie games on the match, including a Tetris-grid with falling tetrominos, gravity changes, a paddle with incoming, harming blocks and large platforms that rise and low.
	Peach's Castle	Mario		Peach's Castle takes place atop the castle itself, there two small platforms on both side of the castle that rise whenever a character stands on them but would descend once the character jumps out of them. The tower in the middle has on its sides, narrow spaces to stand on and player can stand on the top too.
	Phase 8	Metroid		Phase 8 is composed by many rocky platforms surfacing a pit of lava. A lava flow darin from the middle of the stage damaging players that touch it, the only safe way to get through the lava is by passing through the central platforms while it is covered in glass. The lava from the bottom will also rise covering most of tthe lower portion of the stage.
File:PlanetNamek.png	Planet Namek	Dragon Ball		Planet Namek comprises many rocky platforms that have different elevations, both left and right rocks connect with the boundaries, but the right one is lower than the right one, which is the tallest. In the middle lies a medium platform with nothing special, there is water between these rocks, on top of the water lies some platforms that descend a bit when someone stand on them.
	Pokémon Stadium 3	Pokémon		Pokémon Stadium 3 is a stage that can change its layout over the pass of the time, each with a different theme. The basic layout with no changes only consists of a hard platform with two small pass-through platforms on the sides.
	Sand Ocean	F-Zero		Sand Ocean takes place on a F-Zero derby, player fight atop the Falcon Flyer which flies by at high speed over a race track below, players that fall on the track might ending up being "dragged" (actually left behind) to the left blast line, resulting in a KO, so players must fight back to get on board again on the Falcon Flyer.
	Saturn Valley	EarthBound		Saturn Valley comprises a big plateau covering a good part of the stage. On the left side lies a small space to stand on and a pass-through at the level of the plateau under the cliff, the right side is longer, has a pass-though platform hovering over it and has a small house which many Mr. Saturn come out of which can be grabbed and thrown.
File:SZfull.png	Sector Z	Star Fox		Sector Z takes place on space, on top the Great Fox, the deck is very long portion which cover most of the stage, the tail portion is lower and smaller, players can also stand on the ship's cannon lasers it has in front of it to hide from other players.
	Silph Co.	Pokémon		Silph Co. is a big stage, taking place inside the eponymous building, that scrolls into different directions over the pass of time, thereby, altering the the layout of the battle. As it is presumed, players left behind will be invariably KO'd, so they got to think and move fast.
	Sky Sanctuary Zone	Sonic		Sky Sanctuary Zone as the peculiar characteristic of platforms crumbling after someone has stood on them, these platforms are found on both sides and respawn in the place they were after a certain amount of time, the main layout is that of a hard platform with two pass through-platform on the sides, On the background lies a fountain, the rusty remain of Mecha-Sonic and the EggRobo flying by.
	Skyward Voyage	The Legend of Zelda		Skyward Voyage is a travelling stage where players board Beedle's Air Shop as this cabin takes player into numerous sky islands including the Light Tower - where the battle actually starts from - Pumpkin Landing, Bamboo Island, etc. Each island has a different layout.
	Smashville	Animal Crossing		Smashville is very simplistic: only the main hard platform and a pass-through platform that hovers and slowly moves from side to side. On the background one can spot numerous characters from the Animal Crossing media.
	Shadow Moses Island	Metal Gear		Shadow Moses Island is surrounded by two hard pillars that prevents anyone to get launched to the sides, so player got to destroy these pillars to make the side blast lines accessible, after a time, the pillar rise again. The stage is divided by a pass-though platform into two portions, the top and low sections, this last has two small pass-though platforms connected to the pillars, which crumble once the pillars collapse too.
File:Hyrule Temple 0.9b.png	Temple	The Legend of Zelda		Hyrule Temple is a massive stage with different part to fight including a "cave in the bottom" which is infamously know for being a "cave of life", a place that makes harder to send flying opponents.
File:Skull Fortress.png	Skull Fortress	Mega Man		Skull Fortress comprises a lot of small platforms scattered in the middle with four zones on the sides leading to the boundaries of the stage, there is also a gap in the lower art of the stage. The fortress in the background will release a swarm of Mega Man enemies that will rampage across the stage, attacking the players.
File:NewToSFull.png	Tower of Salvation	Tales		Tower of Salvation is another small and simple stage with a hard main platform and two small pass-through platforms that rise and descend. Though a small stage, it poses a hazard which could the strongest hazard in the game: Mithos Yggdrasill. When he appears, he cast numerous attacks over the stage, which some might ending KO'ing the players.
File:Twilight Town.png	Twilight Town	Kingdom Hearts		Twilight Town is similar to Fourside as it takes place on top of some buildings, with narrow gaps between them. The layout is different: the left building has a space covered with another hard platform which prevents sending upwards a character, the middle building has a small plateau and a structure with a pass-though platform, in addition, the left gap of this building has some other pass-through platforms; the right building is less complex as it only has a slope.
	WarioWare, Inc.	Wario		WarioWare, Inc. takes place on a weird elevator zone which warps into numerous microgames which interact and affect the course of the match, winning these microgame by accomplishing their task, will award the player. Outside the microgames, the stage poses a hard platform with hovering pass-though platforms.
File:YoshiIslandFull.png	Yoshi's Island	Yoshi		Yoshi's Island, contrary to the name, actually hovers over the actual island. Notably, it has a rotating structure with four platform connecting with each other, the main platform connects with red stair, two platforms on the side whom someone can go though them upwards, but not downwards; in contrast with these, there are other two pass-through platforms over this platforms. Goonies fly by the stage, someone can get on top of them to catch a ride.
File:Yoshistorynew.png	Yoshi's Story	Yoshi		Yoshi's Story is a stage with a pop-up book like appearance that is a very basic, neutral stage, similar in structure to Battlefield--A circular platform with three pass-through platforms hovering above it. Unlike Battlefield, however, The main platform has walls which continue to the bottom of the stage. A small floating cloud moves in a rectangle through the bottom of of stage and can be stood on.

Galaxy Tours

In addition to the stages listed above, there exists a special Mario stage (set in the Super Mario Galaxy games' locations) called Galaxy Tours, whose singular hazard allows it to change its layout over the pass of the time. These are the forms the stage changes to:

Galaxy	Name	Description
	Comet Observatory	Comet Observatory is the main form of this stage and matches start from here. It a relatively long stage with numerous parts to go, the left has a small platform after the edge, the middle has other platforms which are far long than the one found in the left, on the right there is a hard bookshelf with a small hovering platform. Rosalina and some Lumas can be spotted here.
Freezeflame Galaxy	Freezeflame Galaxy	Freezeflame Galaxy has a very slippery ice ring planet whose ledge can be, oddly, grabbed, there is a small ice platform in the middle but its ledges cannot be grabbed; on the sides lie two rocky platforms.
	Good Egg Galaxy	Good Egg Galaxy takes place on a planet with a small house in the middle, whose rooftop works as a platform; having round ledges on the sides, they cannot be grabbed.

Adventure Mode stages

These stages are only playable in the Adventure Mode and, thus, are not available for Brawl Mode:

Image	Name	Universe		Description
	Mushroom Kingdom	Mario		Mushroom Kingdom is where Adventure Mode starts off, it is based on the levels from the New Super Mario Bros. series and features many iconic Mario enemies, like Goombas, or other mechanisms like going down a Warp Pipe.

There are also other locations shown in the Smash Flash DOJO!!! that hint the appearance of a Kirby-themed with Waddle Dees and Bronto Burts; and a Mega Man-themed stage, hinted by Dr. Wily's appearance as a boss. The demo v0.8 intro shows Tails running across a loop in a stage that resembles Angel Island Zone, but the inclusion of this stage into the game in unconfirmed.

Items

Items fall from random places on stages, and characters can grab from the foreground and use them to attack, affect their status, or protect them. Below is a list of all items in the demo.

Normal Items

Some items come from the Super Smash Bros. series, and others come from the McLeodGaming series. They appear randomly in the stages or inside of containers, such as capsules. These items have been confirmed and are featured in the current SSF2 demo and/or the DOJO!!:

Item	Name	Universe		Description
	Assist Trophy	Super Smash Bros.		The Assist Trophy will summon a guest character that will aid the player against his/her opponents. To see which characters can be summoned see below.
-	Beam Sword	Super Smash Bros.		The Beam Sword, is a basic battering item that can be swung in different way, deals more damage when side smashed.
	Bob-omb	Mario		The Bob-omb is an item that can be thrown and explodes in contact with a surface or an opponent dealing great damage and knockback, if left alone, it will walk on its own and will explode after some time off if it gets touched.
	Blue Shell	Mario		The Spiked Shell flies away and disappears off screen, it will then come back from above and will chase after the current leader in the match.
	Bumper	Super Smash Bros.		The Bumper is an item that, when thrown, will bounce off away any character that come in contact with it.
	Capsule	Super Smash Bros.		The Capsule is an item that can be thrown and releases and item afterwards, there are chances the Capsule might explode.
	Cucco	The Legend of Zelda		Cucco is a chicken that will wander around when it appears, it can be used to gently float down when grabbed, if provoked too much, it will release a swarm of angry Cuccos that will chase and damage the character who provoke it.
File:E-Tank 0.9b.png	E-Tank	Mega Man		The E-Tank recovers all accumulated damage to 0% of damage when grabbed, the character is vulnerable at the moment of grabbing it.
	Exploding Tag	Naruto		The Exploding Tag gets launched in a straight direction and stick on any surface or opponents, it explodes if it gets attacked, or after it has stuck on something.
-	Fan	Super Smash Bros.		The Fan is the weakest among all the battering items, it regular hit deals 1% of damage and no knockback, but it can be used consecutive times trapping the opponents to accumulate their damage, a side smash can shatter shields, and a thrown fan sends an opponent vertically.
	Food	Super Smash Bros.		The Food recovers few amounts damage when eaten, the amount varies per food type.
File:Freezie render.png	Freezie	Mario		Freezie will slide across any surface, when thrown against an opponent, it will encase him/her on a chunk of ice, rendering them unable to move or attack.
File:Green Shell 0.9b.png	Green Shell	Mario		The Green Shell is an item that slides across the ground knocking very player on its path, it bounces back when it hits a wall or surface.
	Heart Container	The Legend of Zelda		The Heart Container recovers 100% of damage when grabbed.
-	Home-Run Bat	Super Smash Bros.		The Home-Run Bat is the strongest of all the battering item, if the player holds down the button, it will charge and hold the power of the bat. If the player connects with the bat an opponent after being charged, it will result in a one-hit KO.
File:Maximus Tomato.png	Maxim Tomato	Kirby		The Maxim Tomato recovers 50% of damage when eaten.
File:Mr. Saturn 0.9b.png	Mr. Saturn	EarthBound		Mr. Saturn is an item that walks and trips on its own, it is a weak item that deals few damage and knockback when thrown but it can shatter shields.
File:Pitfall 0.9b.png	Pitfall	Animal Crossing		The Pitfall buries any opponent it has been thrown at, if it hits the ground, it will disappear but will bury the next opponent that steps on it.
File:Poison Mushroom 0.9b.png	Poison Mushroom	Mario		The Poison Mushroom shrinks any character that touches it reducing their damage power and making them lighter.
	Poké Ball	Pokémon		The Poké Ball will release a Pokémon that will aid the player against his/her opponents. To see which Pokémon can be released, see below.
Ray Gun	Ray Gun	Super Smash Bros.		The Ray Gun is an item that can shoot up to 16 light beams that deals minimal damage and knockback.
File:Red Shell 0.9b.png	Red Shell	Mario		The Red Shell is an item that slides across the ground knocking very player on its path, it will also chase any opponent around to hit it, it won't fall off ledges.
File:Smash-Ball.png	Smash Ball	Super Smash Bros.		The Smash Ball allows any character to perform his/her Final Smash after it got shattered.
-	Star Rod	Kirby		The Star Rod allows to shoot medium-sized stars when side smashed with it, it deals moderate high damage and knockback when thrown.
File:Super Mushroom 0.9b.png	Super Mushroom	Mario		The Super Mushroom grows any character that touches it increasing their damage power and making them heavier.

Poké Ball Pokémon

These are the Pokémon that have been confirmed to be released from Poké Balls:

Pokémon	Name	Description
	Charizard	Charizard uses Fly and chases the nearest opponent, upon getting close to him/her, it starts using Flamethrower on both sides.
File:Chatotheader.png	Chatot	Chatot flies from side to side on the whole stage, using Chatter, that releases waves that damage opponents.
File:Chik.png	Chikorita	Chikorita uses Razor Leaf consecutively on one side, leaving its rear completely safe.
File:Delibirdheader.png	Delibird	Delibird uses Present and throws food, but it can also thrown Team Rocket bombs.
	Electrode	Electrode charges and uses Explosion, heavily damaging and launching very far any character around, but it can also fail to explode.
	Gligar	Gligar rushes and uses Fury Cutter to attack a single opponent up to 5 times in rapid succession. Its pursuit of said opponent ends if it misses once.
File:Hlee0.png	Hitmonlee	Hitmonlee uses Hi Jump Kick to deliver a strong kick to the nearest opponent to it.
	Koffing	Koffing uses Smoke Screen to cover a portion of the stage with smoke.
	Magikarp	Magikarp uses Splash, which basically does nothing.
File:MissingNo..png	MissingNo.	MissingNo. doesn't use a particular move, but it covers the entire screen with a Blue Screen of Death that last 10 seconds; this screen makes the player unable to see what's happening on the match.
	Shroomish	Shroomish stays in one place a uses Stun Spore periodically, which stuns any opponent that is close to it; there are rare chances Shroomish might use Poison Spore instead, only once, that poisons any opponent that is close to the larger range of the spores.
	Snorlax	Snorlax uses Body Slam, which makes it jump very high to quickly fall very fast, now bigger, damaging any opponent.
File:Victini new design.png	Victini	Victini flies around using V-Create to damage any opponent that touches it.

Assist Trophy characters

These are the characters that have been confirmed to be summoned with the Assist Trophy:

Assist Trophy	Name	Universe		Description
File:Amigo main.png	Amigo	Samba de Amigo		Amigo is a monkey that will play a Latin rhythm that makes any opponent to uncontrollably taunt, leaving them vulnerable.
File:Bandana-Dee.png	Bandana Dee	Kirby		Bandana Dee is a weak Waddle Dee that will damage a little any opponent that touches him, he can be attacked and knocked away.
-	Krillin	Dragon Ball		Krillin stands in one place and begins charging 5 Kienzan (or "Destructo Disc" as he shouts it) that he throws at opponents before disappearing.
	Lakitu	Mario		Lakitu accompanies the player who summoned it, and if the player falls off screen, Lakitu will use its fishing rod to catch him/her and putting him/her in a place they can recover.
File:Light Yagami.gif	Light Yagami	Death Note		Light Yagami appears with Misa Amane, who will search for the nearest opponent, so Light could "write" his name on the Death Note and after disappearing, that opponent will be inevitably KO'd instantly, no matter what.
	Metroid	Metroid		This Metroid chases any opponent and upon catching one, it latches in him/her, ranking up the damage of the opponent; it can be attacked to prevent it from latching on someone.
File:Pac-Man.gif	Pac-Man	Pac-Man		Pac-Man could be considered the only "playable" Assist Trophy, as will follow any command input by the player who summoned him, but the character will not stop, so he/she must be careful when controlling Pac-Man. If Pac-Man touches an opponent, he will bite him/her, dealing great damage and knockback.
	Proto Man	Mega Man		Proto Man rushes across a selected portion of the stage, where there are opponents near; he will then ram into them using his Proto Shield and firing with his arm cannon.
File:Renjimain.png	Renji Abarai	Bleach		Renji follows any opponent around slashing the numerous times before culminating with his strong Bankai: Hihiō Zabimaru.
-	Silver the Hedgehog	Sonic		Silver utilizes his psychokinetic powers to freeze the summoner's opponents, allowing him/her to attack the victim repeatedly; this, however, neutralizes the knockback as long as Silver is using his psychokinetic powers until he disappears.
	Starfy	The Legendary Starfy		Starfy attacks by performing a series of spinning moves, called ironically Star Spins, with short range that trap nearby opponents, with possibilities of dragging them off-screen, KO'ing them. He is weak and can be attacked, but is hard to defeat.
	Viewtiful Joe	Viewtiful Joe		Viewtiful Joe acts similarly to Renji, it chases the opponents using a plethora of moves, including signature moves like Mach Speed and Voomerangs.

Game modes

Solo

These modes are exclusively for 1-Player only.

Adventure mode: The Flash of Shadows

The story mode for SSF2 is entitled The Flash of Shadows. It will be a downloadable extension that will only work for the EXE version (downloadable version) of the game. The storyline is rumored to be completed, but has yet to be revealed. As a downloadable extension to the game, The Flash of Shadows will not be available for the browser version of SSF2.

Adventure mode

Adventure Mode will use the concept of mini-planets.

There will be a Melee-styled Adventure Mode, somewhat similar to SSF's Adventure Mode returning in SSF2. Levels are based around the known multiple locations from the game franchises represented thorough the game, such as Super Mario's Mushroom Kingdom. Aside enemies and obstacles, player may also encounter locked doors, mid-bosses and cannons.

Classic mode

Classic mode has been confirmed to return; this time with more stages and new bonuses. In Classic Mode, players fight a random order of characters on their respective stages. It is yet to be confirmed if the final boss will be Master Hand (and Crazy Hand on higher difficulties).

All-Star mode

All-Star mode is an assumed unlockable game mode, likely to be obtained when all of the secret characters are unlocked. Mirroring Brawl, players will likely fight all characters and their respective series, in order. But unlike Brawl, the order of the series themselves, is said to be random.

Training mode

Training mode allows player to test characters on the multiple stages available for the game. By pausing, player can get access to a menu that they can alter and change the surrounding of the battle, like adding or removing opponent characters, spawn items, increase or decrease the speed, etc..

Stadium

Stadium is series of 1-player sub-games which includes the following modes:

Target Smash!!

Target Smash!! put the player to destroy 10 targets in the minimal amount of time possible. There are 3 levels available.

Multi-Man mode

Multi-Man mode is a single-player mode that will challenge the player to defeat as many opponents as possible, under various pretenses, before falling from the stage, self-destructing, or being KO'd. It is not confirmed if the opponents will again be SSF Fighting Shadow Team or if there will be a different team like Brawl's Fighting Alloy Team. As of now, only cruel mode is confirmed.

Group

This mode focuses on Vs. modes and multiplayer modes.

Versus mode

Versus mode is the standard fighting mode for the game. The first thing is to select a character. To select a character, the players have click and drag the token with thier respective player number on it to the character's mugshot. To add variety, players are able to tint thier character(s) to different colors.

Once the characters are selected, the players may decide how difficult the AI will be, in case they want the mssing slots to be filled by the computer. Below each CPU, there is a slider that lets the player select the CPU's difficulty. The further right the slider, the more difficult the CPU. Nine is the highest level of difficulty.

In the top of the character select screen there is a large gray bar that says "-man KO test!" Clicking on it will lead to the configuration screen to change many settings for the matches like how long the match will be, and/or how many lives player will start at. Players can also determine the damage ratio, (a value that multiplies with knockback that changes the distance a foe is thrown by attacks), the item frequency (how often items appear), the start damage (how much damage players start out with), whether or not to display the player number above characters' heads at all times or set the stage hazards either on or off.

In the top right corner of the options screen there is a circular button with a gamepad on it. Clicking on it lead to the control configuration where players can decide what controls they want to use. To change the controls, players have to click the players' number, then click on the name of the command they want to input or change, then press the key they want to trigger that action. Players can set up controls for up to four people, and up and jump may be mapped to the same key. Once everything is set up the way desired, players have to click "Ready to fight" or press the space bar.

What proceeds is the stage selection. Selecting the stage is mostly the same as selecting a character, players have to place the cursor over a stage mugshot and simply click to take them into the battle. All characters have a brief entrance animation before the match begins during the 3 second countdown.

The difference between this mode and the Melee mode of SSF is that now secret characters can be unlocked by playing a certain number of matches.

Special mode

Special mode, or special versus, allows players to select special modifiers for play, such as "mega mode" which causes all characters to be as large as if they've used a Super Mushroom. Other modifiers include lower gravity and any damage taken trapping the player inside a Yoshi egg.

Online mode

Online mode allows players to fight each other via an internet connection with the help of McLeodGaming Network, SSF2's personal online service. Players can choose whether they create a room for other to join or simply join an existing room to play online.

Trophies

It has been confirmed that there will be collectible trophies. It is not certain what trophies there will be.

Development

Main article: Super Smash Flash 2 Beta

The first playable demo.

Following the release of the first Super Smash Flash in 2006, Nintendo announced the development of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the third installment of the series. Seeing the popular demand for a sequel, and the popularity of his first game, Greg McLeod (Cleod9) decided to make a new Super Smash Flash game loosely based on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, crowning it the appropriate name of Super Smash Flash 2.

Cleod9 made this announcement on the McLeodGaming Forums, so its members could provide him with sprites, effects, and sounds to make his new game. In seeing how open the development of the game was, this soon also led to the creation of a usergroup called the Super Smash Flash 2 Developers, which keeps track of users with major contributions to the development for the game, and hiding the majority of the content from the public.

Super Smash Flash 2 is released to public by Cleod9 in a demo format that gives the public a sneak peek of the progress that is being made on the game. Newer versions are periodically released with many enhancements, such as character improvements, bug fixes, new stages, etc. In doing this, everything is tested before the final release, the public stays excited for the game, and no unlockable content is spoiled in doing so. The first ever playable demo, version 0.1a, was released on Christmas of 2007. Since Super Smash Bros. Brawl hadn't been released as of that moment, Cleod9 developed his own game mechanisms, such as the grounded, pick-up-able Smash Ball. Many other mechanisms were implemented with the release of newer and improved demos after Super Smash Bros. Brawl was released.

Some of the promotion for the game is in the hands of the Developers. A trailer was released to project the game's existence to non-McLeodGaming Forums members. A DOJO!! was also released to provide info on characters, stages, and many other things relating to Super Smash Flash 2.

In 2010, Super Smash Flash 2 received a major overhaul. The demo relased that year, version 0.6, was the last demo where Cleod9 handled all the coding by himself. All the progress that was done at that point was scrapped and developers began working fresh on the game, Cleod9 now received more help in the coding by other developers. The planned rosters was changed and is kee in secret by developers since, From that point onwards, Super Smash Flash 2 would be called a reboot to Super Smash Flash rather than a sequel.

Differences from Super Smash Flash

Super Smash Flash 2 also improved many qualms and errors from the first Super Smash Flash retaining few mechanisms but fixing some others.

• Characters have gained eight different standard attacks (a standard combo, three strong attacks, three smash attacks, and a dash attack), five different aerial attacks, four different special moves, and a unique Final Smash.
• Characters can protect themselves by shielding.
• Characters can perform 3 different taunts.
• Characters can pummel and throw in 4 different directions.
• Characters can grab on to stages, ledges, and use ledge attacks.
• Characters' attack can no longer deal massive damage and multiple hits with one attack unless specifically coded to do so.
• Certain characters can now use tether recoveries. Ex.: Link, Samus.
• Wall jumping has been implemented.
• Air dodging and sidestep dodging have been implemented.
• Color changes have been implemented.
• On-Screen Appearances have been added.
• Revival platforms have been added.
• The camera is no longer in a single angle and follows all players, rather than just P1.
• The camera can be panned and zoomed while paused, and can take pictures.
• Contains exclusive and/or edited sprites' by the SSF2 Devs. Ex. Mario, Kirby, Ness, etc.
• The Skip glitch, along with many other glitches, have been remedied.
• More P-1 Modes and Vs. Modes have been added and others improved.
• A completely new Adventure Mode mechanism will be implemented.
• Trophies will be added.
• Stage Builder will be added.

Reception and impact

Super Smash Flash 2 has received a very positive response from players, greatly overshadowing its predecessor. From the view of the demos, Super Smash Flash 2 is considered a big departure from its predecessor thanks to its improvements on the gameplay, controls and interface that were widely criticized from the first game, being more similar to those from the official Smash Bros. games. The sprites and tileset from the stages have received some praised for their unique design, edits and complexity which gives the game a unique polish, despite some being ripped from other official games, with minor complaints focusing on the origin of the rips, such as Mario using edited Super Mario World sprites rather than Mario & Luigi series sprites, which other Flash works from McLeodGaming used.

The game modes and items, not present in any the official Smash Bros. games have also met a positive reaction citing them as original and clever, comparing them with the actual modes and items from the official games. Criticism for the game is focused on the bugs and lag found in the demos, making the game uncomfortable and tiring to play, but most are ultimately fixed in timely demo updates. The sound effects have also been criticized due the tone changes and unfitting clips on the voices of some characters, like Wario's dash attack for example. While, according to Cleod9, it is still under development, the improper looping of background music on menus and stages has also been criticized.

From many Super Smash Bros. fan games, Super Smash Flash 2 is considered a very advanced game, thanks to its constant progress and attention given to it from its Developers, while many other fan games are simply left in development or are abandoned without any notice. GamesRadar listed Super Smash Flash 2, 5^th on its list of "10 Fan Games That Shouldn't Be Ceased or Desisted" citing the improvements and characters added from the first game. It is by far one of the most popular Flash games around the Internet, scoring over 400,000 plays a day on McLeodGaming alone, and has been compared to other similarly successful Smash-oriented fan projects that, much like Super Smash Flash 2, have constant development, such as Super Smash Bros. Crusade and Super Smash Land, who are often considered as the main competition for Super Smash Flash 2 for the title of Best Smash Fan game.

Logos

SSF2 logo.png

Beta logo by E.Laimo.

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Final logo by Neron.

External Links

• Play Super Smash Flash 2 Demo v0.9a
• SSF2 section of McLeodGaming Forums
• Official Super Smash Flash 2 F.A.Q
• Super Smash Flash 2 Teaser Trailer (old)
• Cleod-9 account in Newgrounds
• McLeodGamingOfficial account in YouTube