History VideoGame / CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion

** Captain Planet joins the party at the very end of the story mode, saving everyone from the final boss. This may or may not be a reference to the Subspace Emissary in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', where that game's GuestFighter SonicTheHedgehog saved everyone else from the final boss at the end.

** By getting 9001+ points in ''XL'', you get the achievement/trophy [[Anime/DragonBallZ "It's Over 9000!"]]. Appropriate, beacuse the English dub of Dragonball Z has actually aired on the network.

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''
* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo''
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy''
* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}''
** ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast''
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers''

* FinalBoss: In the story mode, [[spoiler: the Narrator's remote]]. In the Arcade Mode of the UpdatedReRelease, Him.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler:The Narrator's Remote Control.]]

* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:Captain Planet being summoned.]] Though, considering his primary role in ''his'' series...

* TheAce:
** Samurai Jack, at least according to Bloo.
--> "If I had known there would have been a samurai here, then I would have came here first."

* CrossOver: Between many of Cartoon Network's universes.

* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Due to Creator/CartoonNetwork's staple shows going from SliceOfLife Shows to {{Adventure}} Series With {{superhero}}es and {{supervillain}}s, the likes of Mac & Bloo can battle {{Flying Brick}}s, {{Galactic Conqueror}}s, and [[MasterSwordsman Master Swordsmen]] on an equal level. Quite {{egregious}} in the case of Ben Tennyson, who, instead of having a StanceSystem with a select few of his most popular forms as one would expect, fights primarily in human form, trasforming briefly for a special attack. And he's powerful, too.

* EleventhHourRanger: Captain Planet joins the party at the very end of the story mode, saving everyone from the final boss. This may or may not be a reference to the Subspace Emissary in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', where that game's GuestFighter SonicTheHedgehog saved everyone else from the final boss at the end.

* FiveManBand: Ben's team by the end of the Powerpuff Girls level was this before Dexter brought the two teams together.
** TheHero: Ben
** TheLancer: Chowder
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Buttercup
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Blossom
** TheChick: Bubbles
** '[[SixthRanger Sixth Rangers]]: Flapjack's team and Dexter post-MissionControl.

%%* PuzzleBoss: [[spoiler: The remote.]]%%

%%* SequelHook: At the end, [[spoiler: the narrator complains about how he doesn't have a remote control, and brings up the idea of having a lava man control it by lever]].%%
%%** [[spoiler: Naturally, that doubles as a ShoutOut to WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast.]]%%

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Father. Go ahead and break into Dexter's lab, set the place on fire to sabotage his work, mess up his lair and the dimension jet. It's not like you sent Ben, Chowder, and Buttercup to the Powerpuff Girls' dimension where two more super-powered girls would join them.

* ChainsawGood/MoreDakka: Hoss Delgado's PTE in the XL version has him shoot chainsaws all over the screen.

* UnexpectedCharacter: WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|and the Planeteers}}. Some actually thought he was a hoax when he was leaked out.

''Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion'' is a PlatformFighter and MascotFighter game featuring Creator/CartoonNetwork characters, a la ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. The Nintendo3DS version (released a few months before the console version) features 18 playable characters, with 19 others acting as assists. The console versions have the 3DS version's roster, plus eight more for a total of twenty six (four of them were formerly assist characters, two were bosses) and added six new assists for a total of twenty one assist characters.

* EleventhHourRanger: Captain Planet joins the party at the very end of the story mode, saving everyone from the final boss. This may or may not be a reference to the Subspace Emissary in SuperSmashBrosBrawl, where that game's GuestFighter SonicTheHedgehog saved everyone else from the final boss at the end.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Semi-subverted: The narrator never knew that [[spoiler: the remote control he bought was corrupting the dimensions]].

** KOing an opponent in Arcade Mode on the ''Ben 10'' city stage right when you're transported to the alien dimension will leave you unable to finish the level. You can jump off the platforms, but you'll fall forever. You'll have to quit out of the level.

** Bubbles has a lot of [[FragileSpeedster fast attacks in the game, and is one of the few characters that can jump more than once, but she is the WEAKEST character in the game (the weakest of her sisters), with only two potential KO attacks]] (three counting her [[BeamSpam PTE]]), and has the lowest range in the game. Her speed and combos are basically her asset.

!!This game features content the following Creator/CartoonNetwork shows:

* YourSizeMayVary: In his [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack home series]] Aku ''towers'' over everything. In this game, while he's certainly taller than most characters, he's still much shorter than he usually is.

%%* {{Shotoclone}}: Buttercup, interestingly enough.%%

* DeadpanSnarker: Mandy, and on occasion, the narrator.

* LemonyNarrator: Though never seen, his occasional snark, odd manner of describing the events of the game, and the fact that he's voiced by George Lowe have many fans believing it's Space Ghost.

** Billy and Mandy's PTE sees them both transform into [[{{Anime}}/DragonballZ Super Saiyans.]]

* CameraAbuse: Occasionally, launching an opponent off the top of the screen will have them hit the screen similar to Super Smash Bros. Unlike Smash Bros., however, the animation for this is very abrupt and rough and even Jump Scare worthy.

* GameBreakingBug: If you lose a life at the same time you fail a protection mission, the entire 3DS will freeze. The Wii version of XL is also prone to random crashes, which require a hard reset.

%%* JackOfAllStats: Captain K'nuckles, surprisingly. He could give [[Franchise/SuperMario Mario]] a challenge. And in the console, Johnny.%%

* MythologyGag: Johnny Bravo's entrance animation, as well as his Synergy animation with Dracula, are a reference to him showing off how studly he is in the season 1 intro of his show. Likewise, when he's dancing with Dracula, he's doing the monkey, just like at the end of the opening.

''Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion'' is a PlatformFighter and MascotFighter game featuring Creator/CartoonNetwork characters, a la ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. The Nintendo3DS version (released a few months before the console version) features 18 playable characters, with 19 others acting as assists. The console versions have the 3DS version's roster, plus 8 more for a total of 26 (4 of them were formerly assist characters (2 were bosses)) and added 6 new assists for a total of 21 assist characters.

--> If I had known there would have been a samurai here, then I would have came here first.

%%* BossArenaIdiocy: Aku's dragon form.%%

* DeadpanSnarker: Mandy and, on occasion, the narrator.

%%* JackOfAllStats: Captain K'nuckles surprisingly. And he could give [[Franchise/SuperMario Mario]] a challenge. And in the console, Johnny.%%

** Tolietnator. He may seem like a [[JokeCharacter joke]], but hittoliet attacks provide him awesome range, and his Punch Time Explosion is [[GameBreaker summoning a giant toliet with powerful whirlpools that can trap anyone with ease. Think about that for a second]].

* MovesetClone: The [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls three powerpuff girls]] are mostly this, with a few differences.
** The three girls have the fastest speed in the game with 5/5 along with Monkey, but...
** Blossom is the [[JackofAllStats most balanced out of the three girls and most of the characters in the game]] with an amazing air recovery, decent power and range in her attacks, and strong knockback with her [[AnIcePerson freeze breath]] and [[ShockAndAwe lightning bolt]] attacks. Her PTE is one of the hardest to use in the game, but once mastered, [[GameBreaker she can KO anyone with timing and precision]].
** Buttercup is one of the few characters with [[LightningBruiser fast speed and above-average strength]] (since she's the strongest Powerpuff, duh) and rivals Aku and Ben in the power department. She's small so she can't be harmed with certain attacks and she has a powerful PTE. Her only weakness is that her air abilities aren't great like her sisters and she's more of a close-range fighter.
* MythologyGag: Johnny Bravo's entrance animation, as well as his Synergy animation with Dracula, are a reference to him showing off how studly he is in the season 1 intro of his show. Likewise, when he's dancing with Dracula, he's doin' the monkey, just like at the end of the opening.

* {{Pirate}}: Stickybeard and the Candy Pirates from Codename: KND [[{{Pun}} AAARRRR]] perfect examples. There are even three kinds of Candy Pirates: the small ones that hobble around, the medium sized ones that only appear in one point in the game, and the large ones that hit harder than any of the other pirates.

* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Due to Creator/CartoonNetwork's staple shows going from SliceOfLife Shows to {{Adventure}} Series With {{superhero}}es and {{supervillain}}s, the likes of Mac & Bloo can battle {{Flying Brick}}s, {{Galactic Conqueror}}s, and [[MasterSwordsman Master Swordsmen]] on an equal level. Quite {{egregious}} in the case of Ben Tennyson, who, instead of having a StanceSystem with a select few of his most popular forms as one would expect, fights primarily in human form, trasforming briefly for a special attack. And he's powerful too.

%%* SequelHook: At the end, [[spoiler: the narrator complains about how he doesn't have a remote control and brings up the idea of having a lava man control it by lever]].%%

* SquishyWizard: [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Tolietnator]] and [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Him]] are this. The former uses [[ImprobableWeaponUser toliet paper and plunger to fight]] and his PTE is an extreme GameBreaker. The latter can transform to attack, and weird recovery, and he has a bunch of annoying glitches.

%%* TragicMonster: Ultimate Kevin Levin.%%
* UpdatedRerelease: ''Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL'' for the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation 3}}, UsefulNotes/XBox360, and UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. Aside from fixing some problems withthe original version, several new game modes have been added (the confirmed ones being Training, Arcade, PTE Mode, Fight The Drones and Survival) and most of the original voice actors returned. Also, eight new characters have been added to the game, those being:

* ArtificialStupidity: During the [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Cheese]] protection mission, sometimes Cheese will simply walk off the stage and die, yet [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard the game will penalize the player for not protecting him anyway.]]

* CrosshairAware: [[spoiler:The remote control shoots lightning bolts that have this effect.]]

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: ''Anyone'' who's played Smash Bros. is bound to get frustrated by the controls. For example, something simplistic as ''jumping'' and ''grabbing items'' requires ''seperate buttons''.

** Captain Planet borrows [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Captain Falcon's]] Falcon Kick.

* FollowTheLeader: To ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.