History VideoGame / SmashmuckChampions

''[=SmashMuck Champions=]'' was a [[AllegedlyFreeGame F2P]] MOBA by [=KizStudios.=] It was first released on [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] in 2012 and lasted there until 2016. Later on, it was rebranded as ''Transgalactic Tournament'', and brought to UsefulNotes/PS4.

While the game is similar to most [=MOBAs=] in many respects, [=SmashMuck=] is unique in that it is very, ''very'' fast paced; match times average from less than 5 minutes, up to 20-- or worst case scenario, 30--and it takes less than five seconds for you to get killed if you stop moving.

Adding to that, despite it's simple controls, there is a deceptively high skill-ceiling to it. A person who knows how to play certain Champions will easily decimate the competition, and even a fully-geared level 40 Coach can get bested by new players.

[[WidgetSeries It is also very, very weird and comical, with plenty of personality to spare.]] This is a game where Dragons, Yetis, Rogue Sentient Robots, Animate Statues, Vampires, Yeti Hunters of a bygone era, Pastry Chef Sludge Monsters, Ancient Gladiators, Minotaurs, Sentient Flora (bizarre, even by their standards), Ex-Forest Guardians, overenthusiastic Space Program Monkeys, aging Robot Veterans, super-prototypes of a deadly Robot Elite Force, Platypi avenging the death of their parents by becoming unicorns, Sharks with a degrees in Murder and robotic alter-egos, former all-girl, all-robot supergroup's "Bad Girl" keytarists and many, many more duke it out.

For concerns with its [=F2P=] model, there are pleasantly few real advantages to purchasing [=SmashBucks=], the game's "Cash" currency. Free Boosts and [=SmashBucks=] are given fairly early in a Coach's career (but no more, after that), game changing equipment like weapons are obtainable through in-game currency and have no real difference aside from tailoring better to a specific play-style, and unlocking a weapon's true potential requires leveling it up through actual play.

There are also account upgrades. The cheapest (2 dollars) gives a permanent XP and in-game currency boost, alongside doubling all crafting gains from the Daily Challenge.

For those who ''really'' don't want to spend anything, there is a healthy rotation of Free Champions every week, with a good mix of Offense, Defense, and Support. All free players also get Minos, a durable if slow Offense Champion, unlocked from the very start.

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Despite it's extremely bright, cheery appearance, plenty of people have been killed and/or injured outside of the arena. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to assume [=SmashMuck=] was invented as a way to profit from the most dangerous and psychopathic people on planet Muck.
** And then you have the likes of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Simon Welk,]] a major sponsor of the game...

''[=SmashMuck Champions=]'' was a [[AllegedlyFreeGame F2]] MOBA by [=KizStudios.=] It was first released on [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] in 2012 and lasted there until 2016. Later on, it was rebranded as ''Transgalactic Tournament'', and brought to UsefulNotes/PS4.

* BlackComedy: Rife with it. Just reading through a couple of the character's well-done, interconnecting back-stories reveals just how sick, twisted, and rowdy this world really is.
* BloodSport: [=SmashMuck=] is a very lighthearted, humorous example.

* WidgetSeries: This is a very, very weird game.

''[=SmashMuck Champions=]'' wass a [[AllegedlyFreeGame F2]] MOBA by [=KizStudios.=] It was first released in 2012 as Open Beta, and lasted until 2016. Later on, it was rebranded as ''Transgalactic Tournament'', and brought to PS4.

'''[=SmashMuck Champions=]''' is a [=F2P=] MOBA by [=KizStudios.=] It is presently in Open Beta, and Steam Early Access is now live. Play now, for free, [[https://www.smashmuck.com/Game here]], and its Steam page, [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/218330/ here]]

* WidgetSeries: This is a very, very weird game.

For concerns with its F2P model, there are pleasantly few real advantages to purchasing [=SmashBucks=], the game's "Cash" currency. Free Boosts and [=SmashBucks=] are given fairly early in a Coach's career (but no more, after that), game changing equipment like weapons are obtainable through in-game currency and have no real difference aside from tailoring better to a specific play-style, and unlocking a weapon's true potential requires leveling it up through actual play.

[[WidgetSeries It is also very, very weird and comical, with plenty of personality to spare.]] This is a game where Dragons, Yetis, Rogue Sentient Robots, Animate Statues, Vampires, Yeti Hunters of a bygone era, Pastry Chef Sludge Monsters, Ancient Gladiators, Minotaurs, Sentient Flora (bizarre, even by their standards), Ex-Forest Guardians, an overenthusiastic Space Program Monkey, aging Robot Veterans, a super-prototype of a deadly Robot Elite Force, a Platypus avenging the death of his parents by becoming a unicorn, a Shark with a degree in Murder and a robotic alter-ego, a former all-girl, all-robot supergroup's "Bad Girl" keytarist and many, many more duke it out.

[[WidgetSeries It is also very, very weird and comical, with plenty of personality to spare.]] This is a game where Dragons, Yetis, Rogue Sentient Robots, Animate Statues, Vampires, Yeti Hunters of a bygone era, Pastry Chef Sludge Monsters, Ancient Gladiators, Minotaurs, Sentient Flora (bizarre, even by their standards), Ex-Forest Guardians, an overenthusiastic Space Program Monkey, aging Robot Veterans, a super-prototype of a deadly Robot Elite Force, a Platypus avenging the death of his parents by becoming a unicorn, a Shark with a degree in Murder and a robotic alter-ego, a Engineered Super-All-Girl Rock Band's "Bad Girl" and many, many more duke it out.

'''[=SmashMuck Champions=]''' is a [=F2P=] MOBA by [=KizStudios.=] It is presently in Open Beta, and a Steam Closed Beta is now live. Play now, for free, [[https://www.smashmuck.com/Game here]], and its Steam page, [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/218330/ here]]

While the game is similar to most [=MOBAs=] in many respects, [=SmashMuck=] is unique in that it is very, ''very'' fast paced; match times average from less than five minutes, up to a maximum of fifteen, and it takes less than five seconds for you to get killed if you stop moving.

So far, there are pleasantly few real advantages to purchasing [=SmashBucks=], the game's "Cash" currency. Free Boosts and [=SmashBucks=] are given fairly early in a Coach's career (but no more, after that), game changing equipment like weapons are obtainable through in-game currency and have no real difference aside from tailoring better to a specific play-style, and unlocking a weapon's true potential requires leveling it up through actual play.

* InstrumentOfMurder: Melody uses her keytar. Her playing is so infamously loud it causes sonic waves, has literally brought several houses down, and once woke up the dead. (Said dead is now trying to date her.)

'''[=SmashMuck Champions=]''' is a [=F2P=] MOBA by [=KizStudios.=] It is presently in Open Beta, and a Steam Closed Beta is in the works. Play now, for free, [[https://www.smashmuck.com/Game here.]]

In the Planet of Muck, you're hard-pressed to find a bigger sport than [=SmashMuck=], the brutal, fast-paced, no-holds-barred team-based beat-down as an assortment of Champions, one Red, the other Blue, try to steal the enemy's Plunderball while guarding their own, duke out for control in Conquest, wreck the enemy's towers and base while preventing the same from happening to theirs in Siege, or assist their very own mechanized monster destroy the other team's juggernaut in Destroyer.

While the game is similar to most [=MOBAs=] in many respects, [=SmashMuck=] is unique in that it is very, ''very'' fast paced; match times average from less than five minutes, up to a maximum of five, and it takes less than five seconds for you to get killed if you stop moving.

[[WidgetSeries It is also very, very weird and comical, with plenty of personality to spare.]] This is a game where Dragons, Yetis, Rogue Sentient Robots, Animate Statues, Vampires, Yeti Hunters of a bygone era, Pastry Chef Sludge Monsters, Ancient Gladiators, Minotaurs, Alien Plantlife (bizarre, even by their standards), Ex-Forest Guardians, an overenthusiastic Space Program Monkey, Old Veteran Robot Soldiers, a super-prototype of a deadly Robot Elite Force, a Platypus avenging the death of his parents by becoming a unicorn, a Shark with a degree in Murder and a robotic alter-ego, a Engineered Super-All-Girl Rock Band's "Bad Girl" and many, many more duke it out.

There is also a healthy rotation of Free Champions every week, with a good mix of Offense, Defense, and Support. All free players also get Minos, a durable if slow Offense Champion, unlocked from the very start.

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Despite it's extremely bright, cheery example, plenty of people have been killed and/or injured outside of the arena. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to assume [=SmashMuck=] was invented as a way to profit from the most dangerous and psychopathic people on planet Muck.

* ScienceFantasy: It's safe to say that, if it has ever existed in reality or fiction, proven or unproven, it exists in Planet Muck.

* NeverSayDie: Champions are not killed, they are "knocked out."

* MOBA

While the game is similar to most {MOBA}s in many respects, [=SmashMuck=] is unique in that it is very, ''very'' fast paced; match times average from less than five minutes, up to a maximum of five, and it takes less than five seconds for you to get killed if you stop moving.

So far, there are pleasantly few real advantages to purchasing SmashBucks, the game's "Cash" currency. Free Boosts and SmashBucks are given fairly early in a Coach's career (but no more, after that), game changing equipment like weapons are obtainable through in-game currency and have no real difference aside from tailoring better to a specific play-style, and unlocking a weapon's true potential requires leveling it up through actual play.

'''SmashMuck Champions''' is a F2P MOBA by KizStudios. It is presently in Open Beta, and a Steam Closed Beta is in the works. Play now, for free, [[https://www.smashmuck.com/Game here.]]

In the Planet of Muck, you're hard-pressed to find a bigger sport than SmashMuck, the brutal, fast-paced, no-holds-barred team-based beat-down as an assortment of Champions, one Red, the other Blue, try to steal the enemy's Plunderball while guarding their own, duke out for control in Conquest, wreck the enemy's towers and base while preventing the same from happening to theirs in Siege, or assist their very own mechanized monster destroy the other team's juggernaut in Destroyer.

While the game is similar to most MOBAs in many respects, SmashMuck is unique in that it is very, ''very'' fast paced; match times average from less than five minutes, up to a maximum of five, and it takes less than five seconds for you to get killed if you stop moving.

[[WidgetSeries It is also very, very weird and comical, with plenty of personality to spare.]] This is a game where Dragons, Yetis, Rogue Sentient Robots, Animate Statues, Vampires, Pastry Chef Sludge Monsters, Ancient Gladiators, Minotaurs, Alien Plantlife (bizarre, even by their standards), Ex-Forest Guardians, an overenthusiastic Space Program Monkey, Old Veteran Robot Soldiers, a super-prototype of a deadly Robot Elite Force, a Platypus avenging the death of his parents by becoming a unicorn, a Shark with a degree in Murder and a robotic alter-ego, a Engineered Super-All-Girl Rock Band's "Bad Girl" and many, many more duke it out.

So far, there are pleasantly few advantages to purchasing SmashBucks, the game's "Cash" currency. Free Boosts and SmashBucks are given fairly early in a Coach's career (but no more, after that), game changing equipment like weapons are obtainable through in-game currency and have no real difference aside from tailoring better to a specific play-style, and unlocking a weapon's true potential requires leveling it up through actual play.