It’s finally here. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl has added voice acting for the full cast of characters, in addition to items and more alterations to gameplay. Here’s everything we know about the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl May 2022 update.

All-new voice acting in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

It’s been a long time coming, but Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl finally has voice acting for its characters. All of the modern voices for these characters will be returning, including SpongeBob Squarepants (Tom Kenny), Ren & Stimpy (Billy West), and Garfield (Frank Welker). Here’s the full lineup:

  • Jim Cummings – Shredder and CatDog (Cat)Tom Kenny – SpongeBob and CatDog (Dog)Bill Fagerbakke – PatrickCarolyn Lawrence – SandyAlex Cazares – OblinaJim Meskimen – Nigel ThornberryRichard Horvitz – Zim Vivian Vencer – TophDustin Sardella – AangJanet Varney – KorraFred Tatasciore – ReptarBentley Griffin – Lincoln LoudJessica Dicicco – Lucy LoudFrancesca Marie Smith – HelgaTownsend Coleman – MichelangeloCam Clarke – LeonardoAbby Trott – April O’NeilFrank Welker – GarfieldBilly West – Ren & StimpyDavid Kaye – Powdered Toast ManDavid Kaufman – Danny PhantomJanice Kawaye – Jenny

All items in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Similar to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and to a lesser extent, MultiVersus, there are items available in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl for the first time. They include:

  • An Anchor Arnold’s BoomboxTommy’s BallLog from BlammoGuidance ChipKrabby PattyTrash CanSquidward’s ClarinetSokka’s BoomerangReptar Toy CarThe Suck-O-MaticSandy’s RocketFenton ThermosLawn GnomeExplosive PieJellyfish Jelly

Gameplay changes

There are many changes to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl’s roster in terms of their moves and some alterations to the stages. Here are a few highlights:

  • The default stock count is now four.Airdashing now has a two-frame warm-up before your character starts moving. The warmup is also skipped when you hit the ground. Harmonic Convergence’s upper section is now “completely” flatSandy Light Mid attacks have drastically been changed, such as the increased launch angle from 15 degrees to 36 and the knockback has been increased from 10 to 25 for the first light mid-attack. Sandy’s lasso has been fixed as follow-ups can be buffered.Nigel Thornberry’s Aerial Light Mid has decreased damage but improved knockback.

You can view the full patch notes on Brawl’s Twitter.

With more competition just around the corner, it makes sense that GameMill Entertainment would want to add these features. It has also confirmed a new paid season with Jenny, Hugh Neutron, and Rocko as DLC.