In true Kids Next Door fashion, Cartoon Network’s MMO Fusion Fall prodly proclaims to the whole world, No Adults Allowed. Fusion Fall is a web-browser [yes you read that right] MMO based on the Cartoon Network Universe.
The premise of the game is pretty simple and straightforward. The evil Fuse and his army of monsters and doppelgangers is out to take over your world, and you must help various CN heroes such as Ben 10, Dexter, the Powerpuff Girls and the Kids Next Door, to defend your world and defeat the evily Fuse. All of this, with a fresh anime styled coating.
The cartoon characters aren’t actually playable characters, much to my dismay but hey, we can’t all be Dexter or Ben 10 right? Rather, they are NPCs that serve to guide you through your quests and missions. The game starts with Dexter guiding you through a pretty simple tutorial section, with the messages being logged for your referral, and tips from Dexter’s “computeress“ popping up from time to time. Afterwards, other famous CN characters take over Dexter’s role as your guide, as you continue with your quest to save the world from the evil Fuse. The “guides” give you newer and better equipment as you complete your quests and occasionally, “gift boxes” which when used gives the player a random item depending on the box’s type. The item depends on the box’s type and can range from common items to ultra rare items.
Using the acronym MMORPG to describe the game wouldn’t do it any justice. The game plays more like Kingdom Hearts than your usual MMO. It has platforming elements and more along the lines of an Action/Adventure RPG with its combat system, utilizing a lock on system and both melee and ranged attack modes. Nonetheless, the game is “child friendly” and the platforming is relatively easy, with the jump’s long airtime and no “death by falling”.
