Cartoon Network's Ultra Punch Time Explosion Super Arcade Remix Hyper Combo Edition

Cartoon Network's Ultra Punch Time Explosion Super Arcade Remix Hyper Combo Edition (or Ultra Punch Time Explosion for short) is a mass-crossover fighting game and the latest edition in the Punch Time Explosion series produced by Spike Chunsoft. It is available for The Wii-U, PS4 and Xbox One.

Ultra Punch Time Explosion is marketed as the "Truly superior fighting game for Cartoon Network fans" as it corrects several glaring errors past games had such as the stiff controls, lackluster roster and the array of bugs and glitches present.

The game has a total of 41 characters, consisting of 24 characters from the last game (PTE: XL) and 17 new characters. There is also a Downloadable character pack available for $25 consisting of five more new characters totaling the roster at 46 characters. Monkey from Dexter's Lab and The Scotsman from Samurai Jack are the only characters from the last games that do not re-appear.

There is also more modes and content new to the series.

Gameplay and Changes from Last Games
Ultra Punch Time Explosion's gameplay is very similar if not a complete replica to the style of Gameplay present in the Super Smash Brothers series with the objective of the game is to launch players from the platform by fighting them and increasing their damage percentages. The prior games were notorious for it's stiff and wonky controls and lacking variation in character's moves. Ultra Punch Time Explosion fixes this with much smoother and fast-paced control, the inclusion of more complex moves such as side tilts, ledge attacks, moves such as chargeable "smash" attacks and aerial moves that were present in the game are re-furnished to be more interesting and unique to characters. Multiple characters from the past games have also been remade with different special and neutral moves and even new designs such as the characters from the Ben 10 series (excluding 10-Year-Old Ben) who are now in their Omniverse designs.

Like the Smash Brothers series there are Signature attacks, moves that are unique to that character and Neutral attacks, standard moves that don't have added effects. although Smash Brothers features grabs and throws, Ultra Punch Time Explosion does not, however some characters have moves that involve grabbing and throwing others. their are also shields which more closely resemble the bubble styled shields from Smash Bros that are color coded to the character. Every character has their own "Super Attacks" reminiscent to the Final Smashes from Smash Bros. Players access their super attacks by collecting small orbs of Ink called "Ink Blots" that fly from the characters when they are hit which, replace the anonymous cubes from the past games. Once the character has filled their Ink Gauge located under their profile they are able to use it.

Besides the approved gameplay, the graphical capabilities of the game have also been approved. Character models, stages, props and effects such as fire and water are much more complex, detailed and overall more eye pleasing. Characters are also much more expressive with their movements and facial expressions.

Modes
Story Mode: A mode of the game where the player plays as the multiple CN characters the roster supplies in an original story where a mysterious force is absorbing the worlds of Cartoon Network using voracious ink that can also spawn enemies and objects from different worlds. The mysterious force has also promised the villains of the worlds that it will shape the worlds to their pleasing once they are absorbed if they help it. Now, Dexter (from Dexter's Laboratory) has to gather heroes from other worlds to save their universes from the force's Ink.

Battle Mode: Up to four players can pick their favorite characters and battle it out on 30 different stages. Players can participate in Stock Battles (players have a customizable amount of lives), Team Battle (Four players are split into two color-coded teams of two with a set number of three lives) Point Battle (Players have a certain amount of time to acquire the largest number of KOs) and Enemy Battle (Players must compete to defeat the most amount of enemies before time runs out)

Customized Battle: A mode of battle where players are able to customize the stats of characters by applying badges onto them, depending on the badges they can affect an array of different stats of characters such as attack power, defense, jump height etc. badges have the appearance of many characters and items through out different shows and can only be applied to characters that correspond to those types of badges for instance, a Mr. Smoothie badge can only be applied to Ben 10 characters. Customized characters cannot be used in Online matches.

Adventure Mode: The game's Arcade mode where every character has their own unique story line and fights a "tower" of 10 characters leading up to the final boss and finally accessing an ending accompanied with title screens and text (similar to the Marvel vs Capcom 3 arcade endings)

Online Battle: Ultra Punch Time Explosion has an online mode where players from all over the world can duke it out, it supplies two to four players and there is also a leader board where people can see where they stand on the tier list, everyone's wins and losses are recorded and players have their own win and loss odds. Players are also able to bet the in-game currency called Ink Coins allowing the winner to get a huge bonus. Similar to Smash Bros 4 Their are two versions of Online mode, Mellow Mode (where wins & losses are not recorded, win and lose odds are not shared between players and their is no tier list) and Hardcore Mode (Wins and Loses are recorded, win and lose odds are shown and leader boards are present)

Present Smash: A player has to destroy the many presents and boxes that appear around them and collect rewards that are inside of them and they must destroy as many presents before time runs out (a total of three minutes) the rewards that can be collected from the boxes include ink coins, photographs, video clips, songs and in rare cases, unlockable costumes this is a quick and easy way for players to find the many extras and collectibles after spending a hefty amount of Ink Coins.

Characters
NOTE: The order of the series and the characters from their respective series is ordered from when those worlds are seen/visited in Story Mode.

Ben 10

 * Ben "10" Tennyson
 * Gwen Tennyson
 * Kevin Levin
 * Vilgax
 * Young Ben (10-year-old Ben from the original series)
 * Rook Blonko (One of the five characters available in the Newcomer DLC character pack)

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

 * Billy and Many
 * Grim
 * Hoss Delgado
 * Jack-O-Lantern

Chowder

 * Chowder

Ed, Edd n Eddy

 * Ed
 * Double D
 * Eddy

Powerpuff Girls

 * Bubbles
 * Blossom
 * Buttercup
 * Mojo Jojo
 * Him

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

 * Flapjack
 * Captain K'nuckles

Codename Kids Next Door

 * Numbuh One
 * Numbuh Five
 * Father
 * The Toiletnator
 * Cree (One of the five characters available in the Newcomer DLC character pack)

Courage The Cowardly Dog

 * Courage

Adventure Time

 * Finn The Human
 * Jake The Dog
 * Marceline
 * Ice King
 * Princess Bubblegum
 * The Lich (One of the five characters available in the Newcomer DLC character pack)

Dexter's Laboratory

 * Dexter
 * Mandark

Samurai Jack

 * Samurai Jack
 * Aku

Regular Show

 * Mordecai & Rigby

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

 * Mac & Bloo

Steven Universe

 * Steven Universe
 * Garnet
 * Amethyst
 * Pearl

Other (Playable Characters with No visitable worlds)

 * Johnny Bravo
 * Captain Planet
 * Gumball (One of the five characters available in the Newcomer DLC character pack)
 * Generator Rex (One of the five characters available in the Newcomer DLC character pack)

Extra Content
The Shop: Players are able to earn Ink Coins by winning fights, online matches, bets online, earning achievements/trophies and use them in the shop to purchase extra content such as Alternate Costumes for characters, photographs, songs, video clips of some of the most defining moments in the represented shows and stat altering badges for Customized Battle mode.

The Jukebox: Songs are categorized by what series the stages are categorized in but in The Jukebox your free to listen to any of the 100 different songs that you have unlocked. Songs include remixes of themes and tracks from Cartoon Network shows, original themes of the characters and Boss themes and their are orchestrated with real instruments!

The Photo Album: What would happen if the woman-crazy Johnny Bravo met the Crystal Gems? or if Flapjack and K'nuckles ever found out about Jawbreakers? well now you can now with the collectible photographs and customizable Photo Album! their is a total of 100 nerdgasm inducing and often hilarious photographs of Cartoon Network characters interacting with each other and you can sort them the way you want in the Photo Album.

What's on TV?: Cartoon Network shows and characters have supplied great jokes and memorable moments and you can look back at some of those with these unlockable clips, in What's on TV? their are three clips for every represented series like Billy's Destroy us All! rant about clowns or the reveal of Ice King's past. Memorable moments of The Amazing World of Gumball and Generator Rex come with the characters in the Newcomer character pack!

Customizable Announcers: In Ultra Punch Time Explosion, the default announcer is Tom, the mascot for CN's Saturday night block Toonami, but players are able to customize what voice they want to hear announce every little thing and add quips mid-fight. Players can choose from Tom, Space Ghost (the announcer from the last games), Azmuth from Ben 10 or the "Super Serious Guy" who, is the announcer for Killer Instinct on Xbox One. Every announcer has their own unique reactions to certain things. example, when a character activates their super attack Space Ghost will say something like "A Super Attack right in your face!" while Tom will say "This is my favorite part of any match."