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FusionFall

Cartoon Network MMORPG with platforming and subscription model.

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The game combined Cartoon Network settings and characters with a science fiction story about Planet Fusion devouring Earth.[1][2] On January 13, 2009, the massively multiplayer online game Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall was launched, created jointly by Cartoon Network and the South Korean developer Grigon Entertainment.[1] Access to the complete game required a subscription during its initial twelve months; the game's servers were permanently taken offline on August 29, 2013.[3]

Making and release

Development on FusionFall started in April 2006, after four years of trying to get the project greenlit.[4] The game was designed to run in a web browser for easier access by younger players.[5] The FusionFall Victory Pack Exclusive, containing a four-month subscription and other items, was available at launch.[1] The game became completely free on April 19, 2010, and subscription cards were rendered obsolete.[6][7]

Matthew Schwartz and George Krstic, who co-created Megas XLR, jointly wrote the comic prequel titled FusionFall: Worlds Collide, which was handed out at the 2007 Comic Con.[8] Upon its launch, the complete game was only accessible with a paid subscription; complimentary accounts were restricted to the "future" zone and could obtain just four nanos and two player characters.[9] A DMCA takedown notice from Cartoon Network was sent to the developers of fan revivals on April 16, 2020, which caused the removal of FusionFall: Retro and the termination of the FusionFall: Legacy project.[10]

What the cited sources add

Ars Technica's review noted that FusionFall faced the challenge of providing quality gameplay for both kids and adults.[11] The same review described nanos as miniaturized Cartoon Network characters that grant short-term combat abilities.[11] The review stated that the final release version was not very different from the preview shown the previous month.[11] The reviewer concluded that FusionFall was a lot of fun for an MMO, especially for someone not normally into online games.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Majesco Entertainment Partners With Cartoon Network Enterprises to Ship Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall for PC and Mac", Majesco, January 13, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Heckman, "Interview with Rich Weil, FusionFall", Gamezebo, January 8, 2009; G., "FusionFall: Cartoon Network Universe :: PC Game Review", Kidzworld, January 19, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ralph, "Inside FusionFall, Cartoon Network's New Kid-Friendly MMO", January 14, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yip, "Q&A: Waldron Talks Cartoon Network FusionFall MMO", Gamasutra, August 2, 2007; Heckman, "Interview with Rich Weil, FusionFall", Gamezebo, January 8, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Griffin, "Fusion Fall: The MMO your kids can play", Play (US magazine), February 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yip, "Q&A: Waldron Talks Cartoon Network FusionFall MMO", Gamasutra, August 2, 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "FusionFall is Free today!", Cartoon Network, April 19, 2010; Hindman, "Exclusive: FusionFall free to play launch details", Engadget, March 10, 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Fusionfall: Worlds Collide!!" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Fusion Fall", The Daily Advertiser, February 15, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "FusionFall" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Our team has received a take-down request from The Cartoon Network, Inc. under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respect their right to do so and are complying with their requests.", Twitter, April 16, 202 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Thompson, "Review: Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall", Ars Technica, January 16, 2009. facts only, no text reused. arstechnica.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article FusionFall (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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