Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 8
Challenger Pack 8 was revealed to be Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII at The Game Awards. The character could be unlocked early, by players who had purchased the DLC or Season Pass, by defeating Sephiroth in…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 8 is a fighting developed by Bandai Namco Studios, released 22 December 2020 on Nintendo Switch.
What Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 8 is
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 8 is a fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and released in 2020. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Challenger Pack 8 was revealed to be Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII at The Game Awards. The character could be unlocked early, by players who had purchased the DLC or Season Pass, by defeating Sephiroth in an in-game challenge mode only available for the 5 days before release. "Sephiroth, armed with his ruthless Masamune sword and a desire to destroy, joins the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game as a part of the Fighters Pass Vol 2 DLC! This silver-haired swordsman is Cloud’s arch nemesis and one of the most iconic villains in gaming. Don’t be fooled by his chillingly calm demeanor, Sephiroth can deal some white-hot damage."
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 8 is the 290th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Final Fantasy VIII Remastered in 2021.
What it launched against
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 8 launched on 22 December 2020, within three weeks of Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori and Monster Sanctuary. It arrived 3 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori, Monster Sanctuary.
Official trailer
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