Seven Mascots That Won’t Make the PlayStation All-Stars Cut

Though the full roster hasn’t been revealed, these guys are bound to be benchwarmers.

By: Bob Mackey
April 27, 2012

Sly Cooper. Parappa. Fat Princess. Kratos. Sweet Tooth. That guy from Killzone. These treasured characters comprise the starting lineup of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Sony’s answer to Super Smash Bros. 13 years after the fact. Of course, building a team of recognizable PlayStation protagonists makes for a more selective process than Nintendo’s own; because Sony entered the console marketplace just as it underwent the final stages of mascot cancer, the company doesn’t have the luxury of relying on a cast brought into being during a time when hundreds of cartoony things ran from left to right, occasionally jumping. And some mascots that once stood for Sony have since been diluted by developer change-overs, multi-platform publishing, and a parade of forgettable installments — can you honestly name the last Crash Bandicoot release? More importantly, would you want to?