The search begins for Australia’s Ultimate All-Star fan and favourite PlayStation® All-Stars character

A month of brawler fun to celebrate the release of PlayStation® All-Stars Battle Royale 

SYDNEY, 5 November 2012 – In celebration of the upcoming release of PlayStation® All-Stars Battle Royale™, PlayStation_® Australia today announced the launch of its nationwide community search to find the number one fan. The competition runs for 20 days, and is also aiming to settle the score and finally decide who Australia’s Ultimate PlayStation® All-Star character is.

Fans can easily engage with the new PlayStation Australia Facebook app by hitting ‘like’ and stepping straight into the virtual ring to battle with their favourite characters for the chance to win the ultimate bragging rights and be crowned winner.

Players can pick their favourite character and face-off with up to 19 rivals in battle every day. Each battle earns you points by firing off different moves against your opponent and you can earn even more for every friend you recruit into the brawl. If your mouth is mightier than your moves, players gain extra bonuses by dropping in killer comments during any battle.

Each day, all players have the opportunity to win daily PS3™ and PlayStation®Vita All-Star Prize Packs while battling with multiple characters increases your chances of winning in addition to being crowned PlayStation Australia’s Ultimate All-Star. An epic major prize of a PlayStation Experience Day is also up for grabs for the gamer that battles the hardest to win the most points.

The top point scorer will win the title prize of PlayStation Australia’s Ultimate All-Star. The All-Star Character that comes out on top to reign supreme after all the battles will officially be crowned PlayStation Australia’s Ultimate All-Star Character.

Coming to PS3 and PlayStation Vita on 22 November, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is the ultimate four-player brawler, influenced by some of the greatest PlayStation themes and characters of all time.  Spanning the entire PlayStation catalogue, players join a cast of characters including Kratos, PaRappa the Rapper, Nathan Drake, Fat Princess and many more. Each character has their own unique special moves, as different PlayStation universes collide to form interactive environments.

Check out the PlayStation All-Stars app on PlayStation Australia’s Facebook page here.

You can watch the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Trailer here.