You might remember way back on <a href="http://smashbrawl.com/2007/07/11/smashcast-4-were-back/">SmashCast #4</a> how the crew discussed the possibility that Brawl was running a new physics engine. Or you might recall Kirbykid’s <a href="http://smashbrawl.com/2007/06/15/physics-in-smash/">even earlier post</a> about the huge implications that that might have for Brawl. Sakurai hasn’t confirmed anything like that—but what we have now comes as close as we’re probably going to get outside the Dojo.
The website of <a href="http://www.havok.com/">Havok</a>, the company that provides the Havok Physics engine used by a number of games on all the major consoles, <a href="http://www.havok.com/content/blogcategory/37/78/">has posted on its site</a> Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an upcoming title that will be using the company’s physics solution. It was, as mentioned, heavily speculated that techniques like the <a href="http://smashbrawl.com/2007/07/26/stage-and-stomp/">Footstool Jump</a> and <a href="http://smashbrawl.com/2007/06/14/lets-roll-out-the-barrel-lets-have-a-barrel-of-fun/">Pikachu standing on crates</a> were all added thanks to the use of Havok in Brawl, and now it appears we know this for sure.
(Credit goes to helterskelter on the boards for <a href="http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=114567">posting this</a>!)
The website of <a href="http://www.havok.com/">Havok</a>, the company that provides the Havok Physics engine used by a number of games on all the major consoles, <a href="http://www.havok.com/content/blogcategory/37/78/">has posted on its site</a> Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an upcoming title that will be using the company’s physics solution. It was, as mentioned, heavily speculated that techniques like the <a href="http://smashbrawl.com/2007/07/26/stage-and-stomp/">Footstool Jump</a> and <a href="http://smashbrawl.com/2007/06/14/lets-roll-out-the-barrel-lets-have-a-barrel-of-fun/">Pikachu standing on crates</a> were all added thanks to the use of Havok in Brawl, and now it appears we know this for sure.
(Credit goes to helterskelter on the boards for <a href="http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=114567">posting this</a>!)
