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'''Evolution 2008''', or simply '''EVO 2008''', was the 7th edition of the [[EVO|Evolution Championship Series]], a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, which took place from August 8th to 10th, 2008 at the {{ | '''Evolution 2008''', or simply '''EVO 2008''', was the 7th edition of the [[EVO|Evolution Championship Series]], a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, which took place from August 8th to 10th, 2008 at the {{s|wikipedia|Tropicana Las Vegas}}. | ||
It was the second time EVO featured a Smash game on the official lineup, with | It was the second time EVO featured a Smash game on the official lineup, with [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] replacing [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] from 2007. EVO 2008 was criticized harshly by the competitive community for its ruleset which turned on [[item]]s, including the [[Smash Ball]], and many [[stage]]s that were universally banned in competitive play. {{Sm|CPU}} won the tournament, despite not having any prior experience in competitive ''Smash'', after defeating {{Sm|Ken}} in Grand Finals in a victory that was widely attributed to the ruleset. | ||
==Official Game Lineup== | ==Official Game Lineup== | ||
* | * {{s|wikipedia|Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike}} | ||
* | * {{s|wikipedia|Marvel vs. Capcom 2}} | ||
* | * {{s|wikipedia|Capcom vs. SNK 2}} | ||
* | * {{s|wikipedia|Super Street Fighter II Turbo}} | ||
* | * {{s|wikipedia|Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection}} | ||
* | * [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | ||
==Ruleset== | ==Ruleset== | ||
===General rules=== | ===General rules=== | ||
*Items | * Items are set to on and medium spawn. | ||
*3 stocks, 2/3 games. | * 3 stocks, 2/3 games. | ||
*5 minute time limit. | * 5 minute time limit. | ||
*Sudden Death | * Sudden Death will not decide the outcome of the game. | ||
*Excessive stalling or abusing terrain to not engage the enemy | * Excessive stalling or abusing terrain to not engage the enemy is prohibited, and can be enforced by a tournament director only. This will result in a loss of the match. | ||
===Methods=== | ===Methods=== | ||
Losing player | Losing player can pick what method to be used after match: | ||
:'''Method A''' | :'''Method A''' | ||
*First stage | * First stage is Smashville | ||
*Winner | * Winner keeps character | ||
*Loser | * Loser can either pick stage or character | ||
* If loser picks stage then character is kept | |||
* If loser picks character then stage is kept | |||
:'''Method B''' | :'''Method B''' | ||
*First stage | * First stage is Smashville | ||
*Loser | * Loser picks stage | ||
*Winner | * Winner picks character | ||
*Loser | * Loser picks character | ||
===Banned Stages=== | ===Banned Stages=== | ||
*[[New Pork City]] | * [[New Pork City]] | ||
*[[Temple|Hyrule Temple]] | * [[Temple|Hyrule Temple]] | ||
*[[WarioWare, Inc.]] | * [[WarioWare, Inc.]] | ||
*[[Spear Pillar]] | * [[Spear Pillar]] | ||
*[[Flat Zone 2]] | * [[Flat Zone 2]] | ||
*[[Mario Bros.|Original Mario Brothers]] | * [[Mario Bros.|Original Mario Brothers]] | ||
*[[Mushroomy Kingdom]] | * [[Mushroomy Kingdom]] | ||
*[[75m]] | * [[75m]] | ||
*[[Summit]] | * [[Summit]] | ||
*[[Rumble Falls]] | * [[Rumble Falls]] | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
==='' | ===''Brawl'' singles=== | ||
(110 entrants) | (110 entrants) | ||
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|7th||{{Sm|WDRM|USA}}||{{Head|Lucas|g=SSBB|s=16px}}|| | |7th||{{Sm|WDRM|USA}}||{{Head|Lucas|g=SSBB|s=16px}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7th||{{Sm| | |7th||{{Sm|BarDulL|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBB|s=16px}}|| | ||
|} | |} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/44981/evo-2k8-smash-not-rules-discussion EVO 2008 official ruleset thread] | [http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/44981/evo-2k8-smash-not-rules-discussion|EVO 2008 official ruleset thread] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Southern California tournaments]] | ||
[[Category:2008 tournaments]] | [[Category:2008 tournaments]] |