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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 {{iw|wikipedia|Tropicana Las Vegas}}. | ||
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. | 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== | ||
* {{ | *''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike}}'' | ||
* {{ | *''{{iw|wikipedia|Marvel vs. Capcom 2}}'' | ||
* {{ | *''{{iw|wikipedia|Capcom vs. SNK 2}}'' | ||
* {{ | *''{{iw|wikipedia|Super Street Fighter II Turbo}}'' | ||
* {{ | *''{{iw|wikipedia|Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection}}'' | ||
* [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' | ||
==Ruleset== | ==Ruleset== | ||
===General rules=== | ===General rules=== | ||
* Items are set to on and medium spawn. | *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 will not decide the outcome of the game. | *Sudden Death will not decide the outcome of the game. | ||
* 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. | *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 can pick what method to be used after match: | Losing player can pick what method to be used after match: | ||
:'''Method A''' | :'''Method A''' | ||
* First stage is Smashville | *First stage is Smashville | ||
* Winner keeps character | *Winner keeps character | ||
* Loser can either pick stage or character | *Loser can either pick stage or character | ||
* If loser picks stage then character is kept | *If loser picks stage then character is kept | ||
* If loser picks character then stage is kept | *If loser picks character then stage is kept | ||
:'''Method B''' | :'''Method B''' | ||
* First stage is Smashville | *First stage is Smashville | ||
* Loser picks stage | *Loser picks stage | ||
* Winner picks character | *Winner picks character | ||
* Loser picks character | *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=== | ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' singles=== | ||
(110 entrants) | (110 entrants) | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/44981/evo-2k8-smash-not-rules-discussion | [http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/44981/evo-2k8-smash-not-rules-discussion EVO 2008 official ruleset thread] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||