The chaotic fights ofMultiVersuswill soon be settled on the court with the upcoming addition of theSpace Jamarena as a playable map. In addition to providing LeBron James with a home stage, theSpace Jamarena brings with it a new playstyle and a basketball weapon usable by any character. Currently, theSpace Jamarena is available only for custom matches, but it will be available at a later date forMultiVersus’online matchmaking.Space Jamwas released back in 1996 starring Michael Jordan alongside the Looney Tunes and is notable for the first appearance of Lola Bunny. TheSpace JamarenainMultiVersustakes inspiration from the second movie,Space Jam: A New Legacy,which came out in 2021 starring currentMultiVersuscharacter and NBA superstar LeBron James. While there are no stands filled with cameo appearances the background does include the Mystery Machine, a large ACME illuminated sign, and an alien UFO. Neon highlights on the basketball court give it an electronic, digital look reminiscent of Al.G. Rhythm’s court fromA New Legacy.RELATED:Unlocking All MultiVersus Halloween Event Cosmetics Takes Over 780 Hours Without Paying Real MoneyUnique to theSpace Jamarena amongMultiVersusstagesis that eliminations can only be achieved sideways and upwards. While upwards eliminations can be achieved as expected, the sideways eliminations require a pair of invisible walls to be broken before characters can be tossed off of the stage. OtherMultiVersusstages include the option for hitting characters down and out of the stage but the solid ground of theSpace Jamarena removes that as an option which opens up new strategies for existing characters while canceling out some current play styles.
In addition to unique elimination methods is the inclusion of a basketball at the start of each match allowing any character to act like LeBron James and make use of the basketball as a weapon. Scoring points don’t give any additional benefits but represent a stage-unique mechanic that opens the door to other similar additions to future stages, such as aGremlinsstage forMultiVersuscharacters Stripe and Gizmo. The last unique gameplay addition to be found on theSpace Jamstage is the addition of mid-court power-ups: a speed boost, strength boost and jump boost. There has been no mention of these power-ups appearing on existingMultiVersusmaps.
The unique nature of theSpace Jamarena shows that the team behindMultiVersusis continuing to innovate new gameplay additions months after the game’s official launch. Fan creations will continue to be incredibly popular among parts of the community with this latest stage perhaps encouragingMultiVersusQuidditch field designs for fan madeHarry Potterconcepts. With access to the vast Warner Bros. catalog, developer Warner Bros. Interactive can add new characters and stages toMultiVersusfor years without running out of material.
MultiVersusis currently available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
