Although the characters out now are just the starting characters, I feel like you guys avoided to coolest most obvious animals to include. I also think there's a bit of changes that would make it all the more fun.
Characters Idea's :
Lion
Eagle
Elephant
Chimpanzee
Idea's:
Bigger Stages - Close to all of the maps provided are WAY to small for a common 8 players to co-exist without toxic behavior. Perhaps with more room, would keep players around, prevent raging and turning a first impression into a massive headache of constantly being knocked out from wild slinging fist. Because there's no room to for others to spread out.
Weapon Nerfs - Items in game create variety for a player to have in a platform game and lots of more fun, but some are a lot stronger than others that come with no balance. (For example: The nun chuck is a good weapon but is a lot more fair than others since a player has a high risk of smacking themselves in the face. But where is the balance in a shovel one shotting the entire party of players with no limit of when he can stop other than praying on a perfect drop kick. The lollipop should break eventually it is a lollipop right?
NORMAL STAGES: Its always fun to laugh at your biggest rival suffocating in the gas of ichiban or maybe freezing into a furry popsicle. But nothings more satisfying then punching your foe OFF a cliff fair and square. A fight is always better than random fishes to the face from spectators and lollipops barely fitting on gator valley, let alone 8 wild animals.
Matchmaking Filters: Sports, Last man standing and team score should all be options before quick playing.