Mario, Mewtwo, Pichu and Roy), but they're joined by a number of new characters from the depths of Nintendo history. Not only are almost all of your favorites from Melee returning (the exceptions being Dr. There's a certain appeal about using Pikachu to knock out Mario that just can't be denied. Super Smash Bros.' appeal isn't just about the fun and frantic gameplay, but also the awesome Nintendo-inspired cast. If you don't use your Final Smash soon enough, the other players can beat it out of you and turn it against you, so the frantic beatdowns don't end when the Smash Ball shatters. The Smash Ball is bouncy and needs a lot of damage to 'break,' so all players on the screen will instantly rush toward the glowing ball and beat the living daylights out of each other to be the first to break it - and to suffer the wrath of whoever gets the Final Smash. They're a lot of fun to use, especially because earning them is a hilarious and frantic rush. Final Smashes are incredibly powerful, ranging from instant KOs on any opponent to putting everyone to sleep, to transforming characters into a new and more powerful form.

It's unbelievably fun, especially when four players are fighting frantically at once.īrawl adheres very carefully to the concept of 'Don't fix what isn't broken' most of the gameplay is identical, with the biggest addition being the introduction of Final Smashes, which are character-specific special moves that are earned by beating up a floating Smash Ball that randomly appears in levels. Along the way, you have a wide number of special moves and randomly spawning items to aid you in your fight - or for your enemies to use against you.

The goal isn't to drain your opponent's health, but to knock him or her off the screen to earn a KO. For newcomers, Smash gameplay works like this: Every player has unlimited health, and every blow increases their 'damage percentage,' which in turn makes them fly farther and faster when struck. Brawl's gameplay retains the unusual party/fighting gameplay mix that made the other titles in the franchise so appealing. As someone with a first-generation Wii, I had no issues at all, but there is nothing worse than buying a game that doesn't work, and concerned Wii owners should keep this in mind. If this should occur, go to Nintendo's Web site to get it repaired. With some early-model Wiis, cigarette smoke and lots of dust can built up on the Wii's lens and obscure it, which renders it incapable of reading your copies of Brawl. Due to its immense size, it is the first Wii game to use a dual-layer disc instead of a single-layer disc, so a previously unrealized issue with the Wii hardware can cause problems. One warning for gamers before we get into the review: An issue exists with Super Smash Bros. The good news is that despite the massive amount of hype and constant delays, Super Smash Bros.

Brawl has had one of the most intelligent and exciting hype campaigns in recent memory, with director Masahiro Sakurai releasing daily bits of information on the Smash Bros. You could sell a blank disc with the name, and it would sell a million copies. holds as much weight among gamers as titles such as Zelda and Halo. In some ways, this review doesn't even need to exist.

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