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List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $32.95
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New (81) Used (32) from $27.99
Rating:  278 reviews
Sales Rank: 30
Format: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: fighting_action_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WI-RVLPRSBE
UPC: 045496901103
EAN: 0045496900397
ASIN: B000FQ9R4E
Release Date: March 9, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Overrated and overhyped. March 9, 2008
Markus
22 out of 108 found this review helpful
It's essentially more of the same we've come to expect from Melee. Brawl features more characters, more stages, and new modes, but the core gameplay hasn't evolved in the least bit.
The new 1P highlight is an adventure mode called "Subspace Emissary," which is essentially Melee's adventure mode extended by a factor of 20 with more of the same gameplay. Except Melee's Adventure Mode was never fun to begin with, and making it this long results in an even bigger chore. It's a sidescroller with monsters here and there, and there is a boss battle once every few stages. As a 2D platformer it's not great.
The Wi-Fi can lag quite a bit and the Friend Code system is still as awful as ever.
 Does not use Wii-mote motion and the pointer features of Wii March 16, 2008
Kash (San Francisco, CA)
21 out of 122 found this review helpful
Save your money and get the Cube version. This game does not use any of the Wii feature like Wii remote control motion and the pointer. The game-play is like the Cube version, you just have to press buttons on the Wii control. Waving Wii control or pointing it to the TV features are not used. Very limited use of the speaker on the Wii remote control. This might well have been a Cube game.
Most overrated videogame in the history of videogames. March 10, 2008
nvcameron (Chicago, illinois USA)
18 out of 86 found this review helpful
Dont get me wrong the game is silly fun with some friends over but all these perfect scores are a riot. After playing for a few hours I was wondering if I was playing the same game everyone else is but then again if I was judging this on whats available on the Wii I guess this is as good as it gets. I guess I just dont get it.
 The Only Review You Need to Read March 9, 2008
C. Pettit
17 out of 29 found this review helpful
1. The low review scores on this site are from people who hate Nintendo. They are PS3 fanboys. On the internet, there are kids who set around all day, trying to get people not to buy things from companies they don't like.
2. Super Smash Brothers: Brawl is the second highest reviewed game this generation, and in the top 10 games of all time list for Metacritic and Gamerankings. Those sites take ALL the reviews available for a game, and average them to a final score. Brawl is a 96/100. The highest reviewed game ever is 96.6 out of 100. Brawl is that good.
3. The "Disc Read Errors" reported for Brawl haven't been seen in the US copy of the game, so far. There are no Disc Read Errors in the US or Canada. Even if there were, you can simply clean your lense yourself, or Nintendo will do it for you, for free.
9.5/10 Gamespot
9.5/10 IGN
A on 1up
10/10 from Famitsu
10/10 from Thunderbolt
People bought Wii's to play this game, most people, in fact. This is the best game on the Wii, tied with Super Mario Galaxy, and if you have a Wii, and don't own this game, you probably don't know much about Nintendo's history.
Trust the fact that no reviewer has given this game below a 9/10, and don't trust the fanboy reviews on this website. Trust me, you would miss out on the best gaming experience of this generation, and the fact that you did miss out, makes the sony fanboys VERY happy, because they hate Nintendo, and the Wii. Jealousy is a terrible thing, and Wii sales beating the PS3 4 to 1, and the fact that the PS3 doesnt' have a single exclusive game with ratings over a 9 on most sites, and you'll understand why they are disparaging the Wii instead of playing and getting excited about the mediocre failure that is the PS3.
Thanks for reading.
Finally Finally Finally! March 9, 2008
A. Jefferson (Long Beach, CA USA)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have been anxiously awaiting this game, ever since E3 2005 when it was announced. I personally wasn't a huge fan of Smash Bros Melee, as I never owned a Gamecube. I bought a copy when I got my wii, but really haven't played it much. The wii version, however, I couldn't wait for. I know for a fact that many people bought a wii specifically for this title. I waited in line last night to pick up my copy and subsequently play in a tournament at my local Game Stop. I had seen lots of info online and in the SSB Dojo, but was still anxious to see this game in action... and let me tell you: I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. This game has proven to be SO AWESOME that I wish that I had given other Wii game reviews that I did in the past fewer stars... since now a 5-star rating takes on new meaning with this title! Finally, a Wii game that got it right... all of it right! No doubt this game will get plenty of 5-star reviews, so I won't bore you telling you how awesome it is. Instead, here are some reasons I love it, and why you should buy it:
1 - FREE ONLINE MULTIPLAYER: This takes the game to a whole new arena. The online multiplayer is done wonderfully. Also, there are several game modes available. I was able to connect and begin playing right away. Also, you can choose to play with people locally, nationally, internationally, or in your friend list. Nicely done! Also, one really cool feature for the online system on this game that differs from the other wii online titles is that more than 2 people can play online from your console at a time, rather than only allowing a single player to play online per console (unlike MX vs ATV or Call of Duty).
2 - Multiple control options: I LOVE that the wii games are starting to incorporate this. Having to purchase 4 wiimotes and 4 nunchucks to play 4-player games would cost a hefty sum.... But if you are like me and own 2 wiimotes, 1 classic controller, 1 nunchuck, and several gamecube controllers, you are in the game! You can use ANY combo of controllers you would like. I personally opt for the wiimote+nunchuck, as I don't like the gamecube controllers. However, my friends can come over and play with my GC controllers, no problem. Also, when you create a profile, your control schema choice is saved, so you don't have to set it up each time.
3 - Special Brawl: This feature seems really cool, though I haven't had much time to play around with it. Basically you can customize your character and game type. Lot's of potential here. Not to mention there is also a STAGE BUILDER! I think this there is a lot of potential here. Again, since I am writing this early in the morning on the first day I picked my copy up, I haven't had much time to experiment. That being said, it also seems like you can save your stage, and SEND IT TO A FRIEND to play on his console! As if that isn't enough, the rumor is that Nintendo will also be allowing you to submit your stage to them via wiiconnect24, and will, in turn, send certain stages out to subscribers via updates so you will end up with loads of stages to play on! Better upgrade that SD card, eh?
4 - Finally! Co-Op Mode: Well done, period. Haven't had a chance to get much accomplished here, but it is simple and straight forward enough. For some reason, past Mario titles have been unable to fathom co-op. Even Galaxy has a weak co-op option at best, if it can even be called co-op. Smash Bros finally got it right.
5 - Rotation Mode: Basically, this looks like it was built for controller hogs (like me). You enter the number of controllers that are connected (4 in most cases) vs the total # of players in the room.... And then WAMMY! Instant tournament in my living room! We played this for HOURS already, and it is pretty cool.
Anyway, this game was obviously well done. It is simple enough to attract novice gamers and "button mashers", and content-rich enough to attract fans and more hardcore gamers. They have taken an already great game and made it even better. I plan to log COUNTLESS hours on this one. PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR: Buy it.
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