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 Smashing March 10, 2008
Sean (Aurora, Colorado)
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
Pros:
+Several New Characters
+Still fast paced, addictive gameplay
+Tons of levels to explore
+Tons of new items to mess around with
+Adventure Mode is more engrossing and structured
+Four ways to play
+Online Mode
Cons:
-Friend Codes make fighting with friends online a hassle
-Without voice acting or written dialog, it may be hard to grasp what the story in Adventure mode is for a while
-Long load times, especially in Adventure Mode
This review may be a little long.
After countless delays, Super Smash Brothers Brawl is finally here, and it goes above and beyond Super Smash Bros. Melee in almost every way possible.
The improvements over the previous Smash Brothers game are quite abundant. There are now thirty five characters. Fourteen of which must be unlocked first, either through several matches, classic mode or the games adventure mode. There are also a plethora of new stages as well as a few classic ones thrown in from Super Smash Bros. Melee. There are also new items and a whole new slew of extras to be found within this game. Simply put, this game is huge and won't keep you busy for just weeks, but months on end. Perhaps even years.
There are two big single player modes to trump through. First, there is classic mode which is not much different from the classic mode presented in Melee. You'll fight battles either one on one, two on two, three on one or a giant version of a character. There are also team battles and "Metal Menaces" to fight. You'll also see the return of Master Hand and Crazy Hand. Classic Mode can now be done with a friend instead of just by yourself as well.
However, the real deal in single player is easily the Subspace Emissary. Brawl's own adventure mode. The adventure mode here actually includes a story. The story is a little confusing at first. Mainly because there's no voice acting or even written dialog between the characters. You'll eventually grasp on to it, though, and even come to like it. The story even comes off as somewhat epic. The adventure mode here is much more fleshed out than in Melee. You'll fight an abundance of characters and have an abundance of characters join your ranks. You'll fight through chaotic boss fights and intricately designed levels. And you don't even have to go through adventure mode alone. A friend can fight alongside and many moments in the story call for more than one character to go through a certain level. The other good thing about going through Adventure Mode is that it can be a different experience on a subsequent play. Even better, however, is that the Adventure Mode is not that short. It will easily take you anywhere from nine to ten hours to complete it the first time, and you'll end up having to play a second time just to snag all the trophies.
Of course, the real treasure of any Smash Bros. game is the multiplayer aspect. Brawl doesn't disappoint. The matches are fierce and there are a ton of new things. As in the previous games, players go to a level where they battle against either other players or the computer. There are several new items added this time around. There's the sticky bomb, which sticks to a character until it detonates. There's the assist trophy which works a lot like the Pokeball and many more. The most important new item, though, is easily the Final Smash. The Final Smash is a devastating attack that usually serves as a one hit kill. You'll probably want to check out every character's Final Smash skill at least once. These aren't just the most powerful attacks in the game, they're some of the coolest looking as well.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl also supports four different controller functions. The Wii Remote by itself, the Wii Remote and Nunchuck, the Classic Controller and the Gamecube Controller. All of these controls are decent, but the Gamecube controller is easily the best of the lot. The controls are mapped out exactly like Super Smash Brothers Melee. Anyone who played Melee to no end will easily find comfort in the controls here. Regardless of what control function you use, the controls are tight and highly responsive.
The best part about Brawl, however, may very well be all the extras. You've got a series of trophies to collect and characters to unlock, but there's a lot more than just these things. You can also unlock soundtrack selections and new stages as well. In addition to all these things you can also save some matches and watch them again. Brawl also gives you the option of creating your own levels and saving screenshots. This is in addition to some of the things that returned from Melee such as Event Battles and the Homerun Contest. There's so much to be explored within this game. Brawl also goes online, and being able to fight people anywhere is amazing.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl also looks and sounds incredible. The graphics being the best the Wii has yet. The stages themselves look absolutely incredible. The backgrounds are highly detailed. The music here is some of the best to grace the gaming world. Nintendo got some of the most famous composers in the industry to contribute music and the soundtrack doesn't disappoint.
Is Brawl perfect? No. While it's nice to go online you'll still have to deal with friend codes and there's no way to voice chat or communicate with the people you're playing against online. When playing with friends, it'd be nice to be able to say something. The game also suffers from some fairly long load times. And while Adventure Mode is a treat, the last few hours of the run can become extremely repetitive.
Despite all this, Super Smash Brawl is a must buy for Super Smash Brothers fans. If you enjoyed Super Smash Brothers Melee and the original title that started it all, Super Smash Brothers Brawl is a real treat to own.
 Very disappointed! March 12, 2008
DealHunter (Ohio, United States)
15 out of 96 found this review helpful
I love the innovative controller for the Wii. I loved Zelda and Mario Galaxy, but this game doesn't even take advantage of the controller! I'm so used to swinging the control to swing Link's sword, and now it's back to pressing buttons the old school way.
If I wanted to play a game with my gamecube controllers, I still have Smash Brothers Melee. It's faster too, and not many improvements were made to the Wii version. Major disappointment!
ANOTHER LET DOWN... March 13, 2008
Jaime Gonzalez (Marietta, GA, USA)
15 out of 115 found this review helpful
well good things first:
1) i loved the controllers which were the most feared aspect of the whole game cause i for my opinion hate the control for the wii.
2) improved graphics not much though
now the bad things
1) online is terrible, i knew this was not going to end good cause its nintendo, they dont know how to make good online games.
2) online is going to start to be charged...this came from the president of nintendo. this is probably not going to be as much as xbox but still feels terrible
3) single mode was badly planned out
4) same as melee
5) just a plain dissapointment
if anyone has different opinions, that might be cause the wii has no games. and i OWN ONE. it was the worse 250 dollars i ever spend. all i wanted was paper mario(disapointment as well), and this.
i now use my ps3 all the time cause that has great and fun lasting games.
sorry nintendo
I Don't Like This Game AT ALL! May 10, 2008
D. Popovich (West Allis, WI)
15 out of 37 found this review helpful
About myself, I've never been a Nintendo owner until the Wii. So I've never played any previous versions of this. It seems to me that this game is only fun for people who grew up playing other versions of this. There was so much Buzz about this game when it was coming out, I wanted to get it, which I regret. For me, it got boring really fast. It just seems like more of the same over and over again. I'd rather play Wii Sports Boxing, or even Punch-Out. My young son doesn't seem to like it much, either. He'll turn this game off in 10 minutes, where normally we have to force him to stop playing video games. Rent this one before deciding to buy.
Lets Get Ready To Brawl! March 9, 2008
Melanie Edwards (Commerce, MI)
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
I have always been a fan of the Smash Bros. series, ever since the first installment of the game (you know, the one with only 12 characters and eight stages?). And I became an even bigger fan with the release of Melee, which completly upt the antee on the whole series, with tons of playable characters and stages, even bizzarer items, and an upgraded story mode. So after that, I began to wonder, how will Nintendo top this?
And so, nearly seven years after Melee, the creative team comes out swinging with Super Smash Bros. Brawl, one of the most addictive and enjoyable games since Melee. Forget Mario Galaxy or Metroid or any other flagship games, if you truley want to enjoy your Wii experience, you really need only two games. Twilight Princess and Smash Bros., thats all yuo need for hours of fun.
Like before, the character count has been umped, with returning fighters like Mario, Link, Pikachu, and Samus along with new comers Ike, Pit, Lucas, and many more joining the fray, even third party players like Solid Snake and Sonic have been added to the already impressive roster. As for stages, we're given even more diverese terrain ranging from a castle battle to an upgraded Pokemon Stadium to the biazzare world of Pictochat. It shows Nintendo went all out for this game by trying to stuff as much characters into the game, which adds to an endless array of fighting.
Now, there are a couple of new features added to this installment, the first notable being the Smash Ball. Once you grab this glowing orb of power, watch out for a devistating attack that can turn the tables of even the most hopeless fight. Also added is a new story mode, called the Subspace Emmissary. This surprisingly meaty game has you play as many of the characters as they fight to stop an evil Minister from taking over their world. Along the way, you can pick up trophies and stickers and a whole bunch of other cool collectibles for your gallery. Oh, I nearly forgot about stickers! Well, this little do-hicky's are much like trophies but unlike trophies, you can do a whole bunch of stuff with them like power up your player, make a scrapbook, even get a few added bonuses if your lucky.
As for Wi-Fi, this game has a surprisingly good connection (as long as its within the continental US, mind you) and being able to play others from across the land can really add to the whole fun.
So after you have experienced Brawl, there really is only one question left. How can they top this one?
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