Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk
The third instalment in Nintendo’s popular Super Smash Bros. fighter franchise debuts on the Wii in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Loaded with all the characters and features players have loved from the two previous versions, plus much more, it is a worthy addition to the series and yet another must-have title for the Nintendo Wii.

The Brawl comes to your Wii

Brawl with old friends .

Or new ones like Pit from "Kid Icarus." .

The Smash Ball is the key to success. .

Battle to your hearts content. .

Characters: More Than Just Mario and Friends
The lifeblood of the Super Smash Bros. series has always been the depth of the character line-up that each instalment has been able to bring and Brawl not only keeps with tradition, but does it one better. Just as in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros Melee, players can expect to pit their favourite Nintendo characters against each other in head-to-head and multiplayer battles, but instead of insisting on characters exclusively from the Nintendo universe, Brawl adds variety in the form of superstars Sonic the Hedgehog and Solid Snake from Konami’s Metal Gear franchise. This is a first-time addition and one that will delight veteran players and newbies alike. But these two characters are only a sampling of the new additions to the game’s line-up. The other ten come from classic Nintendo titles and bring the complete line-up of playable characters to a whopping 25. See the full list on combatants below:

New Comers: Pit from the Kid Icarus series, Wario, Zero Suit Samus, Ike from the Fire Emblem series, Meta Knight and King Dedede from the Kirby series, Pokémon Trainer, Diddy Kong, Lucas from the Earthbound/Mother series, Pikimin and Olimar from the Pikmin series and of course Sonic and Solid Snake.

Returning Veteran Fighters: Mario, Link, Kirby, Pikachu, Fox McCloud, Samus, Zelda/Sheik, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Princess Peach and Ice Climbers from the NES title Ice Climber.

The Rules of the Brawl
As in previous releases in the series, Brawl places players within a different, but easy to use fighting system. Players choose a character, select one of the numerous stages--which are levels based in the game worlds represented in Super Smash Bros.-- and try to knock their opponents off the screen using a range of standard techniques and combos as well as a variety of special attacks and ‘Smash Moves’ specific to their chosen character. A Smash Move can only be performed after securing a ‘Smash Ball.’ These precious items, marked with the Smash Bros. logo, fall randomly and can be used by either player, but they must be cracked open before they can be used. To keep things interesting they can also can be stolen if not used right away, so when a player sees one it must be grabbed quickly and cracked to avoid an unfortunate turn of events.

Also, keeping with the game’s "E" rating and player’s affection for the characters, instead of displaying health bars the game uses a percent system to indicate character status and strength. The more damage done to a character, the higher the percentage and the farther back he/she is knocked back when struck by an opponent.

Many Ways to Play: Multiplayer and Single Player Options
Just as in previous instalments of Super Smash Bros. there is fun to be had whether you choose to fight in multiplayer or single player mode, but Brawl again pushes the envelope even further by providing additional ways to play within these areas and the possibility of others added later. Here are just a few of the modes that you can expect to see:

Multiplayer

• Standard Multiplayer Brawl - A standard battle between 2-4 players.
• Special Brawl – Take down your friends in matches which you can customize with as many rules as you would like.
• Tourney – Choose the number of players and rules you want and have at it in a round-robin battle against many foes.
• Online Multiplayer - For the first time play against registered friends or randomly selected opponents from anyplace in the world via a Nintendo Wi-Fi connection.

Single Player

• Training – Start on the path to Brawling like a pro as you learn to string standard moves together into combos.
• Classic – Fight your way through semi-randomly generated battles where each match features an arena or opponent from a particular game series and may feature unique battle conditions.
• Stadium: Target Smash - Practice your aim as you break ten targets within a set time limit.
• "Subspace Emissary" - The world of Smash Bros. is invaded by an entity called the Ancient Minister and his army, called "The Primid. As this villain starts turning characters into trophies to harness their power, declare a peace with your quarrelsome companions and work together to defeat the invaders in an engrossing side-scrolling adventure.

Stay in Control
Because the Super Smash Bros. series has a huge following and an even larger list of characters from the Nintendo catalogue, it only makes sense that players may have a preference for a particular Nintendo controller from the era of their favourite game. Because of this the game’s creators have incorporated all four of the major Nintendo controllers into the mix. Whether you prefer the Wii Remote, the Wii Remote with Nunchuck, the Wii Classic Controller or GameCube Controller it makes no difference. All four are fully compatible with all the features of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, although the handling of each is a little different. Choose the one you are most comfortable with, or explore all your options. The choice is yours.

A Barrel Full of Customization
Finally, created with an eye towards providing year’s worth of fun, Brawl comes with extensive built-in customization possibilities. Dive into the game’s seemingly endless list of game modes/mini-games, battle stages, in-game items and musical playback options to make the game your own and Brawl the way you want to.

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Manufacturer's Description
Compatible with both the Wii and GameCube Consoles. Turbo Fire. Built in Rumble feedback. Analogue L & R Trigger Buttons

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-08-29 rating:
Smashing!
Who can't enjoy watching Kirby swallowing Bowser, spitting him off the stage and then frying mario with fire breath? Or watching Samus pick up a super spicy curry and taking out King Dedede?

If you are worried because you didn't own a Gamecube and never played Super Smash Bros. Melee, then you need not be! The new game offers a perfect starting point for new players. The adventure mode.

This is certainly not the best mode in the game and lacks the simplicity you'd get from another platformer like New Super Mario Bros. (DS), but it provides a solid 10 hours of gameplay to familiarise yourself with the story, and although the cutscenes lack any dialogue it turns out that Nintendo had quite a group of people doing the few lines that crop up while playing. This shows that perhaps Nintendo dumped the dialogue in fear of making the cutscenes dull and repetitive?

Alongside this mode there are a vast array of other modes in Solo play. There are 4 minigames (one must be unlocked later on) that set you a challenge to break records and unlock collectables. There is a training mode so you can practice a certain character's moves on a CPU player. There is a Classic Mode which is an extremely enjoyable slug fest in which you must defeat enemies in succession. And there's All-Star mode which is unlocked after you unlock all the characters.

Don't be put off by the name, Multiplayer mode is NOT for people who can coax their friends and family into trying a new game. The incredibly advanced CPU players truly act like players would, (minus the panic) and a difficulty setting to boot. It has a wealth of different ways of playing the addictive and exciting core of the game which is a good Brawl.

You'll probably find yourself surprised at the huge amount of unlockables including music, stages, trophies, stage parts and even game demos in the 'Vault'. Here you can watch videos you've previously seen from Adventure Mode, take a look at all the screenshots you've taken, play the demos you've unlocked and even build your own stages to brawl on!

There are, like most games, a couple of minor flaws in SSBB, including the complicated controls that limit th game to more experienced gamers and the online system which isn't all that responsive, but other than that it's a very addicive game that will last months!

With over 25 fighters, huge amounts of interactive stages, fabulous graphics and an awesome array of unlockables, this game gets full marks from my standards!

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review by: date: 2008-08-27 rating:
Multiplayer mayhem!
I was a bit nervous on spending £30 on a game in a series i'd never played. If you are feeling like this, forget all your worries and buy it. This games multiplayer mode is amazing, me and my little brother must have fought over 100 times but still we are both stunned over some of the moves you pull off. Single play is great fun until you've done it a couple of times, but you can't have everything. Still tottally amazing though.

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review by: date: 2008-08-24 rating:
SSBB
This game is good for any Nintendo fan, it has lots to do (not just fight or story mode, but mini games like home-run contest). There are many unlockables, and not just one way to unlock the characters.
Only 1 problem i thought- not really a problem, but let me down a little bit. The create-a-stage mode is great, but i felt you couldn't create enough. You could have quite a few options, but couldn't fully customize it. Most of the objects also take up much more blocks then they need, so you couldn't put them right next to each other.

Anyway, i wouldn't let the create a mode put you off, as you can still make good, fun areas to fight in. Amazing game, defiantly recommend it!

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review by: jpsher14 date: 2008-08-24 rating:
Best. Multiplayer. Ever!
God, what a game. For the multiplayer. After playing the first two, I couldn't imagine it would get any better, but hey, it did! It's much better than Melee, in terms of new and unlockable stuff, graphics and all the tech side of the game. But Melee was, in my opinion, the birth of the multiplayer fighter. Forget Street Fighter, forget Tekken, forget MK, forget Dead or Alive, Melee was the one. And this game improves on Melee in many ways, with more characters, more items and a some what fun single player mode. Those are the stand out new features, but the graphics obviously seem much sharper, with more attention paid to the detail of the arenas.
What about online? Tried at my mates house, and it was a bit slow but nevertheless fun to see Diddy Kong get a Final Smash and blast all the opponents into next year (I was ROFLing at this point!). The best thing was, I didn't get sprayed with a torrent of abuse by the players playing with me (which I no doubt would have got on Xbox Live)!
The best Wii game by far I reckon, it's going to keep my guests amused until the next one comes out! ;D


review by: Reds date: 2008-08-18 rating:
Fantastic!
Gosh, I 've bought so many Wii games recently and this has got to be the cream of the crop.

1.)Think of it as Mortal Combat, but with all the characters you grew up playing on Nintendo.

2.)It has a lots of extras, like the mini games, and creating your on play stages. It has also good training levels as well.

3.)Be aware that the games "does not use Wii motion" so the controlling is pretty much like past generation gaming. ie gamecube.

4.) Good graphic, excellent game play and some of the best stories line will keep you hooked for hours.


I think overall this will appeal to the more hardcore players, if you where looking for a wii workout type of game, then this is not for you.

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