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Simply Overrated

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 12
Date: March 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Don't get me wrong Smash Bros fans, this game is fun while playing against other people, and addictive. However, I do feel the game does get old after awhile like all Fighting games. The game can also be annoying at times while your characters become small to compensate for something going on in the background. And god help you during some of the stages when there is so much chaos going on you lose track of your character let alone what the heck is going on. Maybe that's the whole point or maybe I'm just getting old.

Amazing!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: March 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is probably the best game on Wii ever!! The game has so many features and options that it's almost overwhelming! I love the new characters and the new stages. The Graphics are amazing!! Diffidently worth your dollar especially with those high Wii game price tags.

I Don't Like This Game AT ALL!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 30
Date: May 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

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.

Best Wii game to date, but has its fair share of flaws which prevent it from really soaring

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 16
Date: March 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My anticipation for Super Smash Bros. Brawl was not as high as many Nintendo fans, but I still wanted the game. It's likely that if you are reading this review and you haven't already purchased the game, then you're the same type of gamer as me. Occasional Wii player who enjoys a good game. First thing I'll tell you is that if you consider yourself a "casual gamer," this game probably won't be your favorite, but you might still be able to get some enjoyment out of it. It doesn't use any of the friendly Wii controls that you are accustomed to having, and you won't stand much of a chance in the online modes without some serious practicing. Also, there is no tutorial to tell you how to play (although the instruction booklet does a good job of this). This review is written for the "casual gamer," since I assume most hardcore Nintendo fans have already purchased, and are enjoying the game. Finally, before I get into the review I'll give a quick description of the game for those that are new to the series... basically it's a "side-scrolling" fighting game, where you play as various Nintendo characters from both yesteryear and the present. Each character has his or her own set of special moves that can be used against the other players with a few button pushes. There are lots of modes, but in general the person that does the most killing and the least dying wins.

Now onto the review... I've broken the review down into separate sections to make it more easy for you to follow, or to just get information about a particular topic.

Graphics: 6/10

Well, if you mention graphics, the first thing hardcore Nintendo fan will tell you is "GRAPHICS DON'T MATTER." My opinion of this is slightly different, while graphics don't make a game, they sure can help improve the experience. Now onto the graphics in this game.... most game companies have realized this by now, but apparently Nintendo didn't get the memo: cutscenes are better if they have similar graphical style to the game.

In Super Smash Bros. the majority of the game looks exactly the same as its predecessor Super Smash Bros. Mele. Some will tell you this is fine, but I just don't understand how 7 years later they best they can pull off is "slightly better" than the previous game, even if the Wii isn't much more powerful. My second complaint here is the cutscene thing. Cutscenes were all pre-rendered and stored as movies. Sure they look amazing, but it sure takes away from the experience when you are playing a crappy game, you go through a door, wait for a load, watch a movie that looks nothing like what you can play, sit through another load, and then continue playing. It took me about 4 hours of play to realize that what was happening in the game was actually a continuation of what's showed in the cutscenes, that's how different things look between the two. Now for a casual gamer these details probably won't matter because you just want to play. And if you are the casual gamer, you will probably enjoy the graphics and cutscenes. But for me, and most people who are used to an immersive experience in the game, the graphics here just don't cut it.

Sound: 10/10

Chances are that everybody has played a previous Nintendo game. And chances are that the music from that game will have worked its way into this game somehow. The sound in this game is really amazing. There are hundreds of tracks from which to choose, and you can customize which tracks are played on which stages at which ratios. Also, there are many new recorded sounds for each character, and the new music that was made for the game is also amazing. All in all, the sound in the game won't disappoint anybody, casual or hardcore you will want to play this game on the loudest volume setting you can.

Gameplay/Controls: 9/10
If you've played a Smash Bros. game before, you probably don't need to read this section because nothing has changed too much gameplay-wise. It's the same "button-smashing" (or not button smashing if you know what you are doing) play as before, but everything is more balanced, and each character, despite their strengths or weaknesses has a fairly equal chance of winning. With 35 characters, I really gotta praise Nintendo for getting this balanced so fairly (although you will learn that there are still a few characters that realllly suck!!). They've also added more items (which you can pick up to add a crazy effect to the game, such as throwing a Pokeball at an enemy, and having it attack them). The gameplay is fair enough that a person who has never played before stands a fairly equal chance of winning a match as those who've played hundreds of games. Another amazing thing Nintendo did was giving you 4 ways to play. You can play with the Wii Remote turned sideways, with the Wii Remote "right side up" and the nunchuck, with the Wii Classic Controller, and with the Nintendo Gamecube controller. The system is brilliant, and allows you to change what every single button does for your particular setup. My only complaint in this section is that there are no motion controls whatsoever through the entire game, and it makes navigating menu's more of a pain than what you are used to on your Wii.

Multiplayer: 5/10
Offline: 5/5
I'll start with the positive here. Offline multiplayer is amazing. They've got "tournament" support for up to 32 players, with each player being able to VERY easily pick which controller they use, and play against a randomly selected group of people from the tournament, moving up the bracket to the championship. They've also got a simple rotation mode where up to 32 people rotate through playing random maps where the loser(s) or winner(s) swap out with people who are waiting (Don't worry, if you've only got 30 friends you can have 2 AI players fill the extra spots for you). It eliminates the "hey it's my turn you have played more" aspect of your party because it keeps track of everybody's playing time and keeps things fair. Of course you can play just yourself against computer players, with varying level of skill. Once again, the players have excellent AI, and they "know" how to play to the strengths of their character without ever feeling unfair. All in all, this is by far the most solid Smash Bros. yet in terms of offline multiplayer.

Online Multiplayer: 0/5
Now it's time to talk about the Nintendo WiFi connection. To put it simply, it's just a mess. Either Nintendo hasn't played online on the Xbox 360 or the Playstation 3, or they simply don't care. There is still no universal friends list, voice chat, text chat, or any online features you are accustomed to from your other consoles. Whats even worse is Nintendo's excuse... they claim people don't want these features, and that they aren't safe. The other two consoles have made it pretty obvious that people DO want these features, and they've also added parental controls to make it completely customizable to parents that their children can and can't do. To me, Nintendo doesn't add these things out of sheer laziness. But let's talk about what is in the game. First of all, there's the "play with anybody option." If you choose this, you should (although many gamers have yet to get this feature to work) get matched with 3 other people (whose names you can't see), and play brawl with them until everybody quits. The other option is "with friends." With this feature, you can call friends, ask for their 12 digit friend code, enter it, have them to the same, and then play with them.

Additionally, you are more limited with modes and maps than with single player, and the netcode (the portion of the game code that connects you to the internet and other players) is so poorly written that Nintendo had to put this right in the instruction booklet: "It is normal for the game to periodically freeze while playing online." Brawl is a more basic game than, say, Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, both of which are consistently lag free, but Brawl is just plagued with lag. So much so that with most of your friends the game will be unplayable online. I wasn't expecting much from this game online, but it delivered even less than I expected. It's probably the worst Nintendo WiFi connection enabled game to date. Also missing is any sort of leaderboard feature, or a way to compare your scores to other gamers across the world (A feature which Microsoft and Sony REQUIRE every game to have on their systems). Now I know many Nintendo fans don't care about online, which is why I broke this section into two subsections, but for me this is really a huge turn off because I had planned to get a decent amount of play-time out of the online play.

Single Player/Campaign: 7/10
In addition to the wealth of multiplayer content we've talked about, the game also has a decent chunk of single player content. My favorite part is the "event matches," where you try to do other things such as race through a level or break all the pieces of a level in the fastest time possible. This really gives a nice break from the standard fighting component of the game. Also, there's an Adventure mode that takes about 8-10 hours to complete. As discussed in the graphics section, I wasn't a huge fan of the adventure mode just because the graphics are so much different between the cinematics and game. That being said, the actually playing of the single player is fairly fun, albeit VERY repetitive. Additionally, the boss battle at the end isn't even fun because the character is overpowered, cheap, and can just teleport away whenever you start hitting him. This doesn't detract from the game in any way, but it sure does make for an annoying way to end an otherwise fun adventure mode. Nintendo does give plenty of reason to play though, as you will unlock lots of characters and stages to play on the more you play single player modes. Also added to the game was an "achievement" system, which allows you to look at things of importance you've done, and more things you need to do to unlock stuff. This is a very cool feature, but would have been cooler with an online component such as is done on Xbox Live, and what is soon to be done with Home on Playstation Network, so that friends can see what you've done and compare it to what they've done, which would have added HUGE amounts of replayability for Nintendo fans as they work their hardest to break those records.

Overall: 3/5 Stars (An average of the above scores)
Note that if you average all the above scores it would convert to 7.4/10. Amazon doesn't allow parts of a star, and I didn't think the game deserved 4 stars so I rounded the 7.4 down to 3/5. I'll leave you with a quick summary of the pro's and con's of the game:

Pros:
- Amazing offline multiplayer
- Best Smash Bros. game yet in terms of gameplay
- Great new items and characters
- Single player will take some time to beat and is fun for the most part

Cons:
- Possibly the most shallow and buggy online game ever (on ANY system)
- The graphics in single player actually take away the cool experience of the game
- Unfair boss battle at the end (It's NOT just hard- its unfair)

?'s:
- Why can Nintendo still not figure out online play?
- Nintendo did an excellent job balancing characters, but why still leave a few that are extremely overpowered?
- Why did Nintendo think it would be cool to put the best possible cinematics in the game, when games like Halo 3 (360), and Metal Gear Solid (PS3) have been getting massive praise for doing just the opposite?

If you've played Smash Bros. games before and liked them, I recommend a purchase of this game. If you're more of a casual gamer, and enjoy some of the more basic games the Wii offers, you might want to do a little more research or consider a rent before you throw down $50 on this game.

Super Smash Brothers Brawl: The Best One Yet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I will try to be brief here. Super Smash Brothers Brawl is an almost 5-star game, coming in as the best on the Wii console. But I said almost 5-stars. Why not 5? Read on for the answer.

First things first. Brawl is still mainly a multiplayer game, and a very good one. I will talk about this mode first.

Multiplayer: 9 out of 10

The main mode here is brawl, of course. There's also special brawl, which has been dramatically improved. You can choose from a variety of settings, and you can have several settings on at once, unlike in Melee, where you could only do them one at a time. Choose your character, stage, and then brawl.

Single Player: 6 out of 10

In this mode, you will find Classic Mode, Adventure Mode, and the Events, among others. Classic Mode is basically the same as before, which is to be expected. Adventure Mode is now the Subspace Emissary, which can be a little long as it's a whole game by itself. Unfortunately, it can get rather boring. You can also do Adventure Mode with a partner. The events are basically the same idea, but there are now some co-op events.

Now for the characters and stages.

Character Roster: 8 out of 10

The character roster now has a total of 35 characters, 10 more than in Melee. You start out with 21, and have to unlock 14. There are old ones like Mario and Link, new ones like Pit and Olimar, and two 3rd-party characters, which you have to unlock, even though they're on the case. They are Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog. My main disappointment with the roster is that clones were not eliminated. Luckily, the only real clones are Toon Link and Ganondorf. All the others have enough differences to avoid my definiton of a clone (even Ganondorf has his own final smash).

Stage Selections: 9 out of 10

There are a total of 41 stages in Brawl. You start out with 29 and have to unlock 12. 10 of the stages are Melee stages. Some of the new stages are Delfino Plaza, Rumble Falls, Sky World, and Pictochat. This selection can be increased by making stages in the stage builder, which I thought was a nice edition to Brawl.

Now some of the technical stuff.

Graphics: 6 out of 10 overall, 9 out of 10 for the Wii. Sure, there not super graphics, but there fine for me. You can't get much better on the Wii.

Controls: 10 out of 10

With four control schemes, you can pick whichever one feels the most natural. You can choose from the Wii Remote and Nunchuck, Wii Remote held sideways, the Classic Controller, and the Gamecube Controller. I'm also extremely glad they didn't use all the motion capabilities of the Wii Remote. It just wouldn't work for a game like Smash Bros.

Conclusion: Super Smash Bros Brawl is a great upgrade, even though it plays like Melee. It's suppost to be a Smash Bros title, not a completely different game. If clones had been eliminated and adventure mode was a little better, this would have been a full five stars.

Game of the Year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am an avid Smash Brothers Fan and this game lives up to its hype. What makes this game great is that is does not dramatically deviate from the old Smash bro. The gameplay is similar, if not the same, and the characters and options are more abundant and improved. I highly recommend this game to people who enjoyed the old smash bros.

just beat SSE lots of fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game is alot of fun... one of the best munlti-player games out there

for anyone who loves mario...sonic...metal gear...fox...pikachu..etc... this is def the game for you!

Archive of Nintendo glory

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The SSB series has always attempted to invoke a nostalgic effect with the characters and stages, but SSB: Brawl really takes it to a whole new level. The amount of Nintendo history and information is really mind boggling. From the trophies, to the stickers, to the Chronicle of Nintendo games, SSB: Brawl provides so much info on the past of Nintendo's franchises that any person that has ever fallen in love with a Nintendo game or character will find this game immensely satisfying.

And of course the control is perfect, the level design is fantastic, and the music is unbelievable. This game is truly the total package and I highly recommend it to any fan of this series or any Nintendo series.

Great for fans of Nintendo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First off, let me start by saying everything in this review is what I heard from my kid. He says it is a great game. Specifically:

1.He likes the Adventure mode, and you only HAVE to fight three of the characters to unlock them.
2.He likes all of his favorite stuff that appeared: Golden Sun, Windwaker, Legend of Zelda in general.
3.He likes all the events and how almost everything in Solo you can do cooperative.
4.He loves the stage builder and My Music.

There's only two things he complained about. First, one of the characters that you have to fight to unlock is too hard, he says. Second, he can't believe all the negative criticism of this game which, he says, must be written by non-Nintendo fans.

a "RARE" 40/40 in Famitsu magazine

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

40/40 in famitsu magazine ( oldest and most strict game magazine in japan ), a perfect score is so rare that this is the 6th or 8th game that had a perfect score since the magazine establishment , enough said .
( you own to your self to ignore all bad reviews about this game ).

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