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THE Most Unique Fighting Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Super Smash Bros. Melee is easily the most unique fighting game out there. Who would have thought to throw in a load of Nintendo characters, known and unknown, into one big slugfest? The original SSB did so much, and this sequal's even better, another breath of fresh air.

Like with the previous SSB, SSBM has Nintendo characters from different games mixed up and duking it out. The original game had about 12 characters, I think. This one has 25, total. Around half of the characters are unlockable. All of the characters from SSB have returned, along with all of the unlockable ones from the previous game as regulars. The new regular characters include Peach, Bowser, the Ice Climbers, and Zelda.

Every character is unique, pretty much. A few perform almost the same. From Yoshi's high-flying second jump, (Though, he lacks a third.) to Zelda's ability to change into Sheik. All of the characters have the special abilities that made them special in their games. Link's got his bombs and arrows. Mario can still pelt foes with fireballs. It's pretty fun to tinker around with the character and see how well they match your style.

The characters are even smart, once you crank their skill level up into the high range. If you pick up a Starman they'll go into complete defense. Sometimes they'll gang up on you and turn you into a punching bag. They'll even choose which items they want. They'll take a Hammer over a Fan, anyday. Zelda/Sheik will run from the heat of battle to pick up that Poke Ball that's ridiculously far away. The characters will even have their own preferences as to what they do. Some will grab more than others, others will whollop you with one punch after another. It's really interesting.

If you've played the original Smash Bros, I'll bet you also enjoyed the stages. They resembled the worlds from which they're based off of, yet they were tweaked enough to make them more like a fighting arena. But, there weren't really that many stages. SSBM has about 25-30 stages. They're all special, and they still resemble Nintendo's worlds. Some of the worlds have hazards, (Such as the Ice Climbers' scrolling mountain) while others are just darn huge. (Consider Zelda's temple stage.) Some stages are harder than others, while others are minefields to be walking on, since there's no where to hide from that Bob-Bomb that's hurtling in your direction. The stages that have nothing, except platforms will test your skill in battle. Others can challenge your agility and defensive skills.

You've also got a lot of new items that you can whack, hurl, and detonate on your opponents. Many of the items from the previous game have returned, such as the Beam Sword and the infamous Home-Run Bat. The items have different functions. The Fan is weak, but blindingly fast. It can even break shields if you throw them at someone. You can use a Hammer to whack away at that annoying opponent. But this time, the Hammer head can fall off, making it a throwable item that can cause an instant KO. The person wielding the handle is completely helpless. Items can turn the tide of battle, and can be pretty fun to use. There's also a lot more items to use, adding double the chaos! If you want, you can change the frequency at which items appear, and which items you want to appear. You can have piles of Hammers, Bob-Bombs, and Home-Run Bats in one battle!

The controls are still the same, with only some slight changes. Every character has four special attacks, now. The new special works like a regular Smash Attack, except with the B button. There are also four different kinds of throws, but they vary between every character. So experiment a little bit to see who has the best throw. Mewtwo can blow people away with his upward throw, while Donkey Kong can carry his opponents with him. Try sacrificing yourself by jumping off a ledge with an opponent being carried around with you. Grabs can also let you punch your helpless victim without having to worry about being hit back. I think that the controls are pretty easy to get used to, but, if you're feeling doubtful, you can watch the video that explains all the basic controls.

There's also some new modes that you can try out. There's a new adventure mode, which kinds of acts like a mini-RPG. There's also an All-Star mode. (It's an unlockable.) It kind of functions like classic mode. But, you only have one life, carry your damage from battle to battle, have limited healing, and you always fight by yourself. Try playing it on Hard or Very Hard mode and you'll feel the sting.

In addition, there are also some "mini-games" that you can try out. These include Multi-Man Melee battles, a Homerun Contest, and a Target Practice. Multi-Man Melee pits you up against the Fighting Wire-Frames. There's a Fifteen Minute Melee and a Cruel Melee, among a couple others. The Cruel Melee is easily the hardest battle in the game. The Home-Run Contest has you racking up damage points on a sandbag and then taking a bat and swinging as far as you can. Really interesting.

There's also a new Trophy section that'll allow you to collect figures of other Nintendo characters and objects. You can get trophies from the Lottery, or you can get a trophy that can only be unlocked in a special way, some trophies are harder to get than others, though. Particularly the special trophies, where you may have to get a 20 hit combo or beat All-Star on Hard and up without continuing. This adds some more challenge to the game.

That's really all I can say about Super Smash Bros. Melee. I can't fit all of its qualities into my review, but if you play it, you'll find out every little detail that makes it unique. Maybe you'll even rank it the best fighting game. I just hope that my review helped and that you'll enjoy the game.

Super Smash Bros is back, and it's better then ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Super Smash Bros for the N64 was easily my favorite game. Why wouldn't it be? How can you not love Nintendo's lovable mascots getting into a stage and then battling? Well now it gets even better.

Super Smash Bros Melee is a superb game that really can't get any better. That's start with some single player options. One of my favorite new features is Adventure Mode - Here you fight your way across several Nintendo themed locations. Not only is it enjoyable to relive the backgrounds, but some of the enemys are included as well! Another enjoyable aspect of the game is Stadium Challenges (I believe that's what they're called). These present a challenge ranging from killing a character within a matter of seconds or winning in a battle where bombs rule! Not only is this very challenging, it is a thrill to see a different approach on the overall normal Melee.

While this game has a wonderful single player, it just only gets better with multiplayer.

Multiplayer is a fun and addictive section of the game where you can fight it out with your friends. Not only can this present new challenges to even the most hard core player, but it will give you a chance to team up on one specific player. Several strategy's that are just not possable with CPU's come into play here. These battles are also extremely customizable. Not only can you choose between several different styles of combat, but from there you can select handicap, what items will fall, how many items will fall, and much more.

Overall, Super Smash Bros Melee is a unique and exciting experience that will leave you eager for more.

There's so much to do in this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I thought the original Super Smash Bros. was a lot of fun, but unlike SSB Melee, basically once you unlocked the characters, a level, and beat the 1 player game, there's really nothing left to do besides multi-player (which is still fun though). But in SSB Melee, there are so much more characters and stages to choose from, there are over twice the amount, not to mention a lot more to unlock, and they even left some of the stages from the original Super Smash Bros. in here! There are also missions you have to complete in order to get new characters, there are more 1-player games, a tournament melee with up to 64 characters (1-player or multi-player), and the graphics are also pretty amazing. You can also earn money from fighting to buy yourself trophies. There's so much to do in this game the list is almost endless. This game's kept me busy for quite I while because I've had it for a few years and still haven't completed everything. So if you liked the original SSB, I can pretty much guarantee you'll love this one even more, so buy it now!

The BEST!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is the perfect game for Head-to-Head Action.There is always something to do even if its unlocking new characters and stages. There are many well known characters in the Nintendo universe such as Mario, Link, Bowser and many more.

Super Smash Rocks!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Super Smash Bros. was my favorite game for the N64. Now they've updated it for the Gamecube, adding slews of new characters, environments, and creating some of the coolest graphics that the Gamecube can offer. The stages are just breathtaking, especially Final Destination. This game also has special rules for melee matches, my favorite is the Super Sudden Death option. You can also get cool trophies for achieving certain goals or you can get them through the lottery. The new game also has adventure and All Star modes. Adventure is more about the speed which you can do things, such as escape an exploding Brinstar. All Star is where you have to battle every character in Super Smash Melee with 3 heart containers. THis game also introduces sinister new bosses...but I won't tell you about that, you'll have to find out for yourself. Ultimately, this is my favorite game for the Gamecube, and in my opinion, one of Nintendo's best!

Super Smash Bros. Melee

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First up, this is an EXTEREMELY fun game! Pick characters, and fight, fight, fight! In this game you can choose from 25 different characters, 29 different stages, and infinity ways to have fun!

-In 1-P Mode, there is Regular Match, with the choice of Classic, Adventure, or All star (unlocking needed). In 1 Player Event Match, there are 51 different event matches (many, many, many need unlocking), such as killing 3 people in 2 minutes, use Pokeballs to battle Pickachu, and so on. In 1 Player Stadium, players can choose from Target Test (hit targets on certain stages, depending on the character, before time runs out), Home Run Contest (players use the Home Run Bat to smach Sandbag as far as possible), and Multi Man Melee (self explanatory).

-In VS. Mode, Players can fight with friends, up to 4 players, or fight computers-or both! Here, players can have tournaments for up to 64 people. They can have Special Melees, such as Camera Mode, Stamina Mode, Giant Melee, Tiny Melee, Invisible Melee, and so on. Players can even creat up to 4-letter names for themselves.

-During the game, players will earn Trophies, such as Event Match trophies, Trophies for new characters, Trophies of many different past Nintendo Games and others. Players can view their trophies and purchase new ones (randomly).

This game is great, and I have had hours and hours of fun playing it.

-Characters (*=unlocking needed or otherwise)

*Dr. Mario
Mario
*Luigi
Bowser
Peach
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Captin Falcon
*Ganondorf
*Falco
Fox
Ness
Ice Climbers
Kirby - (my Personal favorite)
Samus - from Metroid games
Zelda - (Shiek)
Link
*Young Link
*Pichu
Pikachu
*Jiggly-Puff
*Mewtwo
*Mr.Game&Watch
*Marth
*Roy

-Stages (*=unlocking needed or otherwise)

Icicle Mountain
Princess Peaches Castle
Kongo Jungle
Great Bay
Yoshi's Story
Fountain of Dreams
Corneria
*Flat Zone
Rainbow Cruise
Jungle Japes
Temple
Yoshi's Island
Green Greens
Venom
Brinstar
Onett
Mute City
Pokemon Stadium
Kingdom
*Brinstar Depths
*Fourside
*Big Blue
*Poke Floats
*Kingdom II
-(Past Stages)
*Battlefield
*Final Destination
*Dream Land
*Yoshi's Island
*Kongo Jungle

-My Ratings (%.%%/10.00)
Fun: 9.99/10.00
Exitement: 10.00/10.00
Graphics: 9.98/10.00
Small Violence: 7.95/10.00
Huge Violence: 1.93/10.00
Swearing: 0.00/10.00
AMAZEMENT: 9.78/10.00
-Overall: 9.92/10.00

-Rating:
-T- Honestly, I think if there was an E-10 at the time, it would be E-10. An amazing game.

I definitely say this is a recommendation.

The greatest game in gaming history

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

if u were thinking of buying this game, please do. this game has about 12 secret characters. Its not like the old one where u just have to beat the game to get secret characters, u have to beat the game eith certian characters. EXAMPLE: if u beat the game with mario u will get luigi, beat it with link, get ganondorf....and so on. get this game if u want the full thrust of the nintendo GAMECUBE.

the best 4 player game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

stunning graphics, in-depth levels, a slew of deadly and silly weapons, and the best team of video game characters ever assembled. what more can i say? this is the best game for the launch of the gamecube (which is going to kick some serious xbox and playstation (...)and is probably going to be the strongest game until zelda and mario make their appearance on the cube. dont think twice, just by this game!!!!!!

Best ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I hane to admit that the first time that i saw this game i thought it was a little iffy but when i finally had a chance to play it hands on there was no question that this surpased its nintendo 64 counter-part.
first of all the graphics in this are simply stunning even though its not taking the full capabilities of the Gamecube into use. the levels are insane filled with so much interaction. all of your favourite nintendo characters are back along with new ones, such as the ice climbers and bowser. there are many items for you to play with and use to defeat your enemies. this game will keep you busy for a long time and you'll never get bored. a good reason for this is because of the multiplayer mode. show your friends who's the ultimate champ in your neighborhood (even though i am of course the best of all time).
overall this is a must have for your Gamecube collection and if you are planning to get a copy of this wonderful game, be sure to pre-order cause this game will go fast.

The Best gamecube game so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I cant belive how good this is. It is an improvement from the nintendo 64 one.

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