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The greatest game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Super Smash Bros. Melee isn't one of those brand new I gotta get it games. It's a game that lasts. According to Nintendo.com Super Smash Bros. Melee is the 5th best selling game. It was also one of the first four Gamecube games. That is telling you something. The game has so many new features that the original game didn't have. I personally liked the event matches. The home run contest can get a little addictive. If you want to get over a thousand you should use Pikachu, Yoshi, Fox, or Bowser.

Now this is what makes this game the best, multiplayer mode. Oh my goodness it is so freakin, fun. With all the items(Hammer, Bombs, Homerun bats especially) make multiplayer even better.
There is tons of levels. Hyrule Temple, Termina Great Bay, and Pokemon Stadium are three of the best ones. The characters are awesome. There are 25 of them to be exact and they are.
1 Mario
2 Pikachu
3 Bowser
4 Peach
5 Yoshi
6 Donkey Kong
7 Captin Falcon
8 Fox
9 Ness
10 The Ice Climbers
11 Kirby

12 Samus
13 Zelda/Sheik
14 Link
And the secret characters are
15 Jigglypuff
16 Luigi
17 Dr. Mario
18 Marth
19 Roy
20 Falco
21 Gannondorf
22 Young Link
23 Pichu
24 Mewtwo
25 Mr. Game and Watch
I won't tell you how to get them. You have to figure it out yourself. This game is a number 1 choice.
The Graphics are amazing.
I'll just rate everything for you
Graphics 5/5
Sound 5/5
Music 5/5
Controls 4/5
Replay Value 5/5
Overall 5/5
This is a great choice for people just getting Gamecubes.
I bought it why don't you.

THE BEST OF THE BEST BATTLE EACH OTHER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS GRRREEEAAAT!THE BEST ALL-STARS FROM THE NINTENDO GAMES ARE IN IT.EACH CHARACTER BATTLES DIFFERENT CHARACTERS.ADVENTURE MODE IS THE ONLY MODE THAT HAS A SET STORY.THAT MODE IS THE SAME AS EVERY CHARACTER.HERE'S A REALLY COOL SECRET.IF YOU HAVE SONIC GEMS COLLECTION MOVE YOUR DATA FROM THIS GAME ONTO SONIC THE FIGHTERS AND EACH TIME YOU PLAY 20 MAN MELEE ON SUPER SMASH BROS.MELEE AND BEAT IT A DIFFERENT SONIC CHARACTER WILL APPEAR.BEAT THE SONIC CHARACTER AND YOU CAN PLAY AS THEM!ALSO BEAT THE GAME AS CERTAIN CHARACTER AND YOU CAN PLAY AS A NINTENDO CHARACTER THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED BEFORE 2003.

Super Smash Brothers is truly Super

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is definitely one of the best games Nintendo has ever created. Having played the first Super Smash Brothers for the Nintendo 64 I was surprised when i first saw this game for sale because there had been no advertising for it. In spite of that I bought this game before i had even bought a Gamecube. I knew that it would be a classic game with hours of enjoyment. Five years later i still dont have the slightest regret of getting this game, and still play it as if it was brand new. Even though I have clocked around 1000 hours, the fun is still fresh everytime I play it because the game is always changing. It is great as a game for one person, but it truly shines when you have friends join in the fray. In my opinion the Smash Brothers franchise is, and will continue to be, the best multiplayer game ever. If you dont have it your Nintendo collection is just not complete.

What was ESRB thinking?!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

( I'm dot a kid, I just didn't want to reveal my account )

What was ESRB thinking?! This game has apsolutely NO intense violence of any kind, nor does it have crude humor. This is a game for the whole family! As for the game itself, it's one of the best fighting games out there, certainy the best in it's class. I hope that parents reading this review will think twice about SSBM's T rating; this is one game that definately did not deserve it.

If you give this less than 5 stars... you're an idiot.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have to admit that the first one could have used a little extra work. It was only really fun when friends were over. BUT THIS IS BETTER. If you liked the first one because you loved fighting with your friends, you're in luck. Melee has new modes like the coin mode. It also has new items, attacks, arenas, and the characters are evenly matched. It's not Jigglypuff compared to Kirby anymore. Have you seen some of the new characters yet! Princess Zelda can transform into Sheik, The Ice Climbers can freeze opponents in ice. Bowser can fry the competition just by pressing the B button.

If you don't have friends that like Super Smash Bros. so you enjoy playing the one player mode, you'll be happy to know there will be a new adventure mode, where you do more than just fight an opponent in a small battle arena. (There is still that mode though.) Ex. The first level is Mario Kingdom. First you have to walk along a trail, killing goombas along the way, until you come to 20 Yoshi's. Kill all of the Yoshis, and then you will have to fight two Mario characters as the boss of the level.

Now, lets compare Super Smash Bros. to Super Smash Bros. MELEE.

Super Smash Bros.
Play Control- 8/10
Graphics- 8/10
Satisfaction- 9/10
Game Design- 9/10
Sound- 9/10
Multiplayer- 10/10

Overall- 8.7/10

Super Smash Bros. MELEE
Play Control- 9.5/10
Graphics- 10/10
Satisfaction- 10/10
Game Design- 9.5/10
Sound- 9/10
Multiplayer- 10/10

Overall-9.7/10

HAL Laboratory and Nintendo are making HUGE improvements. Many more people will probably start enjoying Nintendo Games.

Just take a look at the Gamecube controller's controll pad

It's a great game... but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's no doubt that Smash Brothers Melee is a great multiplayer game fo the Nintendo Gamecube. It has great graphics, it has AWESOME music, a lot of characters to choose from, more options, and more moves. There are vast improvements in the 1 player department over the first, shown in the adventure mode. There are some really exciting events in this mode, such as the classic Mushroom Kingdom first level, and when the Star Fox team zooms in to help Fox McCloud, and when Luigi bounces on his brother to battle you alongside Peach. I love Peach!

We all know the pros of this game, so here are my nitpicks:

Special moves became more difficult. Now there is an extra special move executed when you press -> + B, and it's kinda annoying when you want to shoot Mario's fireballs, but get the cape instead. In my opinion, this addition is a mixed blessing. It's nice to have a 4th special move, but executing the toward vs. the stationary creates frustration.

Characters just don't jump as high or as long as they used to.

The Sound FX just doesn't have the impact that the first game did; they are kinda muffled. It doesn't have the appeal it did in the N64 version when you *SMASHED* the other character. In particular, I miss the old Smash Move sound effects, and the bomb blast. The impact that sends shivers down your spine isn't there anymore.

The voices are average (while I was expecting better). Everyone will agree that the new announcer is subpar to the first, and that Captain Falcon's voice really stinks compared to his N64 counterpart.

The controls are TOO responsive. I believe they tried to get the characters to feel more human so everything in the game feels like it's in hyperspeed, and players will no doubt get overwhelmed trying to find their tiny, zippy character on the screen. If you thought it was hard to keep track of and control your character on the Great Fox on the N64, wait 'til you play on the gigantic Hyrule Castle or Rainbow Cruise area on Melee. Sometimes, so much is going on the screen that you just get overwhelmed, but I believe that you'll get used to it after countless hours of battles. Hitting that L button to block is annoying as well... I used to block all the time in the first game, but that odd gamecube L button makes you press down all the way causing a delay.

So to summarize my review, the pros are that it has many options, decent sound fx, good graphics, and an awesome soundtrack. The cons are that the controls are a bit slippery, the voices (announcer and captain falcon in particular) are a downgrade from the N64 game, and the characters are hard to keep track of. It warrants more than 4 stars, but I don't feel that it deserves the whole 5 for thre reasons stated above, and because it just feels that there could have been more; more 1 player adventure courses (like the Mario level), better voices, and better control.

You can't touch this game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Man.....all there really is to say is that this game ROCKS!!! I mean, there are tons of levels and characters to choose from. This game has the best replay value; I could play this game for years with my friends and it never gets old. Get this game!!

SUPER SMASH DOES IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well this game is a sequil to the nintendo 64 game which was super! In this game the two favorite secrat characters of the original Captin Falcon and Ness are in the original line up! They also added 5 new characters in to the starting brawl, Zelda, Bowser, Sheik, Peach, and The Ice Climbers. In my save in the game I have 5 secrat characters (which I wont revial!)Well anyway you should buy this game it is a must buy for all Gamecube owners!!!
And if you dont have Gamecube get it before it is too late!!

An amazing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ok, for all of the retards who continually say that the game is geared towards five year olds, that it is easily mastered and that its no fun unless you have 3 friends that are also 5, i have only one thing to say. your retarded and the only reason you wrote that review was because you probably got your butt kicked and are just a sore loser. For the rest of us hundred thousands players out there who still think the game is amazing because it is amazing fighter and party game that weve been playing with our friends for over 3 years now. I myself got the game the week it came out, and i still play the game and i mus say you can always have fun with it and pick it up. there are 52 random mission type fights to do that involve defeating two or more enemies with bombs on the field for example. there are tons of maps to be unlocked more than i ever imagined, over 250 trophies (i have all but 2), 11 extra characters to help keep the madness varied, a bunch of cool game modes like slow mo and super small mode (where you characters have all eaten a poison mushroom for the whole match) to keep things fun and varied, and on top of that, you can even take pictures if you have another controller, making this game an amazing addition to any gamecube owners collection. if you own a gamecube and dont own this. then your missing out no matter what the age.

Smashing the competition

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The first Smash Bros. game was a blindside of superb multiplayer gaming on the N64. A terrific concept (group together tons of classic characters from famous Nintendo franchises) coupled with outrageous yet deeply strategic fighting gameplay made for a wonderful experience in the N64's heyday. The "king of the mountain" style gameplay truly revolutionized what all fighting games are normally about- it actually managed to make the genre fresh and invigorated. Now, on the Gamecube and improved in just about every way, it manages to do the same.

The basics, for those unfamiliar, are that up to four players pick their character from a bevy of classic Nintendo games and fight it out in huge stages, trying to KO other players by knocking them out of the arena, in any direction. Simple, and yet the premise is stretched to its limits, with a number of different modes (Giant players, miniature players, coin battles, team battles, slo mo battles, fast battles, etc etc etc), a host of challenges for single players to overcome, and graphics and animations as smooth as butter. The assortment of characters are all balanced quite fairly, and barring Mr. Game and Watch, all of them are capable in their own right. Weapons also come into play, such as Poke Balls, bats, lightsabers, guns, turtle shells from the Mario Bros. games, hammers from Donkey Kong, the list goes on and on. Surpassing all of that is a strangely addictive trophy system, for which you win coins in order to buy trophies of many different classic Nintendo characters and locales, all detailed and lovingly rendered in 3D. The only major caveat is if you're a single player, you're somewhat out of luck. The one-player adventure mode is fairly weak (why didn't they have a separate adventure for each character?), and the AI can sometimes be equally parts cheap and stupid. But what does it matter; when the four-player intense fighting is as fun as this, you can't go wrong. And it's cheap now, to boot! You have no excuse.

By the way, if you don't have a Gamecube, purchase one immediately, and thank yourself for your wise choice.

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