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Video Games : Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) .
Rating: 
- One of the Best Wii Games!
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a great Wii game in most areas. The Subspace Emissary is great, as is single player brawling. However, the game's real strong point is multiplayer. By multiplayer, I mean offline multiplayer (online is quite boring).
Along with this, the game is a wonderful celebration of all Nintendo games. It features 35 playable characters, 500+ collectable trophies and an amazing track list of Nintendo tunes.
However, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is not for everyone. If you bought a Wii because it had motion controls and it would help you to get fit and acrive, you will not enjoy this game. The game controls are made up mostly of pressing buttons. Aside from pressing buttons, you can shake the remote to preform a 'Smash Attack'; other than that, motion controls are rarely used (even the menu screens are controlled by the nunchuk).
If you enjoy classical button-pressing games, you will adore this.
However, if you prefer games that use modern motion controlled methods, this game is not for you.
I really enjoyed this game, but that's just my opinion. It really depends what you're into.
My overall score: 9/10
Rating:
- Single Player is fantastic anyway, but multiplayer is just EPIC WIN
This is one of the world's best multiplayer games so if you regularly invite friends for multiplayer gaming bouts then you'll love this. And even if not, there's still an online multiplayer mode for playing against far-away friends and foes. If you love multiplayer, just get this - it's full of EPIC WIN!
Rating:
- No good for 1st time players?
This review is aimed primarily for people who have never played the Super Smash Brawl series. All the rave reviews seem to suggest that this is a great game and so it must be.... BUT I suspect that they are mostly written by people who have been playing the game in all its earlier incarnations on previous generation consoles and as such have had a level of "training" to move on to this level.
As someone who has never played this series previously, it just adds up to a load of frantic button mashing with little real meaning. I guess it would be a lot better if there was a training level so newbies could hone a few skills and learn some tactics before getting stuck in. I did try and get into it and came back to it a few times, ( I have had it for nearly 6 months) but I simply find it pointless and tedious.
Sorry to the loyal fans who get outraged whenever anybody dares to criticise their favourite game but maybe THEY wouldn't be too keen on it if this was the first version THEY played.
So in summary, if you loved earlier versions of this game, ignore my review and listen to the others.
If you have never played this before, try before you buy. You just might hate it as much as I do.
Rating: - The most comprehensive version of Smash Bros to date, however online mode has problems...
This is the latest in the smash brothers series of games and is the best version yet. For those who dont know smash bros started way back on the N64 as an addictive fighting game that was sublime in multiplayer and this new game is no exception.
Ever wondered what it would be like to punch princess peach in the face?? Now you can find out amongst other Nintendo paraphenalia.
Pros: 35 Selectable Characters from Nintendo history come to fight each other (Including Solid snake and Sonic the hedgehog as special guests)
A blast in multiplayer, one of the best 4 player experiences out there.
Fantastic pick up and play controls (4 Methods of Control are supported meaning classic brawlers would be right at home here.)
A huge plethora of unlockables and modes which will take ages to unearth.
Cons: Some character selections seem poor... Cpt Olimar? Seriously?
Online mode lacks polish, problems with bad connections are frequent.
Overall if you have a wii this is a must buy despite its very minor short comings. A Nintendo classic by all accounts.
Rating: - Refinement of the Smash Bros formula
When reviewing a game you have to consider many different fields, from graphics, sound, control and assessebilty but can you knock a game down for being unoriginal? It's difficult because Mario Galaxy was magical because even though it was franchise based it introduced a unique concept. Brawl is different but in the best way possible.
The concept of Brawl is unchanged, you pick from one of many classic game characters and duke it out in a playing field, trying to knock each other off the screen for points using whatever powerful attacks at disposal along with random items. The most powerful of these attacks being the Final Smash which is unique to each character. By cracking open a smash ball that appears on stage randomly the character gains a limited timeframe upon which to unleash barrage of power on their opponents. It's a surprisingly well implymented concept where characters scramble in a mad rush to pick up their heavenly attack; quick thinking is needed in knowing when to use it, though the "smash power" can be knocked out of the character by attacks.
Smash bros strength has always been giving you more than your moneys worth and it's hard to see how Nintendo could offer you more. A new story mode offers almost exactly what fans wanted; an expanded story. The new story mode plays out decently enough but the fighting mechanics are ill suited for a side-scrowlling adventure and repetition sets in quickly. This feature aside Brawl has always offered a delightfully entertaining and competitve multiplayer, so expanding on this is simple: online play.
It's been done a generation before but Nintendo's online play is showing progress and Smash is one of the better online showcases on the console. The custom ability is limited in random matches but with friends it blossoms to the usual multiplayer standards where it provides almost the same laughs.. It's a shame that the game is nearly always laggy sometimes badly; a critical blow to a game that requires presise movement and timing in competitve play. Apart from that the game is held back by Nintendo's shackled online code of conduct which means friend codes and no headset talk is the order of the day.
Brawl offers a refinement of the Smash bros series with a graphical make over and enough extras to last may months. The multiplayer gameplay is amazingly addictive but offers a good balance between accessiblity and depth. It's a shame that both the single player and particually online, where it had so much potencial are flawed. New or veteran, invite a group of friends over, place the disc in and prepare to Brawl!!
- One of the Best Wii Games!Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a great Wii game in most areas. The Subspace Emissary is great, as is single player brawling. However, the game's real strong point is multiplayer. By multiplayer, I mean offline multiplayer (online is quite boring).
Along with this, the game is a wonderful celebration of all Nintendo games. It features 35 playable characters, 500+ collectable trophies and an amazing track list of Nintendo tunes.
However, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is not for everyone. If you bought a Wii because it had motion controls and it would help you to get fit and acrive, you will not enjoy this game. The game controls are made up mostly of pressing buttons. Aside from pressing buttons, you can shake the remote to preform a 'Smash Attack'; other than that, motion controls are rarely used (even the menu screens are controlled by the nunchuk).
If you enjoy classical button-pressing games, you will adore this.
However, if you prefer games that use modern motion controlled methods, this game is not for you.
I really enjoyed this game, but that's just my opinion. It really depends what you're into.
My overall score: 9/10
Rating:
- Single Player is fantastic anyway, but multiplayer is just EPIC WINThis is one of the world's best multiplayer games so if you regularly invite friends for multiplayer gaming bouts then you'll love this. And even if not, there's still an online multiplayer mode for playing against far-away friends and foes. If you love multiplayer, just get this - it's full of EPIC WIN!
Rating:
- No good for 1st time players?This review is aimed primarily for people who have never played the Super Smash Brawl series. All the rave reviews seem to suggest that this is a great game and so it must be.... BUT I suspect that they are mostly written by people who have been playing the game in all its earlier incarnations on previous generation consoles and as such have had a level of "training" to move on to this level.
As someone who has never played this series previously, it just adds up to a load of frantic button mashing with little real meaning. I guess it would be a lot better if there was a training level so newbies could hone a few skills and learn some tactics before getting stuck in. I did try and get into it and came back to it a few times, ( I have had it for nearly 6 months) but I simply find it pointless and tedious.
Sorry to the loyal fans who get outraged whenever anybody dares to criticise their favourite game but maybe THEY wouldn't be too keen on it if this was the first version THEY played.
So in summary, if you loved earlier versions of this game, ignore my review and listen to the others.
If you have never played this before, try before you buy. You just might hate it as much as I do.
Rating:
- The most comprehensive version of Smash Bros to date, however online mode has problems...This is the latest in the smash brothers series of games and is the best version yet. For those who dont know smash bros started way back on the N64 as an addictive fighting game that was sublime in multiplayer and this new game is no exception.
Ever wondered what it would be like to punch princess peach in the face?? Now you can find out amongst other Nintendo paraphenalia.
Pros: 35 Selectable Characters from Nintendo history come to fight each other (Including Solid snake and Sonic the hedgehog as special guests)
A blast in multiplayer, one of the best 4 player experiences out there.
Fantastic pick up and play controls (4 Methods of Control are supported meaning classic brawlers would be right at home here.)
A huge plethora of unlockables and modes which will take ages to unearth.
Cons: Some character selections seem poor... Cpt Olimar? Seriously?
Online mode lacks polish, problems with bad connections are frequent.
Overall if you have a wii this is a must buy despite its very minor short comings. A Nintendo classic by all accounts.
Rating:
- Refinement of the Smash Bros formulaWhen reviewing a game you have to consider many different fields, from graphics, sound, control and assessebilty but can you knock a game down for being unoriginal? It's difficult because Mario Galaxy was magical because even though it was franchise based it introduced a unique concept. Brawl is different but in the best way possible.
The concept of Brawl is unchanged, you pick from one of many classic game characters and duke it out in a playing field, trying to knock each other off the screen for points using whatever powerful attacks at disposal along with random items. The most powerful of these attacks being the Final Smash which is unique to each character. By cracking open a smash ball that appears on stage randomly the character gains a limited timeframe upon which to unleash barrage of power on their opponents. It's a surprisingly well implymented concept where characters scramble in a mad rush to pick up their heavenly attack; quick thinking is needed in knowing when to use it, though the "smash power" can be knocked out of the character by attacks.
Smash bros strength has always been giving you more than your moneys worth and it's hard to see how Nintendo could offer you more. A new story mode offers almost exactly what fans wanted; an expanded story. The new story mode plays out decently enough but the fighting mechanics are ill suited for a side-scrowlling adventure and repetition sets in quickly. This feature aside Brawl has always offered a delightfully entertaining and competitve multiplayer, so expanding on this is simple: online play.
It's been done a generation before but Nintendo's online play is showing progress and Smash is one of the better online showcases on the console. The custom ability is limited in random matches but with friends it blossoms to the usual multiplayer standards where it provides almost the same laughs.. It's a shame that the game is nearly always laggy sometimes badly; a critical blow to a game that requires presise movement and timing in competitve play. Apart from that the game is held back by Nintendo's shackled online code of conduct which means friend codes and no headset talk is the order of the day.
Brawl offers a refinement of the Smash bros series with a graphical make over and enough extras to last may months. The multiplayer gameplay is amazingly addictive but offers a good balance between accessiblity and depth. It's a shame that both the single player and particually online, where it had so much potencial are flawed. New or veteran, invite a group of friends over, place the disc in and prepare to Brawl!!
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