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Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy Used: $27.90
You Save: $22.09 (44%)
New (81) Used (43) from $27.90
Avg. Customer Rating:  303 reviews
Sales Rank: 37
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: WI-RVLPRSBE
UPC: 045496901103
EAN: 0045496900397
ASIN: B000FQ9R4E
Release Date: March 9, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Mega-Title lives up the the Mega-Hype March 9, 2008
66 out of 77 found this review helpful
Even though I was Nintendo label die-hard and fan of their coin-op franchise from the beginning, Super Smash Bros or brawl titles in general haven't interested me too much.
So the most anticipated title of 2008 wasn't guaranteed to strike my electric fancy. But, when you add WI-FI play for free online brawling and custom controls in order to configure anything from the Wii controllers to the old school (4 variations on play) you've got me curious. Add to that the longest list of cross-title cross-era characters ever produced (Thirtysomethings: remember "Battle of the Network Stars" ). Characters from `87s' Kid Icarus (Pit) and Metal Gear's Snake, Pikachu and various Pokemon. Loads of Mario characters including the man himself: Diddy and Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong dating from Mario's 1981 coin-op premiere of the title of the same name), Wario, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Bowser, and more. Other melee cameos include the Ice Climbers, Metroids' Zero Suit Samus, Kirby, King Dedede and his Meta Knight, Sonic, LINK & Zelda (from '86 and on), Star Fox, Lucas & friends from Mother 3... and lots of other unlockables. Some noteable, but Non-playable, assist trophies include Devil from Devil World, Star Fox's Andross, Mr. Resetti from Animal Crossing, Little Mac from Tyson's Punch-Out and even Excitebike ('85) is on the scene. What is particularly cool about these appearances is the consistency of style for each character regardless of genre or era of the characters. Nintendo has outdone itself on graphics on this one, even when they are "dumbing" down the graphics for cross-game effect. The sound effects are true to this as well, with as many retro SFXs as cool new ones.
Options for play include Solo vs. PC, Multiplayer play vs. 3 friends or on-line options. Other options include the Classic game (you beat `em you advance) or a storyplay campaign which is surprisingly worthwhile. The variety of Brawl locations and is amazingly broad as are the detailing of each location gimmicks. From Yoshi's Island to a stadium to the exterior of a StarFox ship sailing the stratosphere, this alone will extend the life of BRAWL's replay longevity. Characters move satisfyingly fluid, and their variety per character is exciting.
The Mini-games are fun and nice samplings of other titles, both new and old. If fact, many of these made me ready to seek out some games I hadn't looked at before. If anything BRAWL is a great sampler title.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is going to be top of the "4 player fighting" genre for some time to come, I think. Well worth the release push-back.
The Only Review You Need to Read March 9, 2008
18 out of 29 found this review helpful
1. The low review scores on this site are from people who hate Nintendo. They are PS3 fanboys. On the internet, there are kids who set around all day, trying to get people not to buy things from companies they don't like.
2. Super Smash Brothers: Brawl is the second highest reviewed game this generation, and in the top 10 games of all time list for Metacritic and Gamerankings. Those sites take ALL the reviews available for a game, and average them to a final score. Brawl is a 96/100. The highest reviewed game ever is 96.6 out of 100. Brawl is that good.
3. The "Disc Read Errors" reported for Brawl haven't been seen in the US copy of the game, so far. There are no Disc Read Errors in the US or Canada. Even if there were, you can simply clean your lense yourself, or Nintendo will do it for you, for free.
9.5/10 Gamespot
9.5/10 IGN
A on 1up
10/10 from Famitsu
10/10 from Thunderbolt
People bought Wii's to play this game, most people, in fact. This is the best game on the Wii, tied with Super Mario Galaxy, and if you have a Wii, and don't own this game, you probably don't know much about Nintendo's history.
Trust the fact that no reviewer has given this game below a 9/10, and don't trust the fanboy reviews on this website. Trust me, you would miss out on the best gaming experience of this generation, and the fact that you did miss out, makes the sony fanboys VERY happy, because they hate Nintendo, and the Wii. Jealousy is a terrible thing, and Wii sales beating the PS3 4 to 1, and the fact that the PS3 doesnt' have a single exclusive game with ratings over a 9 on most sites, and you'll understand why they are disparaging the Wii instead of playing and getting excited about the mediocre failure that is the PS3.
Thanks for reading.
Finally Finally Finally! March 9, 2008
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have been anxiously awaiting this game, ever since E3 2005 when it was announced. I personally wasn't a huge fan of Smash Bros Melee, as I never owned a Gamecube. I bought a copy when I got my wii, but really haven't played it much. The wii version, however, I couldn't wait for. I know for a fact that many people bought a wii specifically for this title. I waited in line last night to pick up my copy and subsequently play in a tournament at my local Game Stop. I had seen lots of info online and in the SSB Dojo, but was still anxious to see this game in action... and let me tell you: I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. This game has proven to be SO AWESOME that I wish that I had given other Wii game reviews that I did in the past fewer stars... since now a 5-star rating takes on new meaning with this title! Finally, a Wii game that got it right... all of it right! No doubt this game will get plenty of 5-star reviews, so I won't bore you telling you how awesome it is. Instead, here are some reasons I love it, and why you should buy it:
1 - FREE ONLINE MULTIPLAYER: This takes the game to a whole new arena. The online multiplayer is done wonderfully. Also, there are several game modes available. I was able to connect and begin playing right away. Also, you can choose to play with people locally, nationally, internationally, or in your friend list. Nicely done! Also, one really cool feature for the online system on this game that differs from the other wii online titles is that more than 2 people can play online from your console at a time, rather than only allowing a single player to play online per console (unlike MX vs ATV or Call of Duty).
2 - Multiple control options: I LOVE that the wii games are starting to incorporate this. Having to purchase 4 wiimotes and 4 nunchucks to play 4-player games would cost a hefty sum.... But if you are like me and own 2 wiimotes, 1 classic controller, 1 nunchuck, and several gamecube controllers, you are in the game! You can use ANY combo of controllers you would like. I personally opt for the wiimote+nunchuck, as I don't like the gamecube controllers. However, my friends can come over and play with my GC controllers, no problem. Also, when you create a profile, your control schema choice is saved, so you don't have to set it up each time.
3 - Special Brawl: This feature seems really cool, though I haven't had much time to play around with it. Basically you can customize your character and game type. Lot's of potential here. Not to mention there is also a STAGE BUILDER! I think this there is a lot of potential here. Again, since I am writing this early in the morning on the first day I picked my copy up, I haven't had much time to experiment. That being said, it also seems like you can save your stage, and SEND IT TO A FRIEND to play on his console! As if that isn't enough, the rumor is that Nintendo will also be allowing you to submit your stage to them via wiiconnect24, and will, in turn, send certain stages out to subscribers via updates so you will end up with loads of stages to play on! Better upgrade that SD card, eh?
4 - Finally! Co-Op Mode: Well done, period. Haven't had a chance to get much accomplished here, but it is simple and straight forward enough. For some reason, past Mario titles have been unable to fathom co-op. Even Galaxy has a weak co-op option at best, if it can even be called co-op. Smash Bros finally got it right.
5 - Rotation Mode: Basically, this looks like it was built for controller hogs (like me). You enter the number of controllers that are connected (4 in most cases) vs the total # of players in the room.... And then WAMMY! Instant tournament in my living room! We played this for HOURS already, and it is pretty cool.
Anyway, this game was obviously well done. It is simple enough to attract novice gamers and "button mashers", and content-rich enough to attract fans and more hardcore gamers. They have taken an already great game and made it even better. I plan to log COUNTLESS hours on this one. PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR: Buy it.
 This game has issues March 9, 2008
13 out of 90 found this review helpful
Super Smash Bros has always been an amazing game for the Nintendo fan, but this version of the game "Brawl" has some serious issues. I believe that many Wii owners will experience Disc Read Error issues with the game, because it is one of the only Dual Layer disced game Nintendo has released. Nintendo says that it's a dvd lens cleaning issue, but it's beleived that's it's more then that. It's been suggested that if/when you send in your Nintendo Wii to be "cleaned", they're actually replacing the lens with a new one. If this was the case, I wish Nintendo would just be straight with the consumer, which I'm sure we would all very much appreciate.
Overrated and overhyped. March 9, 2008
23 out of 107 found this review helpful
It's essentially more of the same we've come to expect from Melee. Brawl features more characters, more stages, and new modes, but the core gameplay hasn't evolved in the least bit.
The new 1P highlight is an adventure mode called "Subspace Emissary," which is essentially Melee's adventure mode extended by a factor of 20 with more of the same gameplay. Except Melee's Adventure Mode was never fun to begin with, and making it this long results in an even bigger chore. It's a sidescroller with monsters here and there, and there is a boss battle once every few stages. As a 2D platformer it's not great.
The Wi-Fi can lag quite a bit and the Friend Code system is still as awful as ever.
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