Super Smash Bros: Brawl – Review

Smash Brothers is a renowned game that mixes all of Nintendo’s beloved characters and throws them together into a battle arena where only the best will come out alive! Forgetting that you know how to burn wii games, this is one for the classic originals library… The likes of Samus, Mario, Link and Pikachu can be found fighting for survival in one of the Nintendo’s greatest games ever. However, Smash Brothers Brawl features the likes of even Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog and Sony’s Solid Snake! In fact there are 35 characters to choose from and over 40 stages for you to unleash your brawling skills in.

Story

Throughout the world of Smash Brothers people are being transformed into trophies and places are being sucked into a sub-space dimension. This is all the work of the evil Tabuu and it is up to the heroes of the smash brothers to stop this terrible tyrant before their world as they know it is destroyed forever. Perhaps not the greatest story in the world, but it’s an excuse to brawl and heaps of fun all the same! It’s hard to care about the plot of the game when the actual game play is this much fun.

Gameplay

Much like its predecessors, Smash Brothers Brawl utilizes the same formula and mechanics. You will fight in 2D battlefields and your goal is to raise each others percentage meters to essentially win the fight. The game can be played by using your good old Wiimote, your nunchuks, the Wii classic controller or even your Gamecube controller! My personal preference is the Gamecube controller as the set-up is pretty much the same as it was back in Melee, but the nunchuks are quite a fun option too!

There is a huge amount of playable content in Smash Brothers Brawl which is the main thing that separates it from its predecessors. From being able to set up mini tournaments with your friends to playing through the exciting single player adventure mode, there really is plenty to do on top of classic mode and you’ll find it difficult to tire of the game. You can even play through a boss battle mode or create your own stages which you can fight and even share with your friends.

Graphics

In terms of Wii standards, the graphics are fantastic! Sure, they don’t match up to the awesomeness we’ve seen in the likes of Mario Galaxy or Metroid Prime 3, nevertheless they’re pleasing to the eye and make playing the game much more fun.

Sound

With over 250 different songs in the game which include remixed old school Nintendo themes and original classics like Green Hill Zone, the soundtrack is easily one of the best on the Nintendo Wii.

The voice acting in Brawl is vast improvement from what was witnessed back in Melee, in particular Luigi and Link who are no way near as annoying as before!

Downsides

Control delay and random freezing is just a few of the reasons why the Wifi online multi-player was frustrating. Aside from the rage experienced on the online multi-player, the game is pretty much perfect in every aspect

Overall

Without a shadow of a doubt Smash Brothers Brawl is the best in the series. The huge collection of extra features, 35 playable characters and awesome music are just a few of the reasons why you’ll love this game. My advice is to just avoid online multi-player like the plague and rejoice in the games fantastic stadium and classic modes!