Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Manufacturer: Nintendo List Price: $49.99 Our Price: $43.99

Great game... This game really is very awesome. I have yet to play online against someone. The servers that host this game as bogged down big time. This is my only complaint. Hurry and fix this issue Nintendo! 6 years apparently wasn't enough To start out, I love this game. Its one of the few games on the Wii that I have played that make the system almost worth getting(anyone who thinks that Super Mario Galaxy makes the Wii worth it should go replay it. Worst game I have ever played). Brawls replayability makes it perfect for large groups of people to enjoy hours of play. Now you are probably wondering about the title to this review, "6 years apparently wasn't enough". For how fun this game is, some of the things that did make you wonder what the developers were doing all this time. Let's start with the online system. Some genius at Nintendo decided back in the day that Nintendo game consoles would use something call friend codes. These numbers have to be given to people who you want to play with online. There is a major flaw with this. If your code get reset you now have to give a new code to anyone you want to play with, and then get there code in. The second major problem with playing Brawl online is that there is no match making. All this time and delays they couldn't make a decent online system. The character choice in Brawl is very disappointing. Very few of the newly introduced characters were decent(Ike, Meta Knight, Sonic), and a lot of the old characters were ruined(Ganondorf especially). Olimar, R.O.B., and Snake add nothing to the game. The last problem with Brawl is sub space emmissary. Sub Space Emmissary gets old really quickly. Boss battles come from other boss battles with different characters(go battle the Purple dragon again and tell me thats not Master Hand). Overall, this game is great. Just stick to Brawl mode. The rest of the game is not worth it. Worth the wait... Ok this game is totally incredible,the stages,the characters,the replay ability is just awesome,not perfect because of minor flaw but it will keep you busy for a while(1-5 years) Brawl should remind us all why we play games in the first place It's hard to explain in writing just how amazing a game like Brawl truly is.It really does have everything you could possibly ask for out of a game.And there is so much content to the game,you will be playing it for years to come. The premise of Brawl is Nintendo characters are out to beat the heck out of each other.With Smash attacks,special moves with each character and a huge amount of items;such as red shells,baseball bats and bombs.To win a Brawl you must knock your opponet out of the various well detailed levels.It sounds simple but there are so many way to get the job done everyone will have there own unique strategy of doing things which really makes the game fun to play with three other players. Brawl really hits it home with it's Huge roster!Not everyone is here.But the roster is very very well improved.There are less clones and more unique characters.And even guest characters Solid Snake and Sonic.And the regulars you would expect like Mario,Link and Samus.And maybe some you have no idea are even Nintendo characters like Pit and King Dedede(I knew they were nintendo characters). Levels are also a huge improvement.There a lot more fun to play on this time and there is a lot more going on in the levels.Such as a huge top of an iceberg that you and three others are fighting on crumbles and falls down into the water.The fight continues,but watch out for a crazy big fish that wants to make you dinner!And if you like calmer levels you got those levels to,and a handful of ones from Melee.This game really gives everyone something to enjoy.And there is even a well done map editor.Giving you endless possibilities. There are all sorts of modes to keep you busy.An improved Single Player that is more fun then ever combining platforming and fighting.And the single player modes are really where you will be unlocking most of your stuff for multiplayer action.And other modes like multi-man melee and classic mode return as well.There is also all-star and challenges,and you can do mostly all of this with a coop buddy!! Wi-fi is also added into the mix,adding more replay value to Smash Brothers then ever before.Each match will be a new foe that has a brain and will most likely give you a heck of a challenge. Graphics are also well done in Brawl.Brawl looks amazing.It's not perfection.But the graphics have a great style,and all these universes Nintendo created fits in well with one another.So from the story cut scenes to characters and levels,Brawl looks amazing. Epic is the only word that could possibly describe the games music.Everything sounds beautiful.And the majority of the music is music you would want playing if you were in a real fight.It sounds amazing and it's one of the best sounding games made in recent memory. Overall,I could go on and on about how amazing Brawl is,but people that read can only read so long before getting bored.So I'll sum it up.Brawl may not be perfect in every area.But it deserves a ten for it's heart,and the developers deserve all the credit through the hell they went through to bring this game to us.If you're a gamer of any kind.Buy Brawl!