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Kevin J. Loria
November 10, 2014 at 4:03 pm
Mega-Title lives up the the Mega-Hype,
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.
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Peter Marreck "technophile"
November 10, 2014 at 3:33 pm
Everything about this game screams “Epic Nintendo Game”,
Oh boy. This is a heck of a lot of fun. The number of things to do is incredible. You can even practice your character’s moves against your choice of inert or active opponents. Nintendo seems to have intended this game to be epic as they not only include an in-game retrospective of the entire line of Nintendo gaming products going back all the way to the NES, they include time-limited trial versions of the classic games.
Wifi works wonderfully. Online matches are frantic and fun.
One odd thing is that the wireless pointer feature of your wii controller is completely inert once you load the game. This is one area where they shouldn’t have stuck to their roots- it feels silly to move a token with the analog joystick when I could theoretically just point at the character I want to use. But you get used to it.
If you have a kid, he will spend months getting all the unlocks (there are lots). If you have a kid inside you, you will rediscover some console joy.
The maps are pretty amusing/crazy. They touch on many themes/ideas from previous Nintendo works. Put it this way: There is a Pictochat map. The terrain is drawn as you play… Many maps have destructible terrain or areas you cannot jump up through, which adds a strategic element.
The characters are varied and seem very well-balanced against each other. (Aside: I love how the announcer says “KING DEDEDE” so seriously.)
If you are completely new to the game, you still have a pretty good shot at winning by button-mashing, which I consider a good feature. If you have mastered the combos and moves however, you still have the advantage.
I haven’t played the adventure mode much but it is also fun.
You pretty much have to buy this game if you own a Wii. This is as much a Wii-defining game as Super Mario Galaxy or Wii Sports is.
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Curly Willow "[C]ourage is a prerequisite for...
November 10, 2014 at 3:02 pm
Great for 10-yr-old!,
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