Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U

Fantastic game, I haven't enjoyed a fighting game this much since Brawl. I grew up playing a lot of classic fighters such as Mortal Kombat's early games, Killer Instinct, Primal Rage, Clayfighter, etc... I always enjoyed those games for the sheer creativity that they put forth. When I first played Super Smash Bros. I wasn't sure what to expect but I had such a blast, and continued to enjoy the games as they came out. I was very excited when I first heard about the Wii U version that it encouraged me (among a number of other games) to get a Wii U. I anxiously awaited for this to come out and for the most part I was not disappointed. The characters all feel different from each other (tricky with such a large roster), the fight animations, backgrounds, music, and character models are all beautiful vibrant and most importantly fun. I recommend this game to any fan of fighting games, or those looking for something really enjoyable solo or with a group. My only real complaint was the removal of a Story Mode in the latest installment, while that is not usually a big selling aspect of fighting games, I felt in Super Smash Bros. case that it was something that very much played as a strength and selling point. It's absence is noticeable and frankly the one "bad" idea that the creators of the game made really. It should be in the game as it really had this wonderful intermix between the different characters and how they responded to and with each other. To me, I think they should have included one. That all being said the game is something I recommend to anyone who has a Wii U or is getting one, it is a strong game that you'll find yourself going back to for either a quick bout or two constantly. It is also a great addition to the Super Smash Bros. series and for the most part will not leave you disappointed.

Best multi-player game since a very long time. Felt like multi-player is dead in other consoles after ps2. But, Nintendo stands best in multi-player platform and delivered some of the best classics in its earlier consoles including wii. And this game is a tribute! The best multi-player game for next gen consoles.

This game is absolutely amazing. I have never played any of the other Super Smash Brothers players. I will say that this game is VERY easy to learn. It is an absolute blast to learn about all of the different characters and their different special moves. Never having played the older games I quickly learned that this is primarily a game to play with others (either on your console or online). The single player modes are rather limited. There is not campaign mode like a lot of games have. This game is really geared towards 2 - 8 people having these big battles, which are a ton of fun. My 2 boys (7 and 10) absolutely love this game and regularly destroy me. Some of my favorite aspects of this game are 1) The ability to play with 4 - 8 people all together is great. On Thanksgiving, as the adults were watching football the kids were playing this game for hours. It never got old, they would just pick new players and new arenas to battle in. 2) The graphics and music is fantastic. There is no lag at all, which is amazing because the fighters are constantly in motion 3) The arenas (where you battle) are VERY dynamic. What I mean by that is that most of the arenas are not just a room that you fight in. There are platforms that move, bridges that sometimes break, buildings that get destroyed, and all kinds of others gems. Very different than the old fighting games I grew up playing. 4) You can take your MII players and create new characters to battle with. When you do this you select 3 powers that your fighters has and which special moves he can do. It's a lot of fun to create these new characters to see what you can come up with. The only parts of the game that I do not like are (and these are very minor, not enough to bump it down to 4 stars) 1) Limited integration with the touch screen on the game pad. For example, even if you are using the game pad you still need to use the controls to select fighters instead of just touching on the fighter you want. This is probably the biggest oversight I found. 2) As you are fighting it's not clear who is willing (until the fight is over). This is determined by how many times your fighter got knocked out of the arena. It's clear when this happens, but during the fight you can't see how many times each fighter got knocked out (at least I have not found a way). Overall, this game is AMAZING. Easily my boys favorite game on WII U (especially the 7 year old). The controls are very simple to use, the concept is very straight forward, and the game is just a LOT of fun.

Nadie consideró posible que Nintendo incluyera a varios de sus personajes famosos en un sólo juego, el cual ha estado expandiéndose y añadiendo más y más personajes, ¡y no sólo de Nintendo! Con la inclusión de Snake y Sonic en la saga anterior, se creía que no veríamos otro juego con personajes fuera de las manos de Nintendo, o de ser así, se limitarían a 2 ó 3, pero tras los recientes DLC nos hemos dado cuenta que no, por lo que este juego es perfecto para cualquier fan de la saga Smash Bros., ¡¿quién se había imaginado ver a Mario, Sonic, Pac-Man y Megaman en un mismo juego?! El juego es grandioso y cumple con su objetivo de entretener y darte la opción de elegir a tu personaje de Nintendo favorito (si está), y luchar contra otros emblemáticos personajes, cada uno con sus habilidades únicas (aunque algunos SF se parecen) que los vuelven independientes de sus partes "gemelas" (Luigi-Mario, por ejemplo). Es un juego que realmente no debe faltar en tu colección y más si te gusta jugar en compañía de amigos o familiares. El único pero es que en ocasiones puede volverse repetitivo y tedioso, pero luego se despierta esa chispa para jugarlo con gran emoción. En cuanto a la entrega, fue buena y llegó en tiempo y forma sin problema alguno. Amazon cumple con ello y estoy satisfecho, además de que el precio es bastante bueno para ser un juego muy popular, el cual sin duda venderá más para aquellos que aún no lo poseen y deseen obtener los nuevos DLC que vendrán el siguiente año. ¡Vale totalmente la pena!

There's nothing I can add to this review that others haven't said already. I was into the competitive smash scene for melee. When Brawl came out, like other competitive players, most of us were upset. A vocal majority would disagree, but they're the ones that weren't competitive players. I left a review for brawl as a game that was fun but in my opinion, I couldn't take seriously. Fast forward 6 years, I waited to play the game instead of diving head first and buying the console like I did for Brawl. From a melee point of view, it lacks a lot of the crazy stuff you see that keeps the playing real fast. Pros: - Fast paced compared to brawl, really fast paced - Variety of characters that bring unique play styles - Tripping was removed from Brawl - Heavyweight characters get an edge with super armor attacks making attacks in the past that were impossible actually possible, Ganon's warlock punch for example - Custom moveset for characters. This was the selling point for me, and my golly is it awesome. Don't like the way a move functions, switch it out with something more along your play style - Large selection of stages, and some actual unique ones as well - Not to be a fanboy, but pacman and megaman - I feel the game is actually really balanced this time around - This game is actually playable online. I've had little to no problems playing online with people from places all over Cons: - The game has a similar gamecube controller issues where the input is taken by direction instead of precision. Running and trying to quickly use a smash with the c stick or a jump attack with the c stick will be read by the game as you tackling or jumping in mid air using a neutral attack. I can't confirm this with any other controllers however. - Needs some fairly high damages to kill - Playing with items is actually not as fun. Playing with items on high does not make the spawning of items crazy. In melee, having items on high had items appearing every 5 seconds. Items on high in this game pretty much means an item every 20 seconds or so. Playing coin matches with pokeballs and explosives on high didn't yield the excitement I was hoping for. - For a game that encouraged knocking your opponent or keeping your opponent off the stage, they made it really easy for anyone to recover, and I mean easy. Other thoughts: If you like to play for fun, get it. Its a real blast with friends and awesome smash modes. If you like to play competitive, give the game a chance. It isn't as speedy as melee, but it also isn't melee. If you find and play at tournaments in the areas you live, encourage tournament organizers to allow custom moveset for characters and allow more stages to be selected. This isn't melee and the tournaments are already being run as if it is. Again, I can't add more to what other reviewers said, but this is my insight as a competitive smash player