An amazing game with lasting appeal, it carries on the Super Smash Bros. legacy with pride.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the successor to Super Smash Bros. Melee, is a
magnificent game. Here are my ratings and the explanations for them.
Gameplay: 9/10
SSBB has 4 different control systems, leaving no excuse for anyone to
complain about not being able to adapt to the controls. With 35
characters and dozens of items, no match is ever the same. The only
thing is that the level 9 AI's seems easier than Melee's. I was hoping
for the level 9 to be impossible to beat (even for Ken lol).
Graphics: 8/10
Brawl is definitely a step up from Melee in terms of graphics. As
visible in the early trailer, we can see how Mario and Link receive an
upgrade. This rating is given knowing that the Wii is not HD. What I
don't like is the fact that the Mario in Super Mario Galaxy is better
than the one in Brawl, which is what leads me to this rating. Brawl is
the Halo of the Wii, and should have received better, or at least
equal, graphics to that of Galaxy.
Sound: 9.5/10
With a HUGE list of tracks, both new and old, Brawl leaves no gamer the
right to say that no song strikes their fancy. The sound effects are
also done perfectly. Seriously, who doesn't love the sound of swords
clashing?
Lasting Appeal: 10/10
Just like Melee, which is still being played today, Brawl will still be
played years from now, until Nintendo's next console is released, and
possibly after. With all of the features from Melee, AND the addition
of online, this is by far one of the greatest four-player games of all
time.
There are only a few downsides to Brawl, but these are mostly due to
the Wii itself. The online can be laggy, even with players that live
near you, and sometimes may take ages for the game to find players. If
you are in a Basic Brawl, and meet some players you would like to
replay, you cannot add them to your friends list. The lack of voice
chat takes out some fun (though it's not fun when a 12 year old kid
gets on whilst having diarrhea of the mouth).
Final Verdict: 9.5/10 (only due to the aforementioned downsides, as I said, mostly due to the Wii itself, not the game)
