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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Strap on your fighting shoes and get ready to brawl on the Wii in the third installment of the Super Smash Bros. series.
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"Smash Bros. Brawl is probably at its best when enjoyed by a group of four friends, but solo players with an eye for Nintendo nostalgia aren't totally left out."
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I love Super Smash Bros. FTW

I just played this game and looked awesome. This is first time when featuring non-Nintendo characters. We got Solid Snake from Metal Gear and Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog which is non-Nintendo franch… Read more

Expands the Smash Bros series to epic proportions

Pros: -Massive character roster -Lengthy and fun single player -Hundreds of hours worth of unlocks -Insane amount of features -Variety of ways to play; Motion Control Wii-Mote, or standard controls Co… Read more

Best 3D fighting game i have ever played

Game play : Super smash bros brawl is one of the best game ever made because all the games like zelda, super mario sunshine, and ect... where great but super smash bros brawl added characters from all… Read more

Bask in greatness. Period.

This review was originally posted March 15th 2008 on my Gamespot profile. Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super smash bros came on the scene in spring of '99. It is a fighting/brawler that pitted Nintendo cha… Read more

Good, But Could Have Been So Much More...

Of all of Nintendo's Wii lineup, this game possibly had the most to live up to. Few of the Big N's games have ever been so hyped before release and subsequently been delayed so many times. The time sp… Read more

Don't let Melee Fanboys persuade you

Ok, let me get this out right now: Brawl is the game that i have played the most so far into my life, yes thats right, more then goldeneye, Mario 64 and Mario Kart which is where....most of my childho… Read more

one of the best fighthing games of all thime

now before i get started let me tell you that i loved melee melee was a masterpiece challenging fun and addictive when it came out i never thought to play i better fighting game than melee and bang br… Read more

Complete and Utter Fan-Service and you'll Love every Minute of it

Overview: Super Smash Bros. Brawl is one of those games that could have gone in a couple of directions. Nintendo could have cranked it out in under a year with a few new characters and stages and just… Read more

Nintendo brawl

The surprising 2D fighting style (Super smash Bros Brawl) is here, is it the same great feling like the others or does it fail at making top of the Wii list? Super smash bros brawl, a long waited inte… Read more

The Best Nintendo Made Brawl

Likely i was able to get my hands on a Wii and SSBB. Now reccently when i started playing, i thought it was going to be just a few levels of punching, kicking, tackles, ect. But, more was brought to l… Read more

Not an immense, realistic game, but is very fun.

First let me say that I am somewhat of a Smash Bros fan boy. When I was a young lad, I was at my grandparents with my brothers. We had the N64 and were playing Sarge's heroes and some other games. Thi… Read more

Ready... Fight!

A fighting game fit for everyone and the best part about the game is that you can now use Sonic and Snake. The stages are amazing in my favor, the soundtrack is excellent for all of us and the all new… Read more

Let's smash some bros

After years of waiting that were lengthened by numerous delays, Super Smash Bros. Brawl has finally hit the shelves of Japan. While most gamers will have to wait until March (or later, for those outsi… Read more

Super Smash Bros. Review

Super Smash Bros. Brawl can be summed up into one magical word, WOW! When I first saw it I thought it would be another smash game like the last two, a beat-up everything in sight brawl fest. When I he… Read more

Good, but not better

I will let this out there, Melee IS the SINGLE GREATEST GAME EVER MADE. As such, I highly anticipated Brawl. This game feels more like an expansion then a sequel. Other then a changed roster and new s… Read more

A fantastic party game, but not much more

Super Smash Bros Brawl is the third instalment in Nintendo’s best-selling fighting/party-game franchise. For everyone somehow left out of the loop, that means all of your favourite characters from the… Read more

Super Smash Bros Brawl review

Super Smash Bros Brawl has been one of the most anticipated games to come out on the wii and it sure brings a lot of great fun into the wii. The space embassy is a pretty cool story mode that gives yo… Read more

Are you in for the brawl?

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a revolutionary fighting game that can really be a stress reliever if you are mad at someone but you don't really want to hurt them! Every character and every course is expe… Read more

A Truly Smashing Game

The multiplayer action of the Smash Bros. series has never been better and the single player is extremely enjoyable (due to a fun side-scrolling adventure mode and an addicting achievement mode). New… Read more

Mario battles Dr. Manhattan

Super Smash Bros Brawl : Some kind of fighter/platformer hybrid where players control a variety of characters from Nintendo’s past and battle each in some kind of King of the Hill-style of cartoon com… Read more

The most awesome fan service of a game ever.

This game is one of the best I've ever played. I'm willing to admit that part of the reasoning behind it is the nostalgia factor. However, even if you remove the nostalgia, its a pretty fun game with… Read more

Smash is great, but it still has my Wii collecting dust.

Super Smash came out a while ago, and I held off the review until after I had played it with friends over break. Since this is a pretty broad game I will give a very brief talk about the basics of the… Read more

A game for friends.

Me versus a friend. Every screen in this review is from the game's own screenshot feature! THE GOOD: Online play is fantastic; best soundtrack ever; superb 60 fps graphics; huge selection of fighters… Read more

Its still the best 4 player game on the market...

Best Feature: Same character smashing gameplay with new additions, that all work! Fantastic multiplayer as usual. Snake! Sonic! Pit! And a Charizard! Worst Feature: Wow...gotta think hard about this o… Read more

Great game with some balance issues.

Easily one of the best reasons to own a Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl really shows off some of the Wii's capabilities but by no means its potential. The game makes no usage of the Wii motes motion sens… Read more

Awesome Smash Bros. Brawl!

WARNING: Spoilers, Bad Language ! The Adventure mode is quite long but the story is good at best. Also, there were situations where this mode should've supported 4-players co-op considering the amount… Read more

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is PERFECT

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is an all out perfect game. There is nothing wrong with it. From so many characters you cant play this game and not be able to find someone to brawl as. This is a great wi-fi b… Read more

A good game with some unneeded changes to veteran characters.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl went down a long road of agonizing delays before it finally came out. But is the end result any good? Super Smash Bros. is all about taking your favorite Nintendo characters an… Read more

Best party game ever.

You may not agree with the above statement, but Brawl is honestly the best game I've ever played. It is jam-packed with so much content, it could cost $100 and still be worth it. It keeps the perfect… Read more

One of the most Wanted games in the last two and heres why!!!

So its Finally out And Ive got my copy and its just great. I completed the singleplayer in 8 hours and that isn't to bad for a fighting game Considering how most other fighting games take to fin this… Read more

Nintendo Battles

Smash bros. comes back in a big way. It has one of the biggest character selections every. All of the characters balance extremely well, so Yoshi lovers are welcome to use their favorite dinosaur. The… Read more

Fully featured yet a tad redundant.

Super Smash Brothers Brawl Review. posted: 03/31/2008 Super Smash Brothers Brawl PLATFORM (Wii) PUBLISHER (Nintendo) PRICE $50 ESRB RATING (T for Teen) PLAYERS (1-4 online) Whittled down to its base e… Read more

You'd Be Crazy to Pass This One Up.

Introduction With most of Nintendo’s first-party games, we only get one installment every console generation. Typically, that means the games have a much higher level of polish than games made by mere… Read more

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Review

Here it is... The most anticipated Wii game has arrived! Does it deliver? Of course! Super Smash Bros. Brawl has it all. Great characters, great levels, great fighting, great fan service and more. Is… Read more

Full of surprises

So this was a game which for me was full of surprises. Mainly because I actually enjoyed the game. Considering I had never played the original Super Smash Bros on the N64 and when I played Super Smash… Read more

Brawl really leaves nothing unfinished, almost no feature omitted

I've been playing video games for almost as long as I can remember. As of this review, I've beaten 572 and played many more. Perhaps one of my favorite games so far is Super Smash Bros. Brawl. OK, it'… Read more

An epic masterpiece

The Good Subspace Emissary mode is a great single-player and multiplayer adventure Tons of replay value (packed with extras and unlockables) Lots of unique characters from all over Nintendo Very balan… Read more

Super Smash Bros. Brawl carries on the Smash Bros. Legacy!

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 rating… Read more

The online play is bad, but the rest is fully intact and awesome.

Good: - excellent, fun gameplay - great new single player mode that you will actually want to play - awesome new characters and stages - best game soundtrack of all time - multiplayer is still a blast… Read more

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Review

EDITOR'S NOTE: This review was originally written for a 10 point scale, but I've translated the score to the appropriate star rating. As we all know, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a 3D fighter for the Wi… Read more

Mario vs. Luigi

t's is amazingly tough to believe that it has been around half a decade since the last installment of Super Smash Bros debuted. It is also extremly tough when you watch a Press Confrence and the game… Read more

Best In Series

We’ve waited a long time for this, gamers; seven long years and sixty-seven days to be exact. Since its release in December of 2001, we’ve all anticipated the sequel to the GameCube’s best selling tit… Read more

Dude! I got Super Smashed Last Night.

Okay okay, I can admit that I am addicted to Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the Nintendo Wii. I played for about six hours straight yesterday trying my hardest to unlock Sonic the Hedgehog…no luck though.… Read more

NINTENDO'S MOST OVERRATED FRANCHISE

I first played Super Smash Bros on the N64 in college with some roommates, and it kept my interest for all of about an hour. When Melee came out for the Gamecube, I could not figure out why it was so… Read more

Best game on WII by far,read to tell why

I was about ify about this game,the thing that kept on crossing my mind this game will get boring after a few days all you do is fight there is nothing more to it i was wrong.I went to a friends house… Read more

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Review

One of the most eagerly anticipated games for the Wii is (finally) here! With a huge number of characters from Nintendo’s past frantically battling it out, this game adds up to multiplayer fun for a l… Read more

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Brothers Brawl is the 3rd installment in the largely applauded series and is without a doubt in my head and probably in everyone elses the best game on Wii, and if you were to ask me the b… Read more

ssbb:another great game in a great series

smash bros brawl (ssbb) is a very interesting game in a very good way see the game is a fighting game were you play with nintendos mascots and with some mascots of other companies but this is no ordin… Read more

best game on the wii

i really cant believe this after 2 attemps the make this game perfect nintedo's dream the best game on the nindendo wii. its the golden age for nintendo title lovers. lets move to the good and the bad… Read more

Gamers can see who would win in a fight between Mario and Sonic

One of the most anticipated games for the Wii, Super Smash Brothers Brawl is a major hit with casual and hardcore gamers alike, but the game does have some mess ups. The story is more fleshed-out than… Read more

The greatest game under Nintendo's name, and great with friends!

After the long wait, especially for Europeans, Brawl finally got its much anticipated release. Let's start with the facts. I am not a fanboy by any measure, but I think this is by far one of the best… Read more

A great game, but doesn't last long at all.

SSBB is a great game with fantastic graphics and superb gameplay, yet unless you have a buddy, you can't really be entertained with it. Nintendo added a story mode, but it wasn't so great of a story,… Read more

A celebration of all things Nintendo and a fun game too boot.

Pros * A good variety of characters. Both well known faces and obscure, all of which are fun to play. * Numerous levels and a decently robust level creator to boot. * Tonnes of unlockables. * Attracti… Read more

SSBB

Super Smash Bros. Brawl, doesn't it have such a nice sound to it, lol, well let's get to the point, this game is so awesome! it is the 3rd game of the Smash Bros. series, which is a Nintendo fighting… Read more

The Fight Continues

Strictly speaking, there are only two places that you can find an epic adventure featuring Mario, Link, Star Fox, Solid Snake, Sonic the Hedgehog, Samus, and many more all at once. One is the multitud… Read more

Super Smash Bros... Or Super Smash Potato?

Super Smash Bros. for the Wii comes in with HUGE hype. I can see why so many people like this game. It has variety, online play ect ect. But it is the same game that I have played on the N64. And I di… Read more

Intense multiplayer action!

I have been a big fan of the Smash Bros series since the N64 days, and Brawl is the best incarnation yet. The customization features and balance really raise this title above Melee, which was already… Read more

This Sequel brings what a sequel should bring to the table.

Huge controversy upon getting this game.....I had to borrow my freinds Nintendo Wii just to play this game, and i had to give let him borrow my Xbox 360 and 3 games while i just play SMBB.....and it w… Read more

Brawl it up

Nintendo's epic 3D fighter series arrives on Wii as the best iteration yet. It's true -- there are a few minor quibbles to be made about the sometimes-repetitive single-player mode, unexplored third p… Read more

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Review

Before I got this game (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) I thought it was going to be the best game I would get for the wii fun exiting packed full of things to do and fun competitive online play. The charact… Read more

An amazing game with a group of friends.

Super Smash Brothers is an amazing game. Simply put, it has everything a game needs. It keeps the original formula of it's predecessors, but adds enough new twists to make it a breath of fresh air. Fi… Read more

SSBB Review

Lets get one thing straight from the get-go: I am by no means a Super Smash Bros. expert. I’ve played every incarnation of the game, but the series has never held my attention for very long, as I have… Read more

Good Smash Bros Fun, But Little Else

Pros -Same great Smash Bros. gameplay -More characters than ever -Allows you to use a Wavebird -Cutscenes look really nice -Can be played online Cons -Online play doesn't work as well as it should -Si… Read more

Brawl is best in a party setting, and is a nostalgia jewel

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a game that's virtually impossible to dislike for anyone who's been around the block in the gaming world, or anyone who's just a sucker for nostalgia. While Brawl is an obli… Read more

Super Smash Brothers Brawl; best Wii game yet?

It can certainly be argued that the new installment of the Super Smash Brothers series is one of, if not THE best game in the Wii's library thus far. Its combination of cute graphics and in depth game… Read more

Is this Brawl a Smash?

Super Smash Bros. is one of Nintendo's greatest game series ever created, by bringing well over 10 of Nintendo's key franchises together to duke it out on the battlefield. Play as everyone's favorite… Read more

Best in series?, yes but expected a bit more

Apart from all the things already said by many of the reviewers out, this game just rocks.Nintendo threw in some new characters, yes Snake is in the game as well as Sonic but I hoped more new characte… Read more

Great multiplayer game!

If you like Nintendo, you will love Super Smash Bros. Brawl! It has a huge character roster. Bigger than any other fighting game to date. Some of the characters are pretty identical though. The game g… Read more

Nintendo's Excuse to Beat-Up Your Friends

Nintendo Wii owner's finally get their hands on Super Smash Bros. Brawl after numerous delays. By the look of things around this site, it was worth the wait. With numerous modes found in the single pl… Read more

Super Smash Bros Brawl

Super smash bros brawl has got to be one of if not the best games out now for the Wii. First the fighting fast and frantic at all times but there is so much more to the game than just fighting. Then t… Read more

SSBB- A true sucessor to the excellent Melee.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl was the game I bought a Wii for, and it has not let me down, there is a great roster of characters, and some of the new additions are truly great (here's looking at you Pit and… Read more

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