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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Recycling gameplay has never been so much fun.

by Sarah Schutz

Whether for fear of academic failure in college or fear of a lifelong addiction, I was never consumed by the hype that is the Super Smash Brothers series. But when my undying hope that the Wii might produce more better games met my love for Nintendo's character-driven history and the palpable hype for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, I decided there was no time like the present. The newest installment of the series reintroduces us to the old school Smash Brother favorites while bringing in a few fresh faces including Wario, Diddy Kong, Snake (as in Solid) and Sonic (yes the hedgehog).While the premise of the game remains rather simple: to smash and fight your opponent, the nostalgic cast of characters, simple yet elegant gameplay and endless unlockables makes for an unstoppable gaming formula.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl offers extensive varied gameplay including, obviously, "Brawl" which allows you to compete with up to 3 other humans or the CPU. The Rotation, Tournament and Customized gameplay allows you to play with more people in endless battle formats. For those of us who are more solitary creatures, solo modes include Classic, Stadium and Training modes to acquaint n00bs like myself to the brawling skillz. For adventure-lovers like myself, an Adventure story mode has also been added, mixing some platforming into your fighting. Each of the many unlockable characters also allow for endless varied gameplay. The graphics, while not up to many next-gen standards, are pretty good for the Wii, but it's the gameplay, characters and Nintendo gaming purity that really sells the game. The Wii controls are simple to command, but becoming the master of Super Smash Brothers Brawl remains a challenge, especially when facing-off with those who were early adopters of previous versions. Super Smash Bros. isn't just a game; it's a lifestyle.

My skepticism of the game may be rooted in my general apathy towards the fighting genre, but Super Smash Bros. Brawl isn't just a fighter. It's a character-driven mix of fighter, platformer and irresistable quirkiness. While I may not throw away the rest of the games I own like so many of the SSBB pros, I am pleasantly surprised that Nintendo has, yet again, managed to reintroduce a classic with enough twists and upgrades to satisfy the veterans and n00bs alike and remind us that simple gameplay often makes for the best gameplay. The Super Smash Bros. series will remain a Nintendo standby while we wait for something completely different on the little console that could.

Perfected gameplay, quirky cast of characters

Nintendo needs to succeed at something new

LynZ Bee

Originally I was reluctant about Brawl Because I had such a hard time with the controls for Smash on the GameCube, but Nintendo in all their wisdom took it back to the classic A B buttons and D-pad style with the Wii remote. Upon discovering how effortless the controls were, I was thrilled to be able to actually get into the game. I really enjoy fighting games and Brawl has a really fun twist on the old stand by.
Nifty

#1 - Lindsay Bernal - 04/11/2008 - 23:35

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