Why all the hype for super smash bros? None of the other games were AAA

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#1 rawbwilsh
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I am an avg. fighter fan. grew up with sf2 and I like dead or alive and will most likely buy this smash bros. game. But I have little expectations for it. I have never played any of the other smash bros. games. I know there are tournaments and stuff for the series. Just seems overly nerdy to be way into this game, but then again videogames are nerdy, but not smash bros. nerdy.
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#2 Can-o-Mark
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SSBM was highly underrated by reviewers in my opinion. And considering it's the best sold GC game with more than six million copies sold, Im sure a lot of people agree with me.
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#3 Weslii
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Even if this game would get a 4,5 it would still be my game of the generation. I understand why they gave Melee an 8,9 but I still play that game today.
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#4 locopatho
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Well that's like saying why is MGS4 hyped so much MGS and MGS3 weren't AAA. Smash is the kind of game that could be rated anything and it's fans are gonna love it anyway.
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#5 darkslider99
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First off, Look at how hyped cows are for KZ2.
Second of all, it's because their great games. Melee is how man years old now? And people still play it al the time, and it still sells.
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because honestly....this is the type of game where people couldn't give less of a crap about what GS has to say. it's going to be awesome regardless of what some dinky little reviewer says.

besides....what with the recent events.... for all we know MS could be bribing GS to flop it.

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#7 curono
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I am an avg. fighter fan. grew up with sf2 and I like dead or alive and will most likely buy this smash bros. game. But I have little expectations for it. I have never played any of the other smash bros. games. I know there are tournaments and stuff for the series. Just seems overly nerdy to be way into this game, but then again videogames are nerdy, but not smash bros. nerdy.rawbwilsh

If you have never played SSBM you should. It looks like an easy, dummy shallow fighter, but it can get pretty intense. First SSB game was good, though somewhat experimental. SSBM had a lot of refinements, I can't wait to see what this third part will bring.

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#8 Marth6781
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Why is MGS hyped? Why is killzone hyped, ninja gaiden?

Smash bros, has so much more new content, smash bros has more content that ANY other fighter and any fighter will have, hell game probably has more content that 90% of games out.

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#9 Funkyhamster
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It's one of the most popular and highly rated franchises among gamers... they just tended not to agree with reviewers in the case of SSBM.
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#10 JB730
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I am an avg. fighter fan. grew up with sf2 and I like dead or alive and will most likely buy this smash bros. game. But I have little expectations for it. I have never played any of the other smash bros. games. I know there are tournaments and stuff for the series. Just seems overly nerdy to be way into this game, but then again videogames are nerdy, but not smash bros. nerdy.rawbwilsh

lol @ "nerdy"

whats more nerdy to you? mass effect or smash brothers?

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#11 rawbwilsh
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[QUOTE="rawbwilsh"]I am an avg. fighter fan. grew up with sf2 and I like dead or alive and will most likely buy this smash bros. game. But I have little expectations for it. I have never played any of the other smash bros. games. I know there are tournaments and stuff for the series. Just seems overly nerdy to be way into this game, but then again videogames are nerdy, but not smash bros. nerdy.JB730

lol @ "nerdy"

whats more nerdy to you? mass effect or smash brothers?

Yeah, mass effect is pretty nerdy. Ha. I am a total nerd but not like one of those "Anime" nerds. I like Akira though.

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#12 ILoveBeingDrunk
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Score does not matter for Super Smash Bros in my opinion. Same goes with the Timesplitters series.

Every game is absolutely brilliant and I will play them with friends constantly for years, enjoying my self immensely. The score never reflects just how much fun these games are which to me makes reviews for the game seem rather meaningless.

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#13 rawbwilsh
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You guys make good points with the metal gear comparisons. So, I guess I can see why its highly anticipated.
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#14 dewmandew7
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I don't care what the game is rated because the first two were fun as hell. :)
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#15 Notsogr8one
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Because it is the game that lasts an entire generation, if it's even close to SSBM (which it obviously is so far) it's a winner.
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#16 nintendofreak_2
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It's not being hyped AAA, and I know everyone here who plans to buy it will get it regardless of score.
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#17 elektrixxx
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I have never played any of the other smash bros. games.rawbwilsh

That's all I needed to hear.

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#18 nintendofreak_2
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SSBM was highly underrated by reviewers in my opinion. And considering it's the best sold GC game with more than six million copies sold, Im sure a lot of people agree with me.Can-o-Mark
Mario Kart Double Dash outsold SSBM by a very small margin.
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[QUOTE="JB730"]

[QUOTE="rawbwilsh"]I am an avg. fighter fan. grew up with sf2 and I like dead or alive and will most likely buy this smash bros. game. But I have little expectations for it. I have never played any of the other smash bros. games. I know there are tournaments and stuff for the series. Just seems overly nerdy to be way into this game, but then again videogames are nerdy, but not smash bros. nerdy.rawbwilsh

lol @ "nerdy"

whats more nerdy to you? mass effect or smash brothers?

Yeah, mass effect is pretty nerdy. Ha. I am a total nerd but not like one of those "Anime" nerds. I like Akira though.

Anime nerds lol. You'd be the surprised at the type of people that are anime fans.

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#20 tbone29
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:lol:

I came in this thread expecting a ridiculous explanation as to why Brawl will flop, but I was wrong.
This thread is ridiculous for a completely different reason.

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#21 -The-G-Man-
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The hype is based around people having liked the previous games. Not really too hard to understand.
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#23 JB730
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[QUOTE="JB730"]

[QUOTE="rawbwilsh"]I am an avg. fighter fan. grew up with sf2 and I like dead or alive and will most likely buy this smash bros. game. But I have little expectations for it. I have never played any of the other smash bros. games. I know there are tournaments and stuff for the series. Just seems overly nerdy to be way into this game, but then again videogames are nerdy, but not smash bros. nerdy.rawbwilsh

lol @ "nerdy"

whats more nerdy to you? mass effect or smash brothers?

Yeah, mass effect is pretty nerdy. Ha. I am a total nerd but not like one of those "Anime" nerds. I like Akira though.

lol, no worries, we're all nerds in some way because we're all on this site :lol:

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#24 MoldOnHold
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This is the kind of game that no one really cares about the review for. It will be great fun and wildly popular.
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#25 hugo_ben
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it has a bunch of new characers such as Sonic and Solid Snake. It has online. It has a deeper single player mode. So I can only think it will be better than the last one, which means AAA at least.
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#26 tripoldoor
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didn't Famitsu just give it a 40/40?
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It's one of the most popular and highly rated franchises among gamers... they just tended not to agree with reviewers in the case of SSBM.Funkyhamster

Reviewers ara not gamers?

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#28 raskullibur
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This is the kind of game that no one really cares about the review for. It will be great fun and wildly popular.MoldOnHold

I you're a Nintendo fanboy you will never care about reviews.

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#29 JB730
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[QUOTE="MoldOnHold"]This is the kind of game that no one really cares about the review for. It will be great fun and wildly popular.raskullibur

I you're a Nintendo fanboy you will never care about reviews.

how so?

nintendo games are among the best reviewed games in the industry.

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#30 GunSmith1_basic
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the last game was 8.9 and brawl looks like a significant improvement over that, even taking rising standards into account
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#31 EnergyAbsorber
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The main reason is that it will finally have online play which will make the replay value go threw the roof. Im also glad SCIV and T6 will have online play. All fighters should have online play this genereation.
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#32 kingsy_the_one
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Isn't the official hype AA..?

And if you've been following the Dojo, you'll be hyped for this game.. It's impossible not to be...