So the sequel to the ever popular Super Smash Bros Melee is fast approaching, and some more characters have been revealed on the official site. So I feel its time for a preview of whats in store.

Firstly, the game will feature four styles of play. Wii remote, Wii remote+Nunchuck, Classic Pad and Gamecube pad. All ideas seem fine, though I expect veterans will play with their Gamecube pad.

The stages have some novel ideas, for example, remember the Ice Climber stage where you go up and down? Well thats gone in place of a DK stage that just goes up. Also new are multiple tiers where one minute your on a roof, next you're in a castle, then underground. I wouldn't be surprised if its a dungeon! Also they're using the Wiis internal clock and date system to power whether or not you're fighting in day or night, spring, summer, autumn or winter. Its brilliant thinking!

There are a bunch of new items, but most interesting are Assist Trophies. These act pretty much like the Pokéballs from before, only have characters from other games in them! Confirmed ones are Samurai Gohoh (F-Zero), Dr Wright (SimCity SNES), Knuckle Joe (Kirby) and Hammer Bros (Super Mario Bros). Pokéballs are still around, with Chikorita, Goldeen, Deoxys and Groudon confirmed. (Chikorita and Goldeen do what they've always done. I always thought Magikarp would've been better for Goldeen!)

The new and old characters look superb. Fox, Link and Zelda look brilliant in their new costumes (and thankfully Zelda is no longer blonde!) New characters include Pit, Zero Suit Samus, Wario (in WW suit) and Ike from the Cube Fire Emblem. Metaknight and Solid Snake haven't been posted yet, but one would assume they will soon