The 3rd edition to the Smash Bros. Series is DA BEST! (But of course, some minor flaws)
I got this game not a long time ago, but right away I started playing it, as I was a old time gamer of Melee. I used a nunchuck and remote. At first I didn't know what's going on, and I didn't get used to the controls, so that's why I didn't act fast enough to use my midair jump to recover..... But oh well, everyone does that at the start.
So I continued playing, and personally I think the best improvement from its predecessors is the adventure single player mode. Melee had going side scrolling action the random places, without too much cut scenes. But SSBB has taken it 5 times further. I like the lengthy storyline and the gameplay. It all fits into the story. But one thing I personally find as a flaw is that everything is happening all at once. One time you're at a laboratory with Pikachu and Samus, and then next we find the Pokemon Trainer with Lucas. I find that keeps me from getting the storyline at some parts. But it doesn't annoy me that much, so nothing more to say here.
I liked the classic mode also, just dueling old-school. Event matches are also nicely put together with a variety of objectives to do. One thing I find that is not better from Melee is the target test. I didn't like the 5 levels you do that is the SAME for each character. In melee there was like 20 different levels, a unique one for each character. So in Brawl it's like having only 5 levels to do. So I don't play that a lot. I sometimes do the Multi Man and the Home Run Contest, but I'm not too interested in it.
But then here's where the real action comes in. Mulitplayer. Duke it out with your favorite characters against other Nintendo characters. I thought some characters didn't fit very well in Brawl (like Olimar and Diddy Kong) but others (Snake and Sonic) are welcomed to the character selections (Or so as I think). Like the first 2 games, choose a character, choose a CPU or another human friend, choose a stage, and you're all set.
Online mode I'm not familiar with or I'm never going to do that unless my friend comes over. I have no siblings, that's why. I also heard from a couple people that it lags.
The gameplay is great. Every character comes with their own weapons and attacks, including the final smash. But I thought the final smash was to cheap, so i turned the smash ball item OFF. Some clone characters would be familiar if you have played the other character. Much more to say, but I'm sure you would get the idea.
The new items from Brawl is that I think some of them are not fit for me, but some do. Luckily, there are many items transferred from Melee and the original. So I'm happy with it.
For the characters, I used to excel and pwn with Fox and Falco at melee, along with pikachu and pichu (and mario). But now, I find that Fox has changed. (along with Pikachu) So I set off to find another set of characters that I would like. But that was already chosen. That was Mario (like Melee), Kirby, and Meta Knight. I just happened to get them as I thought they're "cool". To give you a brief overview, I will give you a list of most of the characters (by universe)
Mario, Luigi, Peach, Donkey Kong, Bowser, Diddy Kong, Yoshi (Mario, Donkey Kong Series)
The all time favorite character Mario is back! Mario and Luigi are close clones, but not DIddy Kong and Donkey Kong. Bowser is slow and strond, and Yoshi has a small boost when doing the up special, making it a small recovery. Peach retained most of her moves.
Fox, Falco, Wolf (Star Fox Series)
All clone characters, I used to excel at them in Melee, but now it's changed. Has some convenient new tactics and Fox is speedy.
Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Lucario, Pokemon Trainer (Pokemon Series)
Pikachu is back with a batch of moves retained from Melee. Lucario makes a myserious opening is Brawl, and I have yet to play him. Jigglypuff is another veteran, now more floaty and slower. Pokemon trainer has 3 pokemon in his command, which that you can swap during battle. My mind is not going right now so I hope I haven't missed any other characters...
Ness, Lucas, Olimar, ROB, Toon Link, and Wario (series that I'm not familiar with)
Ness has most of his moves. Lucas is a clone of Ness. Olimar and ROB, I have yet to play. Toon Link is a replacement of Young LInk. Wario, well, he's just plain random.
Link, Zelda/Sheik, Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda series)
Link has a couple of changes, like his boomerang. Zelda is slow and magical, Shiek is fast and stealthy. Ganondorf is slow and strong.
Captain Falcon (F-Zero Series)
CF is back as an unlockable. Very fast speed, but slow moves.
Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede (Kirby series)
Kirby has been the sole representative of the Kirby series until now. He can now use Hammer while airborne. Meta Knight has good A combos. King Dedede is strong and a large target.
SSBB is a successful game and will be enjoyed by many people for years to come.