Very nice upgrade from Melee but it could still be a bit better.

User Rating: 9 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl WII
By thrashmaster | Review Date:
This is certainly the best in the series and is great fun, with just a few flaws in it. The wide range of characters is a warm welcome and most can be handled very well if mastered but some are just lacking in abilities. The storyline is fun as long as you play it with a friend but can be very annoying at times, they have a lot more extras you can do and the online play is fun but the game is still lacking a bit in areas. Sometimes it just feels like the content is more about quantity rather than quality.

GRAPHICS: 10
The graphics are very nice, both in the cutscenes and midgame. You can see the upgrade from its predecessor right away. I really can't find an area to complain in here.

CONTROLS: 9.2
As solid and smooth to control as ever, but when you will still find yourself messing up occasionally as the slightest mistake is not very forgiving.

GAMEPLAY: 9
It is sorta difficult to rate the gameplay of Brawl because there are a couple different ways to play it. Classic mode is as good as every time you play it changes a little bit. The subspace emissary is very fun but can be very annoying for the second player most of the time because instead the camera panning out like normal it only follows player 1. It could have done without the homerun derby and the target smash. I would like to have seen more of the co-op challenges.

SOUND: 9.7
The music is always a pleasure to fight with and listen to in the game. The music they pick for each stage is well suited and never feels out of place. The sounds are also of good quality and put a good emphasis on the devastation some of the items cause.

STORY: 8.7
The story in here comes from the Subspace emissary which is interesting and fun but can be a little difficult to follow, and a bit to long for comfort. It is fun however seeing your favorite characters develop in the overall story of the game.

MULTIPLAYER: 8.5
Easily the heart of the game, whether it be with friends around the screen or vsing total strangers. There are a couple of reasons for the 8.5 rating. First of all you cannot team up with a friend online unless you are playing other people on your friends list. So if you and a friend are hanging out and you two want to fight online but you don't have friends online then you will be switching off the controller to fight strangers. You also can only play 3 min matches, leaving my favorite 5 stock out of the question.

FINAL: 9.18

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