Prepare to be wowed.
Gameplay 9 1/2/10
If you haven't been living under a rock for your whole life, you would know that Smash Bros. Is a Platforming-fighting game series. The gameplay in Super Smash Bros. Brawl is just that. Select a fighter,an opponent, change the options to your liking, select a stage, then fight! But that's not all! There is MANY other things for you to do in the game! Such as collecting Trophies and Stickers, and create stages. Have fun!
Controls 9/10
The controls all depend on which controller you are using. You could use the Gamecube controller, Wii Remote and Nunchuck, or the Classic Controller. Through personal experience, the Gamecube controller is your best bet, but that's just me.
Graphics 8 1/2/10
They certainly improved form Melee, but don't look COMEPLETELY professional. But who cares about graphics?
Music 9 1/2/10
There are TONS of songs to select in this game. Most of them are good, but some just........I don't know......are pointless. For example: The Crush 40 version of "His World" is in the game. If you love the song as much as me, then you're probably excited. BUT, Nintendo was cruel enough to actually only put an instrumental version of it in there. WTF? Why would you do that? What's the point? If you take the vocals out of that song, than it's not a song. (or a very good song.) Another thing that caught my attention is that you cant have any Brawl tunes play on the Melee stages.
Sound Effects 10/10
There isn't anything wrong with the sound effects. Most of them are brought over from the previous Super Smash Bros. titles. But this time, there's actually English voice acting! HURAY!
Plot /10
There's actually a plot in this game. But I don't want to spoil you, so I wont type anything here. (I'm so lazy.)
Replay Value 10/10
Trust me, you WILL be coming back to this game many times. There's HUNDREDS of things for you to unlock.
Bad things about the game:
The loading screens are long and boring, the event matches are pretty stupid and easy, the stage builder is WAY too restricted, and many other annoying things are in this game.
Rent or Buy?
Um, DUH! Buy!