The best fighting game there ever was!
Long story short, you get 14 characters to begin with and as you play along you'll uncover 11 more, 290 trophies, a crapload of arenas and even a sound test to go with that package of a game. I spent a little over 240 hours playing Melee since I bought the game in 2003. I don't play it as much nowadays but it's good practice until Brawl is out. Get this game a collector's item!
The controls are smooth, the graphics are pretty and the action is explosive. That's all there is to it. Another game on the series is soon to arrive in March 2008.