Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Amazingly enough, I got Super Smash Brothers Brawl today. This is great, yes? Yes. I’ve tested the game out, and as far as I’m concerned, this a league better than Melee (In comparison, Melee was perfection. What does that make Brawl…?)

I won’t write a review, exactly, but I will say this:

Graphics 9/10 - The graphics are all very polished and crisp. Everything is vibrant. Possibly one of the best wii games I’ve seen yet. Backgrounds to stages are just… Christ. For screenshots of the game, visit IGN’s Brawl Images.

Gameplay 10/10 – Imagine Melee but faster, larger, better. More items, more fields, more characters, more diversity, more _____. The core gameplay is still the same, which is a good thing. You are now given four different ways to play: the wiimote, the wiimote and nunchuck, classic controller, and gamecube controller.
Music 10/10 – The music is godlike. Really. Go download the 314 track OST if you’d like to hear, or visit SSB Dojo. Tracks range from the original scores to new ones that have been remastered or orchestrated.

Sound 9/10 – Sound effects fit perfectly. Each item’s sound effect is taken from the original game.
Online Play 7/10 – Online is a very nice addition but has issues. (more on this below)
Extras 9/10 – New coin launcher game is amazing; the addition of classic games as well as all of the new features are great addons to the Melee formula. Subspace Emissary is DEFINITELY welcome.

 

Online play is slightly dissappointing in my case. I use a Wifi connection, and the game lags horribly on large fields. Smaller fields happen to do nice, with only a fraction of a delay when you press a button. I’d recommend hooking the wii up directly to the internet via a wired connection, this should greatly reduce your lagtime. Lag at this time could also be because of the huge strain caused by the mass amount of people connecting to their servers.

Subspace Emissary sortof adds a “storyline” to Brawl, which was lacking previous games in the series. It does its job well, topping out around 4 to 5 hours of gameplay. Cutscenes in this are also well made, the CG is stunning; the only problem is the 10 second delay to wait on said cutscene to load.

Overall, Brawl is very well polished. I’d recommend it to anyone that owns a Wii, srsly.

   

If you’d like to join me in a match, post a comment below with your Brawl friendcode.

Mine is: 1805-2072-8762.
Username: Syl.

And of course, my preferred character among them all: