Super Smash Bros. Melee was the best game on the GameCube. It was fun, hard to master, and a blast with friends. Now the Wii version is here with online mode. This is great as now the battle is online. Here is my review.
The game has dozens of modes. Single player, multiplayer, online, this game will set you back for years and years to come. The game is jam packed (over 122 blocks!!!) with content. There are 35 characters in the game (the best ones are unlockable) and can all be unlocked by beating the Subspace Emissary mode which is the Story Mode of the game. Unlike Melee, it actually has a story. The mode lasts 10-12 hours long and is really enjoyable with friends. The game has a stage editor, a online community (Smash Service) and downloads are sent through every day. The online is a blast to play. Unfortunantly it uses friend codes so trying to find a Random Match will be harder than trying to name the rocket launcher (33872) in Haze. Get your friend codes, phone numbers, and friends ready. Online is a blast to play with few lags and slow downs. Be ready to abandon your family, friends who don't have Wii's and loved ones away. You will be playing Brawl!!! If you are a hardcore gamer who owns a Wii and doesn't own this game, WTF!!!!
The game is a blast to play. There are hundreds of things to unlock and usually there are different ways to get stuff. There are hundreds of trophis (500s) hundreds of stickers (700) to get in the game. You will be stuck with this game trying to beat it for months and months and months and months. This game is the best Wii game out there so far.
The graphics are spectacular. Running at 60 frames per second, this is a great feature. The graphics have few blurry textures and are beautiful. This is the closest to Quantam3 we have gotten so far. The sound is classic Smash Bros and does its job. I have turned the game on just for the music at times. There are dozens of unlockable songs in the game. The game is amazing to play. Buy this now!!!!!!!!! It is the best until The Conduit comes out in March-May.
Fighting games and music have a long and storied history together. Here are five of the best fighting game stage themes throughout video game history.
Tekken Tag Tournament 1 Arcade OST - Nina Williams
Street Fighter 2 - Ken stage, Ryu Stage, Vega (Claw), and Guile
Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Karin theme
Tekken 3 Arcade OST - Hidden Characters Theme
Super Street Fighter 2 - Fei Long CPS1 version (found on Hyper SF2 A.E.)
Tekken 2 Arcade OST - Kazuya and Devil theme
Marvel vs Capcom 1 - Strider Theme, Ryu, and Roll
Should be some tunes from the first Mortal Kombat in any list tbh.
I really like the use of Mozart’s Dies Irae in Wolfgang Krausers stage in Fatal Fury 2.
Developers should always strive to make their products as balanced and fair as possible. Sometimes, video games feature a incredibly overpowered characters that just break the game.
You may have head of The 7 Deadly Sins in Christianity, but what about The 7 Deadly Sins of Game Design? Jason Capp is here to break it down.
Ya, find three items, kill three mini bosses, go to three dungeons. Things of three is a tired video game sweet spot number.
For me, it's collect-a-thons. They weren't fun in Donkey Kong or Banjo and Kazooie and they still aren't fun now. Why create these wonderfully oversized, detailed worlds if you are going to just supplement gameplay with ambiguous item fetch-quests.
There are exceptions, of course, But by and large, it just shows laziness on the part of the developer.
Good article, by the way!
Yeah. It is funny some of the design decisions made by developers. Another one that irks me is unskippable cutscenes, especially after you die after the cutscene and are forced to rewatch the unskippable cutscene AGAIN. I mean, who thinks that a great idea?! haha
how about not allowing cutscene skipping
that's flat out inexcusable in any game in the last 10 years
this comments are demanding a "The 4 Horsemen of The Apocalypse of Game Design Flaws" sequel
freaking destroy you as snake
But tell me, if I played and re-played Melee, why should I buy this one? Thanks
Maybe because of the new characters, new stages, and new gameplay. It's everything you loved about Melee and then some.
One con I say for Brawl is that many maps aren't stationary. Many move too much or too much happens.
But I hated Brawl. Every good character got nerfed significantly. Every character got a lot slower. Most advance techniques are now taken out. It makes SSB too casual for me, which became boring since I played Melee as a hardcore game.
Great game for casual players, bad game if you are expecting it to be like Melee with online.