Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii)

The sequel to one of the best games of all time finally came to the Wii back in 2008, and the look and feel are incredible.

This is obviously SSBB. The object of Super Smash Bros. is to knock your opponent off the screen by filling up their damage, and then smashing them! These are all characters from the Nintendo Universe, and there's now letdowns here. We're talkin Mario, Link, Samus, Kirby, Pikachu, Marth, Ness, Wario, Olimar, Donkey Kong, Ice Climbers, Pit, Luigi, Yoshi, ROB, Zelda, Sonic, even Solid Snake gets in on the action, and there are loads more. 35 characters to be exact.

But I can't talk about the gameplay before the presentation. This is THE game. You've got Solo, Multiplayer, Wi-Fi, Level Creators, Music, and loads more. Solo is obviously, by yourself. You play through the classic Classic mode, which pits you against random characters on random levels. Also returning are Event Match, Minigames, and All-Star Mode. New is Training, and also The Subspace Emissary, an epic side-scrolling adventure with amazing cutscenes and very long gameplay. This could itself be one game.

Multiplayer, on the other hand, is the real meat. Up to 4 players can brawl it out in free for all, teams, special battles, tournaments and rotations. Wi-Fi is also great and almost everything you do offline, you can do online (minus Subspace Emissary) The music features the best Nintendo Soundtrack I've ever seen, with multiple tracks from like every Nintendo game you can think of! Also, you can customize how often the music appears on each stage, which I enjoyed.

New to Brawl is the final smash, a super devastating move which you can perform only by hitting the Smash Ball, which appears randomly within the battle. Also, there are new items. Not only Poke Balls, but Assist Trophies, where a random Nintendo character will come and aid you, or annoy you (cough Resetti cough).

The levels are very intuitive. You've got the classic Battlefield and Final Destination, and returning tracks from Melee, but also about 25 new stages from each character. We have Shadow Moses Island, Distant Planet, New Pork City, even Mario Kart, and these levels don't dissappoint. Each level has its own features, and special things that change how you play. You can even create your own levels using a simple but full level editor, and share those online.

You can also share pictures, videos, and levels with your friends via Nintendo Wi-Fi, and Nintendo will choose a picture, video, and level and send it to you whenever you connect via the Smash Service.

Now control. There's a plethora of control schemes from you to choose from. Ranging from Wiimote and Nunchuck, to even Gamecube Controller, with just Wiimote and Classic Controller in between. Also, you can choose which button does what move, so if you don't like where the moves are placed, you can just switch it!

I can't think of anything negative to say about the game. Maybe a little less characters from Kirby? Haha. No really, we have 3, count them 3! Kirby characters. Kirby, Meta Knight, AND King Dedede. No thanks!

I've given this a perfect score, and a Joey's Choice Award, which I will let you guys vote for the best game reviewed this year.

Pros:
Almost 40 Characters!!
Great Multiplayer
Good Wi-Fi Support
Lots of Replay Value

Cons:
Too Many Kirby Characters!!!

OVERALL - 10/10