Super Smash Bros Melee from Nintendo of America
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Our Editorial Review
Amazon.com Review Normally, Nintendo contract players such as Mario, Pikachu, Link, Donkey Kong, Bowser, and Kirby are generally happy and well-mannered, but in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the pleasantries get thrown out and the gloves (except for Mario's) come off. This update of the N64 favorite features these and other video game icons in furious, yet utterly absurd fisticuffs that usually make for a smashing good time. Just make sure you have at least one human opponent to pound on. Starting off with 14 characters (an additional 11 are waiting to be unlocked), the game has a pretty standard premise--let Nintendo's stars beat on each other until the timer runs out. However, a lot of emphasis is put on knocking opponents off ledges while avoiding the same fate. In typical Nintendo manner, there are quite a few power-ups to assist you in the melee. The actual combat isn't as intricate as in other fighting games; however, the ultra-cartoony layout of the many, many arenas sometimes adds a strategic element not usually found in similar titles. Super Smash Bros. Melee's strength lays in the mayhem created in four-player fights. The camera does an excellent job of positioning itself so all combatants are constantly visible. Also, Melee sports some of the best visuals seen in a Nintendo product. All the characters are highly detailed, and the movements of each are smoothly infused with personality. Donkey Kong lumbers and Princess Peach fights with grace. As the multiplayer mode is the key reason for this game's existence, the single-player mode is decidedly weak. The game features an adventure mode that plays somewhat like an old-school, side-scrolling Mario game. Sadly, despite its good looks, its gameplay is rather uninspired. This game is clearly at its best when there are two or more players with controllers in their hands. --Mark Brooks Pros: - Fantastic graphics and sound keep the action upbeat
- Many new characters and other goodies to unlock
Cons: - Single-player experience is comparatively weak
- Too cute for a few folks
- Adventure mode is boring
Product Description Super Smash Brothers Melee is a great fighting game where you put your favorite Nintendo characters against each other, to find out who's the toughest of them all!
Customer Reviews
THE PERFECT MULTIPLAYER GAME!!! Posted 11 March 2007
Have you ever had one of those days were you and your friends kept changing games every ten minutes because you couldn't find one that all of you liked? WELL GUESS WHAT? YOU JUST FOUND THE PERFECT GAME. This is probably the greatest fighter/party-game/multiplayer game ever invented.
The game has a very simple structure. Combatants land in the arena, then proceed to knock the stuffing out of each other. Well actually, there is a little more to it. ;) As opposed to regular fighting games, SSBM does not consist of your standard damage taking health bar. It rates it's damage by percent. Players start with 0% damage. When they get hit the percent rises, slowly at first, but then the more people get hit, the faster the percent rises. Once people reach the "Red Zone" (anywhere from 200% to 300%) hits will start too knock them back farther. In other words, if Link is fighting Luigi, and Luigi has about 300% damage, and Link gives him a good solid hit, Luigi takes a one way ticket to the moon.
During the fight, there will be many things that can affect the players besides each other. Items rain from the sky, consisting of everything from baseball bats to mushrooms to Pokeballs. The arenas themselves can even affect the player. Some move, some disappear, some even change into different arenas.
Characters range from Pokemon, to residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, to residents of Hyrule, to characters from Fire Emblem, to Fox and Falco, to a bunch of people who you've probably never heard of in your life (Mr. Game and Watch, yeah, that's a dudes name). Courses are basically the character's homes, yet they are so well designed that they are all a completely new experience. No matter how many times you will be in one course, it will always be fun. Modes have more than you could ever imagine. Melee Mode, Tournament Mode, Classic Mode, Adventure Mode, Giant Mode, Camera Mode, and of course what would any fighting game be without... INVISIBLE MODE?!
Anyway, I've had this game for a very LOOOOOONG time, and no matter much my friends and I play it, we never get sick of it. EVER. So do yourself a favor, buy it, play it, and realize what a smart person you are for doing so.
Super Smash Brothers Melee is amazing Posted 18 February 2007
This is honestly one of the best video games ever made. Extremely action packed, once you learn how to play games can get very intense. It is all of the legendary nintendo charectors in a 'brawl' of fun. Very different fighting game than say the mortal combat type of game. This is a game like no other with cool stages to fight on and awesome one player modes. This game is similar to its orignal for nintendo 64 exept it has ten times better graphics, much faster paced, way more charectors and levels and much more to do. Great game.
Super Smash Bros Melee is smasing good Posted 17 February 2007
This is a super fun game for all you fight lovers. It's especially fun with others, so gather 'round!
Best game ever Posted 13 February 2007
This game is so updated, Packed, detailed and fun! So many new characters, stages and features, the original super smash looks like something a caveman made! Super geniuses made this game, more characters,modes,stages, I wish there were Infinity stars!
My kids seem to like this game Posted 31 January 2007
I've played all of our GameCube games with my kids at one time or another, but this one just escapes me. I don't really see a point to it other than pushing, hitting, shocking, and kicking the other player in the game, which usually raises their ire and they end up pushing, hitting, and kicking each other outside of the game too.
I prefer games like The Incredibles and the Star Wars Lego game that has the two players cooperating in the game instead of competing with each other. I don't mind competition, but this is just like a kid's version of Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat, I think.
If I would have known before hand what this game was like, I would not have purchased it.
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