- See your favourite Smash Bros. character, redesigned from their most recent games, brawl onto your screen once again!.
- A host of new characters to fight with, including Sonic, Pit from Kid Icarus, Wario and Diddy Kong.
- More than a dozen gorgeously-rendered stages.
- New special moves and attacks, including the groundbreaking Final Smash.
- New items and assist trophies.
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The third instalment in Nintendos popular Super Smash Bros.
fighter franchise debuts on the Wii in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Loaded with all the characters and features players have loved
from the two previous versions, plus much more, it is a worthy
addition to the series and yet another must-have title for the
Nintendo Wii.
The Brawl comes to your Wii
Brawl with old friends .
Or new ones like Pit from "Kid Icarus." .
The Smash Ball is the key to success. .
Battle to your hearts content. .Characters: More Than Just Mario
and Friends
The lifeblood of the Super Smash Bros. series has always been the
depth of the character line-up that each instalment has been able
to bring and Brawl not only keeps with tradition, but does it one
better. Just as in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros Melee,
players can expect to pit their favourite Nintendo characters
against each other in head-to-head and multiplayer battles, but
instead of insisting on characters exclusively from the Nintendo
universe, Brawl adds variety in the form of superstars Sonic the
Hedgehog and Solid Snake from Konamis Metal Gear franchise. This
is a first-time addition and one that will delight veteran
players and newbies alike. But these two characters are only a
sampling of the new additions to the games line-up. The other
ten come from classic Nintendo titles and bring the complete
line-up of playable characters to a whopping 25. See the full
list on combatants below:
New Comers: Pit from the Kid Icarus series, Wario, Zero Suit
Samus, Ike from the Fire Emblem series, Meta Knight and King
Dedede from the Kirby series, Pokémon Trainer, Diddy Kong, Lucas
from the Earthbound/Mother series, Pikimin and Olimar from the
Pikmin series and of course Sonic and Solid Snake.
Returning Veteran Fighters: Mario, Link, Kirby, Pikachu, Fox
McCloud, Samus, Zelda/Sheik, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Princess
Peach and Ice Climbers from the NES title Ice Climber.
The Rules of the Brawl
As in previous releases in the series, Brawl places players
within a different, but easy to use fighting system. Players
choose a character, select one of the numerous stages--which are
levels based in the game worlds represented in Super Smash
Bros.-- and try to knock their nents off the screen using a
range of standard techniques and combos as well as a variety of
special attacks and Smash Moves specific to their chosen
character. A Smash Move can only be performed after securing a
Smash Ball. These precious items, marked with the Smash Bros.
logo, fall randomly and can be used by either player, but they
must be cracked open before they can be used. To keep things
interesting they can also can be stolen if not used right away,
so when a player sees one it must be grabbed quickly and cracked
to avoid an unfortunate turn of events.
Also, keeping with the games "E" rating and players affection
for the characters, instead of displaying bars the game
uses a percent system to indicate character status and strength.
The more damage done to a character, the higher the percentage
and the farther back he/she is knocked back when struck by an
nent.
Many Ways to Play: Multiplayer and Single Player Options
Just as in previous instalments of Super Smash Bros. there is fun
to be had whether you choose to fight in multiplayer or single
player mode, but Brawl again pushes the envelope even further by
providing additional ways to play within these areas and the
possibility of others added later. Here are just a few of the
modes that you can expect to see:
Multiplayer
* Standard Multiplayer Brawl - A standard battle between 2-4
players.
* Special Brawl Take down your friends in matches which you can
customize with as many rules as you would like.
* Tourney Choose the number of players and rules you want and
have at it in a round-robin battle against many foes.
* Online Multiplayer - For the first time play against registered
friends or randomly selected nents from anyplace in the world
via a Nintendo Wi-Fi connection.Single Player* Training Start
on the path to Brawling like a pro as you learn to string
standard moves together into combos.
* Classic Fight your way through semi-randomly generated
battles where each match features an arena or nent from a
particular game series and may feature unique battle conditions.
* Stadium: Target Smash - Practice your as you break ten
targets within a set time limit.
* "Subspace Emissary" - The world of Smash Bros. is invaded by an
entity called the Ancient Minister and his army, called "The
Primid. As this villain starts turning characters into trophies
to harness their power, declare a peace with your quarrelsome
companions and work together to defeat the invaders in an
engrossing side-scrolling adventure.Stay in Control
Because the Super Smash Bros. series has a huge following and an
even larger list of characters from the Nintendo catalogue, it
only makes sense that players may have a preference for a
particular Nintendo controller from the era of their favourite
game. Because of this the games creators have incorporated all
four of the major Nintendo controllers into the mix. Whether you
prefer the Wii Remote, the Wii Remote with Nunchuck, the Wii
Classic Controller or GameCube Controller it makes no difference.
All four are fully compatible with all the features of Super
Smash Bros. Brawl, although the handling of each is a little
different. Choose the one you are most comfortable with, or
explore all your options. The choice is yours.A Barrel Full of
Customization
Finally, created with an eye towards providing years worth of
fun, Brawl comes with extensive built-in customization
possibilities. Dive into the games seemingly endless list of
game modes/mini-games, battle stages, in-game items and musical
playback options to make the game your own and Brawl the way you
want to.
Manufacturer's Description
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Compatible with both the Wii and GameCube Consoles. Turbo Fire.
Built in Rumble feedback. Analogue L & R Trigger Buttons