Super Smash Bros. Brawl

1001 Video Games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Assist Trophies

The assist trophies provide even more characters from well-known franchises. These cannot be controlled by the player however and some need certain requirements to be met before they appear in the game. * Andross (Star Fox series) * Barbara (Daigasso! Band Brothers series/Master of Illusion/English Training) * Devil (Devil World) * Dr. Wright (SimCity SNES) * Excitebike (Excite series) * Gray Fox (Metal Gear series) * Hammer Bro (Mario series) * Helirin (Kuru Kuru Kururin) * Infantry and Tanks (Famicom Wars series) * Isaac (Golden Sun series) * Jeff (EarthBound) * Jill & Drill Dozer (Drill Dozer) * Kat & Ana (WarioWare series) * Knuckle Joe (Kirby games) * Lakitu (Mario Series) * Little Mac (Punch-Out!!) * Lyn (Fire Emblem GBA) * Metroid (Metroid series) * Mr. Resetti (Animal Crossing series) * Nintendogs (Nintendogs) * Ray Mk III (Custom Robo Arena) * Saki Amamiya (Sin & Punishment) * Samurai Goroh (F-Zero series) * Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog universe) * Stafi (Densetsu no Stafi / Legend of Stafi series) * Tingle (Legend of Zelda series) * Waluigi (Mario series)

Delay

The game was originally slated for release on December 3rd 2007 in North America. This was later delayed until February 10th 2008, and again until March 9th 2008. The Japanese version of the game was also delayed from January 24th 2008 to January 31st 2008.

Sales

According to publisher Nintendo, Super Smash Bros.: Brawl sold 12.93 million copies worldwide (as of September 30, 2015).

Snake

Snake from the Metal Gear series makes an appearance in this game because Hideo Kojima asked Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai to add him to the roster when Snake didn't make it into Super Smash Bros.: Melee.

Project M

Project M is an unauthorized game mod that makes changes to this game's physics system and gameplay mechanics to make it play more similarly to Super Smash Bros. Melee, which had developed a large and dedicated community of tournament players in the years prior to Brawl's release. The mod also features changes to characters and stages to facilitate game balance, and restores characters and stages from earlier entries in the series. Though Project M was initially featured at several large fighting game tournaments, many of them later dropped the mod due to the possibility of legal action from Nintendo.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2008 – Wii Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
  • 2008 – #3 Wii Game of the Year
  • 2008 – #8 Multiplayer Game of the Year
  • 2008 – Wii Fighting Game of the Year
• Golden Joystick Awards
  • 2008 - Nintendo Game of the Year

Information was also contributed by gamewarrior and piltdown man.