Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
88
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.0
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

The sequel to HAL Laboratory's Super Smash Bros., which pitted Nintendo characters against each other, ups the ante by including more levels, more characters, and more game modes.

The game is a Nintendo fighting game with different rules to it. Instead of knocking your opponent's health down, you knock him or her out of the battle field. You choose from the wealth of Nintendo characters like Mario, Bowser, Yoshi, different Pokémon, and even Link and then either fight through the single-player portion, featuring modes like Classic, Adventure, and Event Mode or battle it out with your friends in a four-player frenzy. Also, with the simplified fighting controls, it's pretty easy for even your non-gaming friends to just pick-up and play.

Alternate Titles

  • "大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズDX" -- Japanese spelling
  • "SSB:M" -- Common name
  • "Smash" -- Shortened slang title
  • "Dairantou Smash Brothers DX" -- Japanese Title

Part of the Following Group


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Super Smash Bros Melee GameCube $10.95  
ebay.com
Super Smash Bros.: Melee    
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User Reviews

One Of The First. Still The Best. Guy Chapman (1722) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Incomparable Jon Collins (28) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Crack on a 3-inch DVD WizardX (118) unrated
It'll last you a decade. BigJKO (69) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
More characters, more levels, and a lot better graphics than the prequel... Jim Fun (226) unrated
I used to dream about a game like this when I was a kid. Thank you Nintendo for making it come true (again)! WildKard (11891) 4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars
SMASH your opponents to the moon. Da-Flea (27) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
A great game that I still love to play, even after almost 4 years of use! Phillip Leffel (3) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Nintendo's BEST-EVER multi-player fighting game! Dark Cloud (35) 4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars
One of the greatest games. Ever. kawaii (16) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

IGN Dec 03, 2001 9.6 out of 10 96
PGNx Media May 14, 2002 9.5 out of 10 95
Gamezilla Jan 22, 2002 95 out of 100 95
Gaming Target Mar 25, 2002 9.3 out of 10 93
Game Informer Magazine Feb, 2002 9.25 out of 10 92
Game Freaks 365 Jan, 2002 9 out of 10 90
Mygamer.com Jul 23, 2006 9 out of 10 90
GameSpy Dec 03, 2001 90 out of 100 90
4Players.de Jul 08, 2002 88 out of 100 88
The Video Game Critic Apr 10, 2008 B 75

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Trivia

The characters from fire emblem, Marth and Roy, were initially going to be exclusive to the Japanese version of the game. However, when the developers were working on the North American version, they received favorable attention, so they were kept in the Western version.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by JPaterson Bronze Star Contributing Member (9127) on Jan 03, 2002.
 

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