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ITS AN AWSOME GAME MANN!!@!! | | NATHAN from sydney says (6/Feb/2007): | HI it me!!!!! You should know me. i'm the master of super smash bros
Go on youtube to see some of my vids
ok. hello geeks!(thats a complament)i lov supersmash bros but my fav event is 37 or 29or 50 and 51.my fav guy is.... well all of them!!!!!I don't hav much to say really but a do hav a hint on how to beat event 51.
1.BE Jiglly Puff
2.keep using a+down
3.WATCH BOWSER FLY THROUGH THE AIR!!!!!
P.S I'm 10 years old =P
I'm NOt so good it takes me 2 hits to kill any beast or thing on it.DUDE does this really hav to be 200 words!!! sSSO Anybody like kirby airride??? i do.
O i no! i will tell u how to unlock falco!!
1.Go on 100 mult man melee
2.Be donkey kong
3.go on the ground to the left/right
4.face the middle
5.Hold down\/+B and tap B untill they all die.
6.Battle Falco
7.Keep using the same strategy on falco.
8.PLAY AS FALCO!!!
y o y can't this be small!!!!
Umm..... LETS SING A SONG!!I HATE U U HATE ME LETS TEAM UP AND KILL BARNY WITH A BASEBALL BAT AND A 2 BY 4 NO MORE DORKY DINOSAUR!!! LOL=P
OK I CAN"T WAIT TO END THIs THING!!!!! BYE BYE DUDES!!
PLEASE DON'T LAUGH AT ME LOL!!!
OK BYE BYE DUDE
| GREAT GAME & FUN | | master hand and crazy hand from USA says (10/Dec/2006): | this game is so fun to play like beating up link with ganidorf and beating up master hand with crazy hand. thats right you can play as master hand and/or crazy hand with the debug menu you need to get an action replay then get 300 trouhpeis then go to the ssb or ssbm debug menu its fun. this game has the best 3d grahpics and old time characters we know and love like falco and fox beating the hell out of master hand and crazy hand. this game even have a secert level with a bar of people drinking beer that can be played by the debug menu. you can play as secert characters like roy, marth, young link, dr. mario, master hand, crazy hand, undead bowser, evil link, re dead, like like, falco, robot fox, sonic, tails, mr. smash, pichu, gandnidorf, mewtwo, mew, ash, devil dk, undead master hand, undead crazy hand, paper mario, evil peach, and one of my fav. devil hand. i give this game a 10 out of 10$$$$ this game has a top secert thing i can't tell you but i will. when fight master hand in hard with one life kill him and you see something cool devil hand but you need to have debug mode and i have one more kill crazy hand with master hand in hard mode then see god hand and devil hand fight you and each other.
| THIS GAME IS AN AMAZING!!!!! GREAT!!!! AND AWESOME GAME!!!!!! | | A gamer from conneticut usa says (15/Aug/2006): | THIS GAME ROCKS!!! mewto,mega bowser,luigi,mario,donkey kong,link and zelda,fox,pikachu,kirbie...... it has it alll!!! nintendo heaven. Amazing amount of charecters and stages and alot of unlockables if ur wonderin how to get some unlockable charecters this is what u do... for mewto just face computers on any kinda a match for a longggg time it will work... oh ya try to win!
if you want falco... beat 100 man melle.. it may take a while for new gamers so this is the easiest way to do it.... use donkey kong and use his special down attack and hold it
keep doin it and eventually they will all die. But watch out!!! they get stronger and stronger the more u kill them.Also a a fun charecter u didnt expect.. Mr. Game in Watch!! hes a great and fun chracterbut the last chracter ull get in the game... wanna no why?.... because he comes only when u have all the other characters! theres a huge amount of other charecters like ice climbers and a unlockable dr. mario!!
Ive mentioned his name in the beginning but didnt say how to get him his name iss luigi!! yahooooo!! to get him go on adventure mode and beat it n a 2 second markfor example... 3 mins and 32 seconds like i said get it on a 2 second mark and there u go luigi!!!
Well thats all i just wanna say good luck with the game. oh ya just for the heck of it.. THISSS GAME ROCKSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| Action Replay SSBM | | Joseph A.K.A. WildMan616 from andrews (NC) usa says (26/Jul/2006): | I love SSBM so i thought i would put on some AR codes
(version 1.1)
(m)
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One Hit Kills
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Taunting makes you dead
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Always hit the screen when you die off the top
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Always fly back when you die off the top
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Infinite Shields P4
C8QP-8X34-PVZ36
PNBU-6WV0-RGTGM
| can you realy get toad????????????????? FOX rocks | | avery from durham,usa says (24/May/2006): | all of the rumors are driving me crazy i cant get 30 characters !my favourite thing to do is get two controlers and have p2 grab yoshi and and have fox shoot yoshis butt of butt (but) any ways the game is great and compared to ssb (i have that to) this is great this game has all of nentendo's good stars figting in a game where fighting and adventure colides a good mix of characters too . butt me and my older sister (im a boy with 0 other boys in my family just 3 girls my sister her girl dog fifi and my mom) are the only ones who can get past event 51 and get the final destination match level.try fox's mix of speed power and defense and jumping ,falko's power and jumps ,pichu'speed and power,peach's defense and jumps and seed growing mario's power and jumps, links power and defense, game and watch's jumps and power,ness jumps power and defense(he has some speed too) zelda's jumps power defense and she is tricky to fight and all the other fools but this is the best game ever if they keep having supersmashbros games like the 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and so on i will be broke . they should have it for the ds
| Super Smash Bros. | | A gamer from Mt. Vernon IL Usa says (17/Apr/2006): | The best nintendo goame ever made... I love to beat up Pikachu and peach on this game. My favorite Character is Mewtwo His B attacks and his smash attacks and his grab-toss attacks can be relly useful when backed up agenst a ledge or wall.A useful combo u can do is use R + Right\Left to go threw ur enemy and the Down + B to Stun them then use a Death ball(B)(ifits charged)or a Charged Smash attack to send them flying. use this at a ledged for maximum effect. Antoher relly good combo is Z(click it 2 or 3 tims for about 7 more damadge)+ Up and then Charged Smash up Repetedly(if they start moving side to side in the air get under them and use uncharged smash up).To bad theas have to be 200 words or i would have finished by now.Still not 200 Words. Go Mewtwo.Still not 200 words.I think im geting closer tho im so freakin bord now. bord bord bord bord bord bord bord bord bord bord... ... bord bord bord bord bord bord bord... ...BORDBORDBORD!!!!!!!! Let me submit Please Im begging u Ill give u anything if u do pleas pleas please do i have 200 words yet.
| THE BEST GAME EVER!! | | ~Marth~ from Australia says (2/Mar/2006): | It's one of the best game ive ever played. ive been playing the game for about 3.1/2 years now, and i can still play it endlessly
. So much danm fun!
My Favorite character would have to Be Marth! He is one of the best Link is good to but i lost some of my skill with him =D. People who say this is not the best game.. Has no idea!! =D lol..The graghics are legendary! I soo cant wait for SMB3 Oh, Yeah! Id give this game a 10/10!! The range of characters and stages..and everything else is so stunningly kool. Hehe
The best event has got to be event 51! Good training grounds =D. LOL..Hey Anyone know cheats on how to get other chacaterz. Please tell me :)..Lol Anyone need tips on event 51? Use jigglypuff Down and B over Bowser and watch him fly!!! I love the final destination stage it rulez! Damn does this really have to be 200 wordz...grrrr id like to right more on it but I wanna go play it damn it. Grabs and presses a Just press a and hits them they cant get out and ya can get em up to 999% damage! =D Hope ya all have fun Bye bye for now
| EXCELENT!!!! | | Game Master Joe from The little dark place in your head says (15/Feb/2006): | This game changed my point of view on SSB the only things i would change is i'd make Ness shut up and have c.falcon say punch not ponch if you know what i meen. My three faveorite characters in the game would be #1.Pichu, #2.Link and #3.Samus. Although Samus is hard to play she can whup some a** if you let her. my openion of the game is this if you liked the first you'll deffiantley like this one.
Graphics 10
sound 9
gameplay 10
fun factor 8 (10 if you play with 2 or more humans!)
The game takes the passon of the old and puts modern technology and creates this wonderful... shall we say this island of just you and the game. (which meens you feel at peace with the game, the characters and the levels. a truly passonate game player would understand this.) if you dont have it get it if you have it keep it! i play it mostley non stop all day its a very addictive game in a good way. get the game how bad can it be know what i meen! From your head i'm outta' here!
| awsome game | | wesley from Salem,VA,USA says (31/Jul/2005): | Guess what i bought this game and was addicted to it fast faster than the speed of light i knew it was a challenge and hey gammer from Alaska guess what i hate your report master gamer? bored quickly? you got bored cus it was such a challenge theres about 20 or more levels and classic NES levels :)over 13 characters your old NES ones and amped up new ones new combos atacks whole lot of items more graphics and perfect touches you counldn't even dream of its so good the only thing is sonic and tails real or fake good vs. evil 4 diferent versions 1.0 1.1 1.2 and PAL version who could get bored of cool new adventure levels i mean i got got the first few secret characters and trained with em if you neede any help contact my e-mail n2games1994< remove me > at yahoo.com ive beat the game and know most everything but thats off topic and so is this but if you have AR you can acsess debug menu and play with giga bowser sand bag just popo from ice climbers and but now on topic ive had the game for 2 years and have wept a bit becuase is sonic and tails there hello any one there well any way ive been seeing pictures of more characters than you could everbelive and why do they say why would nintendo sponser SEGA? i dont know but Sonic adventures 2 cleary states liscesnesed or whatever bye nintendo so maybe.............well thats my report best game of the millenium game award by far
| Gaming Heaven! | | Kathryne Vance from Hightstown, NJ, USA says (30/May/2005): | I love Melee because the guys are cute, but also because I love Super Smash Brothers. Hey, it's cool, a lot of people seem to be addicts, and Marth is hot! I prefer Marth over Link because firstly, he's cute, and secondly, his sword moves are awesome. I like Roy because he's good at killing the hard guys. I don't like that you only get 5 lives max. I think it should be at least seven and max twenty. Ganon is ok, but my personal opinion is Marth. I also like Pikachu's little thing where he goes "Pika!" and the lightning comes down. It's all so cool and graphic. One of the cool parts is Peach flying! I love it! Zelda is the best girl and Marth is the best guy. I think they should be a couple. Either that or Peach and Roy. I think my favorite mode is Adventure Mode. I love the Brinstar thing where you're trying to get out. I beat that with Yoshi. My favorite Adventure Mode thing is definitely the Zelda one with the Redeads and Like Likes. I hate Kirby because he's a wimp. My least favorite is Jigglypuff. Singing for a weapon? How stupid is that?
| This is the coolest game Nintendo has ever made! | | A gamer from Southbury, CT, USA says (6/Mar/2005): | Super Smashbros Melee is one of the best games in the whole world! You can unlock sooo many secret characters and stages, and once you have all the characters you can get another 1P mode, and it is really awesome! Mr. Game and Watch is a great character, especially if you have ever played one of his games. He didn't look that good when I first saw him but he really is great! Also, his stage is the best because it looks like a game boy screen, and that is so different from all the other stages. On Classic Mode, the best part is when you get to fight the hand. If you are having trouble getting to Crazy Hand, you should use the character that does best against the hand. Ganondorf is really good against the hand. It took a lot less than a minute to beat it with him. Don't ever use Jigglypuff on Classic unless you want to unlock something because he is really weak on it. Oh yeah, on Adventure, on the underground maze, the quickest way to beat it is to run out as soon as you can and jump off really close to the wall, and then when you see a little openig in the wall, go into it as you are falling, then, you just go straight. This almost always works but you have to have really fast timing to get it, or the finish will move. A ton of the characters are really awesome. Young Link is a lot better than Link because he is faster, and his arrows have fire on them. Plus, if you think that
Peach is bad, that's wrong because her CStick attacks are wicked. They are so powerful. I like how this game has all sorts of characters from different games. On the first Super Smash bros,there aren't as many characters, but in this one they added a lot more. There is so much more to say about this game, and I can't say everything I want all at once like this, but, I could just say that this game is so awesome, and it rocks the world!!!
| Freakin' sweet! | | Ryota Kawakami from Illinois, USA says (15/Feb/2005): | Holy cow (would have different choice of words, but that's another story) man, this game is frickin sweet. Playstation 2 may have Grand Theft auto and Solid Gear, Xbox can have Halo and Halo 2, but the Gamecube has the best action game of all, SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE!!!The graphics are awesome, you can even see the stitches on the sides of Mario's pants! Many PS< remove me > at and Xbox players say that the Gamecube is nothing, but SSBM makes the Gamecube ahead of the other consoles! The sound is just right, you can hear the foot steps and the slightest movement clearly and it isn't over exaggerated! The Game play is awesome! You have so many different Melee fighters, arenas, weapons even food to chose from! If you play this game, you won't put down your controller for hours on end! If I didn't have to sleep, I'd be playing it 24/7, 364 days a year! Because of the awesome gameplay, sounds, graphics, this game is the ultimately fun game of all games! I loved the Super Smash Bros. on the N64, but I feel like I died and went to heaven when I realized that Super Smash Bros. MELEE was coming out on the Gamecube! This game is totally original, a sequel to the Super Smash Bros.
| This game is the best Iv'e ever played!!! | | Tyler Styles. from Winder G.A. USA says (31/Jan/2005): | Iv'e got all the fighters! And my favorite is Link and Young Link. Here is a tip about How to get Falco: Be Link, use the UpB attack to kill all your enemies, then when you fight Falco, use all the attacks you have quickly non stop! [you have to play on 100 man melee] And if you are looking for Young Link, to unlock him, you must be Link and Zelda then 8 more charecters on classic or adventure. But if you want my leaset favorite charecter, Gannondorf, play the special event titled: Triforce Gathering, beat Ganon then fight him again and you unlock him!
So far, this is the only game Iv'e played this week and last week. And in one week, I unlocked all the charecters except Mr. Game and Watch. This was the first game I ever played on a gamecube and was the first game I got and played on my Gamecube!
The charecter I use the most on this game is Fox. Falco is ok but I rather give him a ko! I like how Fox's gun shoots like 7 lazers a second! But to bad it is'nt really strong like Falco's.
Me and my brother put it on Stamina mode and we picked Fox and Falco and had a lazer gun fight and the first one who died had to punch themselves! Ha ha, it was fun and violent, but mostly violent, YAY VIOLENCE! I hope you enjoy this game as much as I do!
| If You Don't Buy This Game,YOU'RE NOT COOL! | | Cameron Chandler from Cinti.OH,U.S.A says (23/Dec/2004): | I like this game so much.S.S.B.M. is the one game I could never let go of.My favorite charactor is Kirby.But,not only is he my favorite,he is also the one charactor I am best with.The cool graphics,and sound are 1 of the many reasons I bought the game.My question:Why aren't all the charactors in the game unlockable,and why are some charactors clones of other charactors?If you have any if even the smallest itsy,bitsy, teeny, weeny bit of info.,contact me.Luigi is the coolest charactor I know of.All together, when you are using his fart attack to get on stage he is so cool.Another good charactor is Fox.But from Mario to Mr.Game And Watch,the game's charactors are awesome,and from Poke'Balls to Barrel Cannons the game's items are awesome.Altogether the game is as awesome as Pikmin.If there is one game you had to buy it is absoluteley, positively Super Smash Bros.Melle.Tell me if you have fought Giga Bowser. P.S. Tell me your favorite charactor,and why he or she is your favorite charactor.
| Who could ask for anything more! | | Shiek the Mighty from Toronto, Ontario says (27/Nov/2004): | This game rules! The graphics are great! The music is great! The characters are great! You could play this game over and over again! the game is designe dso that even a level one computor has the oppurtunity of beating you! The items make the game much more interesting (My 2 favourite items are Lip's stick-that flower and the pokeballs)
My personal favourite character is Zelda (Shiek) and then in second place is Marth. It took me awhile to find out how to make Zelda change into Shiek, bot after awhile I actually got it!
The different battlefields are cool too! The harder ones such as F zero grand prix big blue and pokefloats allow you to choose how hard you want the battle to be.
Marth is sooo cool! I love his blue hair! My brother always pounds me when we play... unlike me he has memorized and perfected the moves of practilly every single character!
I could play this game all day...all month...all year... it would never lose my interest! This game is waaaay too fun to put down! You just gotta try it. if you havent where have you been all these years? Under a rock? Go get it!!!!
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| Love The Game! | | SSBM_MAN from Florida, USA says (1/Nov/2004): | For all of you out there the part I like the most is camera mode. Because I would get princess peach and another person. Then I would grab peach and throw her up. I would then press start when I thought it was the right time and cycle through peach. Hopefully I would get a perfect snapshot of her underpants. You can do it in the trophy secton, but not with Zelda. If you want to see Zelda's < remove me > at $$ then go to camera mode and take a snapshot. In the trouphies section there is no way to see up her dress. It's pure white. O'k that was whut I like,but here's the review.
Nintendo unveiled Super Smash Bros. Melee at its E3 2001 press conference, to the collective awe of all the fans in attendance. The video reels displayed characters new and old to the series, several of which genuinely shocked the audience. What the footage alluded to, however, would become much more evident the following day, when the game was open for play to showgoers: that Super Smash Bros. Melee was a slightly updated version of its predecessor, one that had been given an extremely pleasing face-lift. Now that the game has been released, that much can be confirmed--aside from a few minor additions and alterations to the fighting system, Super Smash Bros. Melee plays exactly like its predecessor. But rest assured, this is certainly a good thing. Few games were able to match the maddening pace of its predecessor, while still remaining playable. Even fewer have been able to work that kind of feel successfully into a multiplayer mode, much less one that allows for four players. And when you consider the sheer amount of play modes, secrets, and extras packed into Melee, it becomes that much more enticing.
Super Smash Bros. has always been about extremely fast-paced multiplayer fighting, and Melee is no different. It's an experience that's at its best in the company of other humans. It's easily among the most inventive fighting games released in recent years, 2D or otherwise, and its accessible nature can often hide the reasonable bit of depth its fighting system offers. The game is very good at working wild cards, of sorts, into its matches, which can often change the tide of a battle in a moment's notice. The hammer item is a great example of this: A novice player could theoretically be getting pummeled by a trio of veterans, only to pick up the hammer and pound his or her way to victory within a span of a few seconds. The Smash Bros. system is very good at evening the odds in ways like this, and given the mad pace of the matches, you'll seldom notice until it's all over.
One of the original Smash Bros.' weaker areas was its single-player modes, or lack thereof. Aside from a halfhearted "story" mode, there really wasn't anything compelling, outside of the multiplayer game. Melee thankfully remedies this in many ways. The classic single-player mode is back, bonus stages and all, and the progression changes each time you play through it. The game is also pretty good at mixing things up by introducing several kinds of variations on the characters you'll fight. In one stage, for instance, you might encounter a giant-sized Yoshi, while another may pit you against a team of tiny Donkey Kongs, 15 deep. You can even add these kinds of parameters during multiplayer matches, but that's a whole other story.
The adventure mode is Melee's new variation on the single-player game. In it, you'll progress through a series of side-scrolling levels, all of which are based on or otherwise inspired by Nintendo's extensive and classic back catalogue. The first stage will take you through span of the Mushroom Kingdom that's inspired by the look and feel of the original Super Mario Bros., right down to the strolling goombas and patrolling koopa paratroopas. Another has you running down the lanes of F-Zero's Mute City, all the while avoiding the hazards of oncoming traffic traveling at 500mph. It's easy to let your heartstrings be pulled by these clever homages, but in the end, these adventure stages are really a hit-or-miss experience. Some, like the Super Mario stage, seem well thought-out and flawlessly executed, right down to the memorable Mario theme. Others don't fare so well and wind up feeling jury-rigged and shallow. Sadly, the adventure stage based on Zelda is a bit on the weak side--what could have been brilliant homage to Zelda II's side-scrolling dungeons turned out as an odd mishmash of the series' aesthetics. HAL at least got the classic dungeon theme right, though. Fans will no doubt miss a beat the first time they hear it, in all its remixed and rearranged glory. In the end, at any rate, you'll still play through the adventure mode several times--some of the game's hidden elements can only be unlocked through completion of it in some special way. Nintendo unveiled Super Smash Bros. Melee at its E3 2001 press conference, to the collective awe of all the fans in attendance. The video reels displayed characters new and old to the series, several of which genuinely shocked the audience. What the footage alluded to, however, would become much more evident the following day, when the game was open for play to showgoers: that Super Smash Bros. Melee was a slightly updated version of its predecessor, one that had been given an extremely pleasing face-lift. Now that the game has been released, that much can be confirmed--aside from a few minor additions and alterations to the fighting system, Super Smash Bros. Melee plays exactly like its predecessor. But rest assured, this is certainly a good thing. Few games were able to match the maddening pace of its predecessor, while still remaining playable. Even fewer have been able to work that kind of feel successfully into a multiplayer mode, much less one that allows for four players. And when you consider the sheer amount of play modes, secrets, and extras packed into Melee, it becomes that much more enticing.
Super Smash Bros. has always been about extremely fast-paced multiplayer fighting, and Melee is no different. It's an experience that's at its best in the company of other humans. It's easily among the most inventive fighting games released in recent years, 2D or otherwise, and its accessible nature can often hide the reasonable bit of depth its fighting system offers. The game is very good at working wild cards, of sorts, into its matches, which can often change the tide of a battle in a moment's notice. The hammer item is a great example of this: A novice player could theoretically be getting pummeled by a trio of veterans, only to pick up the hammer and pound his or her way to victory within a span of a few seconds. The Smash Bros. system is very good at evening the odds in ways like this, and given the mad pace of the matches, you'll seldom notice until it's all over.
One of the original Smash Bros.' weaker areas was its single-player modes, or lack thereof. Aside from a halfhearted "story" mode, there really wasn't anything compelling, outside of the multiplayer game. Melee thankfully remedies this in many ways. The classic single-player mode is back, bonus stages and all, and the progression changes each time you play through it. The game is also pretty good at mixing things up by introducing several kinds of variations on the characters you'll fight. In one stage, for instance, you might encounter a giant-sized Yoshi, while another may pit you against a team of tiny Donkey Kongs, 15 deep. You can even add these kinds of parameters during multiplayer matches, but that's a whole other story.
The adventure mode is Melee's new variation on the single-player game. In it, you'll progress through a series of side-scrolling levels, all of which are based on or otherwise inspired by Nintendo's extensive and classic back catalogue. The first stage will take you through span of the Mushroom Kingdom that's inspired by the look and feel of the original Super Mario Bros., right down to the strolling goombas and patrolling koopa paratroopas. Another has you running down the lanes of F-Zero's Mute City, all the while avoiding the hazards of oncoming traffic traveling at 500mph. It's easy to let your heartstrings be pulled by these clever homages, but in the end, these adventure stages are really a hit-or-miss experience. Some, like the Super Mario stage, seem well thought-out and flawlessly executed, right down to the memorable Mario theme. Others don't fare so well and wind up feeling jury-rigged and shallow. Sadly, the adventure stage based on Zelda is a bit on the weak side--what could have been brilliant homage to Zelda II's side-scrolling dungeons turned out as an odd mishmash of the series' aesthetics. HAL at least got the classic dungeon theme right, though. Fans will no doubt miss a beat the first time they hear it, in all its remixed and rearranged glory. In the end, at any rate, you'll still play through the adventure mode several times--some of the game's hidden elements can only be unlocked through completion of it in some special way. If there's one serious flaw in Melee, it's the hyper-responsiveness of the controls. You'll likely only notice it when you have to make very precise movements--like when moving over an item to pick it up, for instance. Characters seem to dash more often than they should, and in some of the more precarious environments, this can be quite deadly. You'll also likely have trouble switching directions, especially when you've just finished attacking. Again, this isn't such a serious kink, but it's likely to earn you some underserved blows. The game's spastic nature helps hide these little warts, but they'll surface on occasion, and you'll likely be irked.
So it's been established that the gameplay wasn't drastically messed with. The graphics, on the other hand, have been lovingly retouched, and the effects are immediately noticeable. The character models are pleasantly full-bodied, and the quality of their textures is amazing. The denim on Mario's overalls looks like the denim on your jeans, and the grit on Bowser's shell is almost tangible. The animations are similarly untouchable, and the fact that everything moves at 60fps makes the wonderful level of detail sink in even deeper. One look at Sheik's ninja-like grace, and you'll be immediately sold. Executing special moves bathes entire stages in gorgeous particle effects, and the stages often boast a fair number of effects themselves. The end result is as amazing, though it's also impressively subtle. The sheer pace of the game keeps you from noticing everything outright, though a quick press of the pause button will allow you to zoom in and enjoy the sights.
As you'd expect, all the characters have been faithfully rendered. It's safe to say that most of them have never, ever looked better. There are 14 playable characters available at the outset, and 11 more are hidden throughout the game. Sometimes you'll be challenged by a new character during a multiplayer match, while other times, you'll get to fight one at the end of a single-player game. In most cases, there are numerous ways to unlock the hidden characters, so you'll likely end up with all of them if you play often enough. While all 14 original characters enjoy sufficient distinction from one another, a disappointing percentage of the hidden characters are merely "clones" of certain original characters. Granted, the identities of the hidden characters themselves somewhat makes up for this--you'll be nicely amused, most of the time--but the cosmetically altered move sets and minor tweaks on damage outputs and attack priorities are quite disappointing. Still, with a final roster of 25 characters, you'll likely find several that you like. The faces that make up the roster are drawn from many of Nintendo's classics: Mario, Peach, and Bowser represent the Super Mario Bros. series, while Zelda/Sheik and Link uphold the name of their similarly classic franchise. Metroid's Samus is also in attendance, as is Ness from the Earthbound/Mother series, along with a whole gang of Pokémon. Some of the lesser knowns include Popo and Nana, Ice Climbers' titular characters, as well as some faces from Nintendo's Japan-only RPG series Fire Emblem. Finally, there's also a certain character who more-than-aptly represents Nintendo's early excursions into the realm of handheld gaming. Needless to say, the roster is extensive and clever, and the act of filling it in its entirety will be something that few Nintendo fans will want to miss.
Same with the stages--they all hearken back to a specific Nintendo game, and fans will immediately recognize them. The Super Mario stages, for instance, include variations on several Mario games. One features the breakable blocks of the original Super Mario Bros, as well as the weight-sensitive platforms. The Super Mario 2 stage features a flying-carpet-riding Pidgit and an assaulting 8-bit Birdo, and the one based on Super Mario World is built around the game's revolving blocks and steep inclines. As you've probably gathered, each of the stages is dynamically interactive in its own particular way, and learning the ways that each one behaves is almost as important as learning your chosen character's move set. Certain stages have built-in environmental hazards, while others are populated by pseudo-characters who assail you at every given chance. Some stages will remain fairly static throughout the length of matches, while others will change dramatically--the hidden Metroid stage counts among this group, and it's safe to say that fans of the classic series will almost shed a tear once they see it in action. Each of these worlds, in any event, is brought to life by brilliant music that's based on the actual game soundtrack it was inspired by. Some are fairly faithful adaptations of the games' music, while others are remixed entirely. It all sounds brilliant, for the most part, and fans of the respective games will no doubt eat it all up. Though it's hard to imagine how HAL could have included more fan fodder in Melee, the developer has indeed done so in the game's trophy mode. As you play the game, you'll have the chance to acquire bonus trophies, which are essentially mounted 3D portraits of famous (and not so famous) Nintendo characters, game items, and settings. This is obviously where HAL went nuts--among trophies of Mario, Link, and Samus, you'll find characters from such obscure games as Clu-Clu Land, Balloon Fight, and Duck Hunt. Nintendo was sure to throw in some fan favorites as well--soon enough, you'll be gazing at a 3D-rendered Pit from Kid Icarus, as well as marvelous renditions of some aliens from Metroid. For the most part, you'll gamble for the trophies--every time you play the main game, you'll gain coins that you can use in the game's lottery mode. Your chances of netting a new trophy decreases every time you gain one, though. Lucky for you, trophies start to pop up more and more within the adventure stages as you progress through the game, and certain bonus rounds allow you to snatch some up as well. In all, there are roughly 300 trophies to collect, so you should expect to be at it for a good while.
Super Smash Bros. Melee has clearly been designed to appeal, foremost, to Nintendo's die-hard fans. Those who are familiar with the company's long and illustrious history will no doubt enjoy the game much more than the casual passerby. Judged on its own merits, though, Nintendo's spastic tribute to itself stands quite strong as one of the most engaging multiplayer games available for any console platform. Nintendo's last console was especially strong in the multiplayer department, and, if games like Melee are any indication, the GameCube seems like it will be too. Super Smash Bros. Melee is simply a huge game that, while best enjoyed in the company of others, will also keep the lone, die-hard fan busy for a good, long while. Bye.
| HEAVEN ON A DISK | | PMFM from Logan UT USA says (8/Oct/2004): | This game is very entertaining. It's skill level is just right.
Anyone who says it's too hard is either a an old lady without hands or a head. Also if they say it's too easy is lying. They do not smile when they get hit. There are few games of this calibur. It may seem expensive, but it provides hours of entertainment and pleasure. You can always return it, but all I ask is for you to try it out, rent it or something. There's always something new and exiting in Super Smash Brothers Meele! No one can compare to it but Zelda and those guys are in it anyway. Look at the other reviews and you will see this game has not let more than a couple of people down and tons are saying it is their favorite game ever! Maybe you will too. Come on, join the club. Don't have to play it for the rest of your life, but you may want to anyway so please please please please please just try it out and make me and other hard core nintendo fans very very very very very very very happy and stuff like that. oh yeah, i'm not mormon so don't think I'm telling this from a religous ratical point of view, but my mormon and other friends like it too.
| SSB's pales in comparison to its Successor. | | Zeratul says (13/Sep/2004): | Ever since the original SSB came out on N64 it has probably been one of the most addictive games ever created. When SSBM came out a few years later I assumed that the gameplay would be just as addictive. But I was wrong, theres so much more.
25 Playable characters overall (26 if you count Shiek).
Countless items to use against your opponents.
Numerous worlds including past levels from the original SSB.
51 event matches.
Endless options.
Multiman melee mathces.
Trophy collecting.
And not to mention the endless Vs matches you can create.
The only minor complaint I have is with the graphics. They lack in some areas, but its not enough to ruin my attitude towards the game.
This games greatest asset is its almost never ending replay value. Not only will it take you a while to unlock everything in the game (and I mean everything) it's the perfect game to play with 3 friends. and it makes for great tournaments. The fun of the game simply never leaves.
As for me its my 2nd favorite game overall (first would be the ultimate RT strategy game Starcraft which ive been playing for 4 years straight)Oh and Soul Calibur 2 comes in at a close 3rd.
| The game is great, a must have for nintendo gamers. | | Ace_the_Dark from West Covina, California, USA says (2/Aug/2004): | I do not believe any one game is perfect, but I will say that this one comes extremely close. Anyone that hungers for some plain-old nintendo combat will get what they are looking for here. I personnally enjoy all characters, with the few choice favorites, all stages, and if I had to pick one game out of my twenty-some odd games, it would certainly be my favorite. For reasons unknown to anyone, i've taken a personal liking to any and all classic games, and for some reason was unwilling to try a more advanced version of any of them. But as soon as I picked up SSBM I took an immediate liking to the game, and soon picked up many more gamecube games.....then I bought the system, but enough about me.
Anyone that says this game should be trashed doesn't enjoy the gaming experience altogether and doesn't deserve the opportunity to post their thoughts on the site, let post them anywhere, for that matter. This game probably does deserve a NINE out of TEN, but for those of you who think of the future, I think the third, if any, would be better.
I recommend this game to any gamer, expert or novice, and I guarantee you'll love it, or at least enjoy it.
| BEST FIGHTING GAME SINCE THE FIRST VERSION | | A gamer from Calumet, IL, USA says (26/Jul/2004): | I think that anyone hates the game has to be the dumbest human being alive! You hear that people who dislike this game!You all are dumbest human beings alive. This game rocks. It hasen't left out much since the first. The attacks rule. Fox's gun helps me clinch an easy victory. Also the graphics rule. Best ones I've ever seen since PS2 (... Ah screw PS2, GameCube rules man)! There are things bothering me (like, can you play as Giga Koopa, Master Hand, and use Ganon's Sorwd), but what the hell? This is better than any game I'd ever had since Mortal Kombat. And between everybody in this site, I can see Peach's underwear. Isn't that the coolest? I like the trophy collecting. Got at least 287. I'm going for all 300! PLus the stages in the game are cool. There's also a few tricks I know. Plus, No one in this room can beat the you-know-what out of me.
When I play as Fox, I always win the fight. I'm just too fast to hit. But I will accept any challengers who want to try and fight me. I also like the music in the game. This is truly the world's greatest fighting game.
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