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May 2019
(91%)
122 Reviews
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The editors liked
A bounty of well-designed and apparently well-balanced fighters
Sharp and precise gameplay feel
Highly customizable gameplay mode presets
The joy of humiliating my enemies in battle
Pros
The biggest roster yet
Loads of content
Spanning dozens of video game series
Polished
Satisfying gameplay with lots of variety
Looks amazing
Tons of new fighters
Huge variety of stages
Fun single-player campaign
Great for any Smash fan
Fantastic and varied newcomers
Spectacular local multiplayer experience
Spirits lead to many novel matches
Wide variety of singleplayer modes
Loads of characters
Stages and modes
Frantic and fun fighting action
Fan service is incomparable
Everyone is here and it's awesome
Ultimate looks fantastic
Local multiplayer is a blast
Refined fighting system remains both accessible and complex
Incredibly large and diverse character roster
Numerous quality-of-life improvements
Both technical and superficial
Single-player content is plentiful and engaging
A number of entertaining mu
The best Smash has ever been
So many characters
So much music
Excellent
Accessible gameplay
Fast-paced fighting game
Supports 4-player couch co-op
You can use Gamecube controllers
A huge roster of characters
Simple but difficult master combat engine
Wealth of content in terms of modes and unlockables
Plenty of new game modes
Improved gameplay dynamics
New characters
Including third-party ones
An enormous roster with diverse movesets and personalities
Returning modes are back and have been fleshed out
World of Light is a fun story mode for single-player content
Wealth of fanservice in the form of spirits
Soundtracks
And other references
The editors didn't like
The unnecessarily complicated Spirits system
World of Light's incoherence and insipid design
Cons
Lacks proper online ranking tiers
No online tournament mode
Collectible spirits lack context and detail
Easily overwhelming even for Smash veterans
Some stages and fighters feel iterative
Solo play grows dull after a while
Limited online options and unstable online play
Questionable character unlock system
So much history but requires prior knowledge for understanding
Online is a bit of a mess
Online modes leave a lot to be desired and need work
Difficult to follow the action in Switch's handheld mode
Character unlocking can be initially bothersome
The quality of matches in online mode is inconsistent
Can feel too similar to Smash Wii U at times
More fun with friends
Inconsistent netplay implementation
Switch controller takes getting used to
Can be hard to understand how to unlock certain characters
Some spirit battles may be unfairly difficult
Some minor flaws of with online multiplayer that can be fixed in future updates
Plenty of content to unlock in likes of Adventure mode, Fascinating to see all the references for games owned by Nintendo/3rd party publishers/developers that are crammed in Ultimate, Fun to get to grips with fighting mechanics and both existing and new
Published: 2018-12-12, Author: Patrick , review by: theguardian.com
Abstract: There's magic to the concept of the crossover, when strange worlds collide and wildly disparate characters meet, which Nintendo has often leveraged by bringing its various mascots together to engage in mortal combat (or occasionally go-karting). But Smash...
Great local multiplayer, Superb roster of characters, Great nostalgia hit
Online multiplayer needs work, The whole Spirits thing is confusing
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the most refined Smash yet. There's a ridiculous amount of content here and, if you're a Smash Bros. fan you should absolutely buy this. Unfortunately, the game loses something when it's about anything more than its core l...
Abstract: Where, exactly, to start with a game like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Maybe it's in one of the 74-strong roster of fighters, such as newcomer Isabelle, who has the same propensity for getting shit done here as she does in her native Animal Crossing series...
Published: 2018-12-06, Author: Dom , review by: dailystar.co.uk
Abstract: If you own a Nintendo Switch, you need to get Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It's as simple as that. It's the crown jewel in Nintendo's party game line-up - the ‘Infinity War' of video games… the most ambitious crossover episode of all time.From the incredib...
Incredibly tight mechanics for a fighter with more than 70 characters, A complete overload of fantastic single player content, The most amount of polish a Super Smash Bros. game has ever seen
Minor changes to the presentation feel out of place, Could use more variety in content
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes characters we've played for decades and remasters them into a robust, fantastically enjoyable package...
Abstract: There's magic to the concept of the crossover, when strange worlds collide and wildly disparate characters meet, which Nintendo has often leveraged by bringing its various mascots together to engage in mortal combat (or occasionally go-karting).But Smas...
So, back to that very first question. Is Smash Bros. Ultimate a port or a whole new game? When you sit down and play, it feels closer to the former: mechanically it feels closest to the Wii U game (arguably the series' peak), with subtle changes to game f...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is more than best-of-hits collection of Smash games past. It's a tightly woven experience that deftly combines the old with the new and manages to meet the lofty expectations placed on it. It's incredibly easy to pick up and pla...
Abstract: If your parents ever disparaged your video game obsession as a huge waste of time, they're either a) out of touch or b) lacking in vision. That may sound overly harsh, but there's some truth in this take. Esports, the video game industry's competitive gam...
