Apr. 7, 2008

Outstanding Collision Kindred Altercation!

by Doctor Setebos in Wii » Action » Super Smash Bros. Brawl

You can call it "partaking in a bit of fan service" if you want; some would call it "pandering to the user base". But any way you slice it, the Smash Bros. series of fighting games featuring Nintendo mascots old and new is one of the most popular franchises in Nintendo's history. And on its third iteration, Super Smash Bros. Bra...

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Apr. 28, 2008

Meet the new game, same as the old game.

by grognard66 in Wii » Action » Super Smash Bros. Brawl

SSBB represents the latest example of the Nintendo-generation of journalists over-rating a solid, but hardly spectacular game. The game offers good graphics and sound for a Wii game as well as solid controls. There are a plethora of levels and characters and the game is definitely targeted to revival-tent Nintendophiles with a wealth of fan-service...

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Apr. 28, 2008

Fanservice...and little else

by King3567 in Wii » Action » Super Smash Bros. Brawl

          Of all the games arriving on consoles this year, the game I was most excited for was the third entry in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. franchise. Something just always appealed to me about the series of all these characters coming together for the first time. With unimaginable hype, did N...

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