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- New stages and fighters are joined by the combined rosters of every past Super Smash Bros. Game
- Challenge others anytime, anywhere, whether you're on the couch or on the go
- Play any way you want—locally, online, in TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode, or even with GameCube Controllers
- Fight faster and smarter with new and returning techniques, like the perfect shield and directional air dodge
- Face off in 2-4 player battles, or play against the computer
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ASIN | B01N5OKGLH |
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Release date | December 7, 2018 |
Customer Reviews |
4.8 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #55 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #9 in Nintendo Switch Games |
Product Dimensions | 0.43 x 4.13 x 6.69 inches; 0.16 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Language | English |
Rated | Everyone 10+ |
Item model number | HACPAAABA |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 0.16 ounces |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Date First Available | December 31, 2017 |
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Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. history. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more
Having trouble choosing a stage? Then select the Stage Morph option to transform one stage into another while battling—a series first Plus, new echo fighters Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom join the battle. Whether you play locally or online, savor the faster combat, new attacks, and new defensive options, like a perfect shield. Jam out to 900 different music compositions and go 1-on-1 with a friend, hold a 4-player free-for-all, kick it up to 8-player battles and more Feel free to bust out your GameCube controllers—legendary couch competitions await—or play together anytime, anywhere Genre action and fighting.
No. of Players up to 8 players.
Rom File Size. 14.2 GB.
From the manufacturer
New characters and stages join the entire legacy roster!
Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Isabelle, Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. history. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more!
Having trouble choosing a stage? Then select the Stage Morph option to transform one stage into another while battling—a series first! Plus, new echo fighters Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom join the battle. Whether you play locally or online, savor the faster combat, new attacks, and new defensive options, like a perfect shield. Jam out to 900 different music compositions and go 1-on-1 with a friend, hold a 4-player free-for-all, kick it up to 8-player battles and more! Feel free to bust out your GameCube controllers—legendary couch competitions await—or play together anytime, anywhere!
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New stages and fighters are joined by the combined rosters of every past Super Smash Bros. game! |
Face off in 2-4 player battles, or play against the computer |
Play any way you want—locally, online, in TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode, or even with GameCube Controllers*. *Some accessories sold separately. |
Fight faster and smarter with new and returning techniques, like the perfect shield and directional air dodge. |
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Challenge others anytime, anywhere, whether you’re on the couch or on the go. |
amiibo figures based on the new fighters will be released (sold separately). |
All previous Super Smash Bros. series amiibo are supported (sold separately). |
Copyright 2018 Nintendo Original Game: Copyright Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc. Characters: Copyright Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc. / Pokémon. / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK inc. / SHIGESATO ITOI / APE inc. / INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS / Konami Digital Entertainment / SEGA / CAPCOM CO., LTD. / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. / MONOLITHSOFT / CAPCOM U.S.A., INC. / SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. |
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Customers like the large selection of characters and the variety of stages. They say the game has an insane amount of levels and stages to choose from. They also like the speed of the game, saying it moves very fast. Customers also like value, graphics, and quality. However, some customers have reported missing parts. Customers have different opinions on delivery.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the game. They say it's an enjoyable game, a great multi-player party game, and a deep and enriching gaming experience that captures what Nintendo is all about. They also mention that the game can be played for hours with friends and that kids love it. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...You can play different mini games and certain modes while waiting for a matchup. There's also spectator mode available.Smash Tags...." Read more
"Great game, fast delivery, Kids love it!" Read more
"...The World of Light adventure mode is fantastic. Not only is it really fun to play with the addition of a progression system with the spirits, skill..." Read more
"...The game's single-player modes, online multiplayer battles, and numerous unlockable characters and spirits ensure that players will keep coming back..." Read more
Customers like the value of the game. They mention that it's worth the buy, it arrived in original packaging brand new, and is in great condition.
"...Overall the game is a great experience and was definitely worth the purchase and worth the wait...." Read more
"...is 100's of hours of game play in a small cartridge and is worth your time to invest...." Read more
"...Overall, a great game. Its definitely worth purchasing." Read more
"...It comes with the package closed. In a few words.. everything is in perfect condition. Thank you!!" Read more
Customers like the combinations of the game. They say it's a balanced fighter with a vast array of characters across the Nintendo universe, with 86 different characters and 114 different stages. Customers also say the game has so much content, even offline and before any DLC, that it provides hours of entertainment. They love the game's look and feel, saying it has a great look and feels. Customers say the roster is very diverse and ensures that everyone can find a character they like.
"...of those are just slightly different echo fighters, but the diversity is still great...." Read more
"...This game brings together an extensive roster of iconic characters from various video game franchises, creating a thrilling and action-packed gaming..." Read more
"...The music, sheer number of stages and characters, and overall polish to the game is astounding...." Read more
"...You have a lengthy amount of content here, where you match & play against as many as 80 characters like Sonic The Hedgehog, Kirby, Luigi, Mario &..." Read more
Customers have positive things to say about the graphics of the game. They say the game has a great look and feel, with meticulously designed stages and characters. They also appreciate the minor graphical upgrades and the fact that the game received plenty of improvements over the last Smash.
"...===Core changes/features.-Graphics improved. details in clothing, facial expression/emotes and stages..." Read more
"...All the characters look great and feel great to play and play vs, though I haven't been able to use all of the extensively yet...." Read more
"...The attention to detail in the game is remarkable, from the meticulously designed stages inspired by classic video games to the faithfully recreated..." Read more
"...Graphically, the game looks great & has strong music to enjoy, but the control is easy to maintain, but can simply vary during challenges you play..." Read more
Customers like the multiplayer of the video game. They say it has a good single-player mode with amazing multiplayer. They also say that there are loads of multiplayer options, and the single-play is great for practicing before getting into online play.
"...The game's single-player modes, online multiplayer battles, and numerous unlockable characters and spirits ensure that players will keep coming back..." Read more
"...this game series: all your favorite characters and stages, single player content that is enjoyable in small doses, and it will still be your go-to..." Read more
"...Very fun to play singer player but multiplayer is the best experience." Read more
"...And this is a huge video game crossover with so many iconic video game characters and franchises represented here...." Read more
Customers like the speed of the game. They mention that the gameplay is fast, thrilling, and stunning. They also appreciate the slow-mo on knockout hits, and the action is swift. The game moves very fast and the mind has to make quick decisions. The cassette is normal and plays smoothly. Overall, customers are satisfied with the speed and performance of the product.
"...is a great experience and was definitely worth the purchase and worth the wait. Tons of replayablity and fun for all levels of players." Read more
"...The gameplay is fast-paced, fluid, and incredibly fun...." Read more
"...Slow-mo on knockout hits, extra damage in 1v1, the overlaid out of bounds box when someone went flying, and the smoke trailing characters..." Read more
"...But, this time around, the overall speed has been upped a bit, making the gameplay a tad faster than Smash 4, but a tad slower than Melee...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the delivery of the game. Some mention that the delivery was immensely quick, while others say that the online has way too much input lag to be playable on normal home Wi-Fi. The game is fun and great, but some say that it was a little slow.
"Great game, fast delivery, Kids love it!" Read more
"Ordered for download.... flawless delivery. My grandkids LOVE this game." Read more
"...Glory" options that were in Smash Bros. for Wii U. There is only the Quickplay option in which you set your match preferences and HOPE you and..." Read more
"Gave as gift. Kids love it! Worked perfectly & arrived quickly." Read more
Customers are disappointed with the missing parts of the video game software. They mention that the game was not inside the case, the game card was missing, and the game cartridge was missing.
"...still suck when trying to play with a friend though as it is very limited" Read more
"...from Nintendo when a game is new, and open the case and it's missing the maual that is supposed to be in the case...." Read more
"...took the packaging off and opened the case to see that there was NO game card in it! I called Nintendo and spent close to an hour being put on hold...." Read more
"...difficult to differentiate yourself from other players due to the lack of options." Read more
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+6 brand new characters
+5 new echo fighters,
+6 DLC characters** (not yet released).
-New characters include:
Inkling (Splatoon Series)
Ridley (Metroid)
King K. Rool (Donkey Kong)
Isabelle (Animal Crossing)
Incineroar (Pokemon)
Simon (Castlevania)
-New Echo Fighters. Echo fighters are essentially clones of original fighters with slightly change stats like different attack, defense, speed and special moves. Think Falco, Dark Pit and Lucina for example.
Daisy (Echo of Peach)
Richter (Simon)
Dark Samus (Samus)
Chrom (Roy)
Ken (Ryu)
You start off with original 8 characters from the very first Smash Bros game and have to unlock the others.
*63 if you count pokemon trainer and thier pokemon as one character; otherwise it's 65. No more choosing Lucario and imagining he's Mewtwo, one-time guest characters like Snake makes a return, and ice climbers are not excluded due to hardware limitations, DLC characters in Smash 4 like Ryu, Bayonetta are now part of main roster, etc.
** DLC includes:
Piranha Plant
Joker (Persona 5)
+4 unannounced fighters
DLC Come in character packs 1 fighter, 1 stage, and multiple music tracks
Or you can get fighters (season) pass with 5 fighters, 5 stages and all music
If you purchase fighter pass you get rex mii costume for free
If you purchase the Smash Ultimate game near launch and register via MyNintendo (if you have physical version) you get Piranha Plant character for free. For downloaded version registration should be automatic. Piranha plant to release next year (2019)
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Stages.
Unlike characters, not all stages return. There are 103 stages with 5 planned DLC stages.
Stages does not need to be unlocked
All stages now have a Battlefield form: Omega and Normal. Omega stages are similar to final destination stage with no moving platforms or random hazards.
===
Core changes/features.
-Graphics improved. details in clothing, facial expression/emotes and stages
-Some characters have a overall design change for example:
Link now in Breath of the Wild costume
Zelda no longer Twlight Princess form, now based off Link Between Worlds
Mario wears cappy from Mario Odyssey when doing taunts/moves
Fox now based off Star Fox Zero design
-Now can select female forms of characters like pokemon trainer and pikachu for example.
-Characters now displayed by number/when they appeared in the smash series
-13 New items: Banana Gun, Beastball, Black Hole, Bomber, Death's Scythe, Fake Smash Ball, Healing Field, Healing Sprout, Killing Edge, Rage Blaster, Ramblin' evil mushroom, Staff, and Super Launch Star.
-You select stage before character
-8 Player battles make a return
-Stage morph. Can select two stages at a time that transition at different set intervals
-You can turn off stage hazards
-UI changes for some characters next to damage meter for example: Clouds limit gauge, Inkling ink tank gauge, Villager's Pocketed item, Robin's durability counters
-Echo Fighters can either be displayed in their own character slots, or share their slot with the character they are based on, depending on user preference
-No more trophies, have spirits instead (more on this later). Over 1200 to collect
-Charge attacks are longer doing more damage the longer you hold
-Shield changes: Perfect shields are performed in reverse: instead of pressing the shield button several frames before an attack connects, players have to release the shield button when an attack connects on their shield instead.
-Damage meter now display tenth's damage. Example 20.5%
-Grab Cancels: If two players grab the same time; both characters take minimal damage and act as if grab released
-Characters can no longer run through other characters and instead push them backwards. This affects some characters like Fox with his slide kick attack and side special
-More space to come back from being blasted off to the sides, but edge sweet spots have decreased/recovery moves take longer to snap on ledges for most characters. Edge attacks has been buffed.
-Deal more damage in One-on-one fights with no items. Damage is multiplied by 1.2×
-Alternate costumes now shown on bottom character portrait
-Tracks in My Music are now organized by series rather than by stage.There are over 800 tracks per stage totaling over 28 hours
-You can create your own playlist and have the screen turned off in portable mode making your Switch a mp3 player/music player
-Taunts can now be cancelled, and comes out faster
-Continous dodges makes it less effective the more times you use it consecutively
-Characters that originally cannot swim or have a weakness to water (Charizard, Incineroar, Inkling, Sonic, etc) now take slow, constant damage while swimming.
-Sudden Death changes: Screen shrinks in overtime. If the screen has finished zooming in, Bob-ombs will start falling after a while
-Stamina battles can now be combined with stock.
-There are 59 Assist Trophies available in the game. 27 are brand new
-Some assist trophies can be KOed for points. The player who summon assist trophy can also KO there own assist trophy to prevent other players from gaining points
-Some Final Smash Changes:
No more temporary power ups/form changes like Wario Man, Fox/Falco/Wolf landmaster transformation, Flying Yoshi, Giga Bowswer, Giga Mac for example. Instead they have one hit KO moves/high damage moves like the other fighters
Some characters have different final smashes altogether like Link now has ancient arrow, Zelda has sealing triforce, Pit has lighting chariot as final smash.
For multi-character final smash: Fiora added to shulk final smash, Paula and Poo added to Ness Final Smash, Lucas has kumatora and Boney, Megaman has Protoman and Bass
Donkey Kong has rapid fire punches instead of the lame drum beats
-There is now chargeable final smash option. But no two final smash can be used simultaneously
-A lot of buff/nerfs changes for most, if not all characters
-A lot of Move changes. Example:
Link no longer has a hookshot (young link and toon link still does), has remote (manually detonate bombs)
Samus can charge her cannon in air
Zelda's Phantom knight is now chargeable: delayed hit or release.
Pokemon trainer has no penalty for not switching pokemon
Shulks Monato arts are now on text wheel around the character instead of multiple button presses
Rob has fuel gauge on spine for boost meter
-In game gold can be used to purchase Spirits, spirits upgrade and music tracks
-Game supports 11 languages.
-Can make teammates semi-transparent
-Palutena's guidance makes a return with some new voice clips/scenes for new characters and returning characters with cosmetic changes
-Codec also makes a return, but with no new voice recording for characters past Smash Bros Brawl
==
Spirits Mode.
Spirits are basically add on buff to characters in form of stickers or less known characters that didn't make it into the roster.
There are different classes: Novice, Advance, Ace, and Legend.
One primary spirit can be assigned at a time to one character
There are also support spirits that add on to the primary spirit depending on how many open slots they have
Primary spirits increase stats like HP, Speed, Attack etc.
Support spirits have different attributes like healing, fire boost item pickups, jump higher, etc
You have to fight spirits to obtain them in event matches.
Spirits Mode has event matches where matches can have different attributes/battle conditions like having the the floor be on fire, random spike balls fly across the screen, you're a mini fighter vs a large fighter (like when eat pick up mushroom but constant throughout match), enemy has a lot of armor but moves slower and deal higher damage, defeat enemy but constantly taking damage due to being poisoned, enemy constantly invisible, fog of war making it hard to see, reduced/increased gravity, only can use one move, etc.
Spirits can level up after battle or by feeding it snacks giving you more stat boosts. Some spirits have an enhanced or evolved form.
Spirits also can level up by having them train in gyms, or battle other spirit teams. The more stronger they are the better rewards you get.
For spirits you don't' readily use can send them off to collect treasure
You can also release spirits you don't want to get cores, which can be used to summon other spirits
===
Adventure Mode.
Story mode of the game dubbed World of Light
Grid based battle system similar to Mario Tennis Aces
Plot: All characters are turned into spirits except Kirby. Must release everyone from spirit form and save the world.
No in depth story just series of unique battles involving spirits.
More focused on fun game play scenarios than story
==
Other Modes:
Classic mode:
8 rounds, 1 mini game, and different bosses for each character.
You are able to select difficulty for challenge and better rewards
Tourament mode:
Basic King of the Hill bracket mode
Up to 32 players
-Smash Down mode:
After you play a character for a match they'll be unavailable for later matches. Having different characters to choose from each time
-Squad Strike
3v3 or 5v5 team elimination style match-up
-Training mode
Practice your moves. Grid based stage to help judge distance. Also displays launch distance trajectory
-Century Smash
Fight 100s of fighters that can be knocked out in one hit. Can be an endless smash mode if you're good enough
-Challenges
Complete certain challenges to unlock pieces of picture portrait
==
Multiplayer .
You can play local wireless or online.
No more 'For Glory' and 'For Fun' mode
Match making is now based on preferred rules, global smash power, Distance
Game will try it's best to match others with same preferred rules. But if you don't have preference match making is much faster
Global Smash Power (GSP) is amount of points experience you have or online rank. This can go up or down depending on wins/losses. You can set your GSP based on individual fighters. Game will auto disconnect you if you're griefing or constantly KO yourself off the cliff lowering your score. If your GSP is high enough, you can enter elite battles
Game will priorities matchups depending on where you are in the world for more stable connection.
You can play different mini games and certain modes while waiting for a matchup. There's also spectator mode available.
Smash Tags. If you defeat other players online, you get their smash tag. You do not lose yours or have to try to get it back if you lose. You can trade in smash tags for in-game gold
There's co-op online. 2 player teams against 2 player teams.
Battle arena. Setup online match making with friends/family
Smash World phone app. Can upload videos and watch them on the go.
Overall, best Smash Bros games to date. MUST BUY if you're a Smash Bros, Nintendo fan.
+6 brand new characters
+5 new echo fighters,
+6 DLC characters** (not yet released).
-New characters include:
Inkling (Splatoon Series)
Ridley (Metroid)
King K. Rool (Donkey Kong)
Isabelle (Animal Crossing)
Incineroar (Pokemon)
Simon (Castlevania)
-New Echo Fighters. Echo fighters are essentially clones of original fighters with slightly change stats like different attack, defense, speed and special moves. Think Falco, Dark Pit and Lucina for example.
Daisy (Echo of Peach)
Richter (Simon)
Dark Samus (Samus)
Chrom (Roy)
Ken (Ryu)
You start off with original 8 characters from the very first Smash Bros game and have to unlock the others.
*63 if you count pokemon trainer and thier pokemon as one character; otherwise it's 65. No more choosing Lucario and imagining he's Mewtwo, one-time guest characters like Snake makes a return, and ice climbers are not excluded due to hardware limitations, DLC characters in Smash 4 like Ryu, Bayonetta are now part of main roster, etc.
** DLC includes:
Piranha Plant
Joker (Persona 5)
+4 unannounced fighters
DLC Come in character packs 1 fighter, 1 stage, and multiple music tracks
Or you can get fighters (season) pass with 5 fighters, 5 stages and all music
If you purchase fighter pass you get rex mii costume for free
If you purchase the Smash Ultimate game near launch and register via MyNintendo (if you have physical version) you get Piranha Plant character for free. For downloaded version registration should be automatic. Piranha plant to release next year (2019)
===
Stages.
Unlike characters, not all stages return. There are 103 stages with 5 planned DLC stages.
Stages does not need to be unlocked
All stages now have a Battlefield form: Omega and Normal. Omega stages are similar to final destination stage with no moving platforms or random hazards.
===
Core changes/features.
-Graphics improved. details in clothing, facial expression/emotes and stages
-Some characters have a overall design change for example:
Link now in Breath of the Wild costume
Zelda no longer Twlight Princess form, now based off Link Between Worlds
Mario wears cappy from Mario Odyssey when doing taunts/moves
Fox now based off Star Fox Zero design
-Now can select female forms of characters like pokemon trainer and pikachu for example.
-Characters now displayed by number/when they appeared in the smash series
-13 New items: Banana Gun, Beastball, Black Hole, Bomber, Death's Scythe, Fake Smash Ball, Healing Field, Healing Sprout, Killing Edge, Rage Blaster, Ramblin' evil mushroom, Staff, and Super Launch Star.
-You select stage before character
-8 Player battles make a return
-Stage morph. Can select two stages at a time that transition at different set intervals
-You can turn off stage hazards
-UI changes for some characters next to damage meter for example: Clouds limit gauge, Inkling ink tank gauge, Villager's Pocketed item, Robin's durability counters
-Echo Fighters can either be displayed in their own character slots, or share their slot with the character they are based on, depending on user preference
-No more trophies, have spirits instead (more on this later). Over 1200 to collect
-Charge attacks are longer doing more damage the longer you hold
-Shield changes: Perfect shields are performed in reverse: instead of pressing the shield button several frames before an attack connects, players have to release the shield button when an attack connects on their shield instead.
-Damage meter now display tenth's damage. Example 20.5%
-Grab Cancels: If two players grab the same time; both characters take minimal damage and act as if grab released
-Characters can no longer run through other characters and instead push them backwards. This affects some characters like Fox with his slide kick attack and side special
-More space to come back from being blasted off to the sides, but edge sweet spots have decreased/recovery moves take longer to snap on ledges for most characters. Edge attacks has been buffed.
-Deal more damage in One-on-one fights with no items. Damage is multiplied by 1.2×
-Alternate costumes now shown on bottom character portrait
-Tracks in My Music are now organized by series rather than by stage.There are over 800 tracks per stage totaling over 28 hours
-You can create your own playlist and have the screen turned off in portable mode making your Switch a mp3 player/music player
-Taunts can now be cancelled, and comes out faster
-Continous dodges makes it less effective the more times you use it consecutively
-Characters that originally cannot swim or have a weakness to water (Charizard, Incineroar, Inkling, Sonic, etc) now take slow, constant damage while swimming.
-Sudden Death changes: Screen shrinks in overtime. If the screen has finished zooming in, Bob-ombs will start falling after a while
-Stamina battles can now be combined with stock.
-There are 59 Assist Trophies available in the game. 27 are brand new
-Some assist trophies can be KOed for points. The player who summon assist trophy can also KO there own assist trophy to prevent other players from gaining points
-Some Final Smash Changes:
No more temporary power ups/form changes like Wario Man, Fox/Falco/Wolf landmaster transformation, Flying Yoshi, Giga Bowswer, Giga Mac for example. Instead they have one hit KO moves/high damage moves like the other fighters
Some characters have different final smashes altogether like Link now has ancient arrow, Zelda has sealing triforce, Pit has lighting chariot as final smash.
For multi-character final smash: Fiora added to shulk final smash, Paula and Poo added to Ness Final Smash, Lucas has kumatora and Boney, Megaman has Protoman and Bass
Donkey Kong has rapid fire punches instead of the lame drum beats
-There is now chargeable final smash option. But no two final smash can be used simultaneously
-A lot of buff/nerfs changes for most, if not all characters
-A lot of Move changes. Example:
Link no longer has a hookshot (young link and toon link still does), has remote (manually detonate bombs)
Samus can charge her cannon in air
Zelda's Phantom knight is now chargeable: delayed hit or release.
Pokemon trainer has no penalty for not switching pokemon
Shulks Monato arts are now on text wheel around the character instead of multiple button presses
Rob has fuel gauge on spine for boost meter
-In game gold can be used to purchase Spirits, spirits upgrade and music tracks
-Game supports 11 languages.
-Can make teammates semi-transparent
-Palutena's guidance makes a return with some new voice clips/scenes for new characters and returning characters with cosmetic changes
-Codec also makes a return, but with no new voice recording for characters past Smash Bros Brawl
==
Spirits Mode.
Spirits are basically add on buff to characters in form of stickers or less known characters that didn't make it into the roster.
There are different classes: Novice, Advance, Ace, and Legend.
One primary spirit can be assigned at a time to one character
There are also support spirits that add on to the primary spirit depending on how many open slots they have
Primary spirits increase stats like HP, Speed, Attack etc.
Support spirits have different attributes like healing, fire boost item pickups, jump higher, etc
You have to fight spirits to obtain them in event matches.
Spirits Mode has event matches where matches can have different attributes/battle conditions like having the the floor be on fire, random spike balls fly across the screen, you're a mini fighter vs a large fighter (like when eat pick up mushroom but constant throughout match), enemy has a lot of armor but moves slower and deal higher damage, defeat enemy but constantly taking damage due to being poisoned, enemy constantly invisible, fog of war making it hard to see, reduced/increased gravity, only can use one move, etc.
Spirits can level up after battle or by feeding it snacks giving you more stat boosts. Some spirits have an enhanced or evolved form.
Spirits also can level up by having them train in gyms, or battle other spirit teams. The more stronger they are the better rewards you get.
For spirits you don't' readily use can send them off to collect treasure
You can also release spirits you don't want to get cores, which can be used to summon other spirits
===
Adventure Mode.
Story mode of the game dubbed World of Light
Grid based battle system similar to Mario Tennis Aces
Plot: All characters are turned into spirits except Kirby. Must release everyone from spirit form and save the world.
No in depth story just series of unique battles involving spirits.
More focused on fun game play scenarios than story
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Other Modes:
Classic mode:
8 rounds, 1 mini game, and different bosses for each character.
You are able to select difficulty for challenge and better rewards
Tourament mode:
Basic King of the Hill bracket mode
Up to 32 players
-Smash Down mode:
After you play a character for a match they'll be unavailable for later matches. Having different characters to choose from each time
-Squad Strike
3v3 or 5v5 team elimination style match-up
-Training mode
Practice your moves. Grid based stage to help judge distance. Also displays launch distance trajectory
-Century Smash
Fight 100s of fighters that can be knocked out in one hit. Can be an endless smash mode if you're good enough
-Challenges
Complete certain challenges to unlock pieces of picture portrait
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Multiplayer .
You can play local wireless or online.
No more 'For Glory' and 'For Fun' mode
Match making is now based on preferred rules, global smash power, Distance
Game will try it's best to match others with same preferred rules. But if you don't have preference match making is much faster
Global Smash Power (GSP) is amount of points experience you have or online rank. This can go up or down depending on wins/losses. You can set your GSP based on individual fighters. Game will auto disconnect you if you're griefing or constantly KO yourself off the cliff lowering your score. If your GSP is high enough, you can enter elite battles
Game will priorities matchups depending on where you are in the world for more stable connection.
You can play different mini games and certain modes while waiting for a matchup. There's also spectator mode available.
Smash Tags. If you defeat other players online, you get their smash tag. You do not lose yours or have to try to get it back if you lose. You can trade in smash tags for in-game gold
There's co-op online. 2 player teams against 2 player teams.
Battle arena. Setup online match making with friends/family
Smash World phone app. Can upload videos and watch them on the go.
Overall, best Smash Bros games to date. MUST BUY if you're a Smash Bros, Nintendo fan.
The World of Light adventure mode is fantastic. Not only is it really fun to play with the addition of a progression system with the spirits, skill tree, and unlocking more fighters, but it also quite long and will take you many hours to fully play through. I actually quite enjoyed the spirit system and the many different spirit fights seem diverse enough that it doesn't really start to bore me. Maybe the only problem is the varied difficulty of fights. Most fights are insanely easy after you have a decent full leveled spirit, even on the highest difficulty, but you can always purposefully handicap yourself by using a weaker spirit if that's your thing. But also some of the fights were so insanely difficult and unfair that switching down to "easy" mode still made the fight take me 30 minutes of replaying to beat (and I'm pretty decent at the game). Honestly it wasn't even a downside for me I enjoyed the challenge and it wasn't a necessary fight for progressing.
Huge character pool this time around. "Everyone is here!" Not an exaggeration over 80 characters will be on the roster after dlc and counting Pokemon trainer as multiple fighters. Obviously some of those are just slightly different echo fighters, but the diversity is still great. Just quick unlocking characters by restarting, unlocking, and restarting again took a long time. All the characters look great and feel great to play and play vs, though I haven't been able to use all of the extensively yet.
I'm not a pro player by any stretch, but the fighting mechanics feel fluid and the engine seems well polished. I love that the heavy characters have been buffed by having their lag time for aerials and landing reduced. I like them making perfect shield harder/different as it will give pros something to develop skill wise as well. Hopefully the pro scene will be able to make something of this game as smash 4 was a bit of a let down (won't even talk about brawl).
They also made training mode better, and allow you to play the game while waiting for an online match, but many other parts of online are less than desirable.
Cons:
Online mode is kind of taking a back seat here. I was really hoping we would be getting a more fine tuned and more competition oriented online mode, but got the opposite. They made online mode a for fun system, which I understand is the direction Sakurai wants to take with the game, but I just don't understand why they couldn't have given their competitive community a bone here. Online match making no longer has a For Glory mode. There is simply casual mode with a matchmaking system that puts you up against someone near your skill level based on an elo system on a per fighter basis. It also matches you with some with a game rule similar to your own, but not exact.... this has made me go into what I thought was a 1v1 no items match into an assist trophy free for all nightmare. This is also going to continue to create debates as to what the "official" competitive rule set will be for 1v1 online play.
Overall the game is a great experience and was definitely worth the purchase and worth the wait. Tons of replayablity and fun for all levels of players.
The gameplay is fast-paced, fluid, and incredibly fun. Each character has a unique set of moves and abilities, allowing for diverse and strategic battles. Whether playing with friends locally or challenging opponents online, the game offers endless hours of entertainment and competition.
The attention to detail in the game is remarkable, from the meticulously designed stages inspired by classic video games to the faithfully recreated character models and animations. The visuals are crisp and vibrant, adding to the immersive gaming experience.
The game's sound design is exceptional, with a dynamic soundtrack that features remixes of iconic video game tunes. The audio enhances the excitement of battles and nostalgia for fans of the various franchises represented.
One of the most significant strengths of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is its replay value. The game's single-player modes, online multiplayer battles, and numerous unlockable characters and spirits ensure that players will keep coming back for more.
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Reviewed in India on March 6, 2024
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