I have my suspicions and theories; I'm not sure Nintendo intended on having him in this game at all. That's not to say they favored their own characters; Snake got a very good part in the plot, and if I didn't know any better I would have almost guessed he was a Nintendo character. It's almost screaming to me, however, that they planned the story around the other characters; maybe Yuji Naka balked about letting Nintendo have him at first, or maybe the Nintendo company were late in figuring out what the public wanted, but I'm unable to verify whether or not these claims could be true.

This was the reason why melee was so popular. Many reviews complain about how Brawl is the "more of the same," and "without any innovation." I did not find that to be the case. It is true that everything that made Melee great has returned, such as special attacks and chargeable smash attacks, but with the new characters and modifications to returning fighters, any old strategy must be at least modified to keep them effective.

1) online is terrible, i knew this was not going to end good cause its nintendo, they dont know how to make good online games. 2) online is going to start to be charged...this came from the president of nintendo. this is probably not going to be as much as xbox but still feels terrible

Matches are locked at 2 minutes; no other option is available. Honestly, considering the waiting you'll be doing, the terrible lag once you finally start, the constant fear of a disconnect, and the lack of options, playing against "Anyone" is just flat out not worth it. The "Friend" option, however, allows you to fully customize your match as you would normally, the lag is hardly noticeable (assuming your friends are in the same state), and you can preset a few phrases of dialogue (bound to the D-pad) to use throughout the fight.

They have pulled a Microsoft, releasing defective hardware, to an unknowing public. The lasers in the original Wii's are defective and too weak to read their first release of a dual layered disc. You would have thought Nintendo could have tested this out before they released their most anticipated release.

The bad: 1) Subspace emissary stinks. I had high hopes for this after hearing the hype, but it is vastly inferior to the adventure mode in "Melee".

Some people are experiencing a disc reading error due to dirty Wii lens and Nintendo is offering to repair the systems for free regardless of the warranty. It might delay your enjoyment of Brawl, but at least Nintendo is nice about it.

Additionally, you are more limited with modes and maps than with single player, and the netcode (the portion of the game code that connects you to the internet and other players) is so poorly written that Nintendo had to put this right in the instruction booklet: "It is normal for the game to periodically freeze while playing online." Brawl is a more basic game than, say, Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, both of which are consistently lag free, but Brawl is just plagued with lag. So much so that with most of your friends the game will be unplayable online. I wasn't expecting much from this game online, but it delivered even less than I expected.

Once someone wins, I don't know why or how, other than maybe that player fell off the platforms the least. Maybe it's me, but I don't get it. That may be the worst game I've ever bought for my many different platforms.

A note on the online feature: it's fine when you play against registered friends, but terrible with the "Anyone" option. It can take 5-10 minutes before other players queue up, and the lag is so bad the game becomes unplayable. Disconnects are frequent, regardless of the strength of your connection (oddly enough, this only seems to be a problem when playing against "Anyone" instead of "Friends").

The characters simply do not control as fluidly as they should for a fighting game. For a console whose innovative controls is the main selling point, this is a disappointment. I hate not being able to use the remote's pointer during the menu screens, instead it's like using that annoying little button between the "G" and the "H" keys on your laptop!

Cue Brawl. Huge, several-hour-long single player campaign is here along with the return of "Classic" mode where you go pick a character and fight several battles one after another. The Stadium matches with Target Test and Multi-Man Melee have returned with an additional "Boss Battle" mode unlockable after beating the main Adventure Mode, the Subspace Emissary.

It's probably the worst Nintendo WiFi connection enabled game to date. Also missing is any sort of leaderboard feature, or a way to compare your scores to other gamers across the world (A feature which Microsoft and Sony REQUIRE every game to have on their systems). Now I know many Nintendo fans don't care about online, which is why I broke this section into two subsections, but for me this is really a huge turn off because I had planned to get a decent amount of play-time out of the online play.

Wi-Fi: I guess it is because the game just came out yesterday, so I can hardly find someone to play online with. There is no voice chat, or message system, so if you find someone who you are compatible with online, you wish you can talk to that person, or message him to hope to add him to your friend list, but unfortunately, you really can't do that yet. This bothers me so much when I was playing Medal of honor heroes 2 online.

The returning Veteran fighters have been re-vamped with a graphical update and some move changes. Most of these changes are for the better, a few are for the worse (Mario gets severely de-powered with the loss of his on the ground spin in favor of his Mario Sunshine Water Launcher), and the presentation of the game overall is very clean and well executed. For added value we are given The Subspace Emmissary.

Save yourself $50. It reminds me a lot of the Madden franchise - slight changes every year, a little something new, but really not worth upgrading every single year. I'm thinking of trying to sell or trade my copy, too - total waste of money.

All this time and delays they couldn't make a decent online system. The character choice in Brawl is very disappointing. Very few of the newly introduced characters were decent(Ike, Meta Knight, Sonic), and a lot of the old characters were ruined(Ganondorf especially).

You could have a game that has billions of game modes or characters, it all goes down the drain if the game concept and feel is dull or frustrating. The one problem I had with this game only applies to those who are hardcore smashers. It's that the gameplay becomes almost too familiar.

I bought it thinking it was going to be as good as Super Mario Galaxy, but it's ridiculous. It's for seven year old boys. The game play is monotonous and confusing.

if you knock out the two characters on the screen at once you'll have to wait about 5 seconds for the next one to show up because the disc is so painfully slow. Just trying to start a match you can hear it. The worst is playing adventure mode.

I have my suspicions and theories; I'm not sure Nintendo intended on having him in this game at all. That's not to say they favored their own characters; Snake got a very good part in the plot, and if I didn't know any better I would have almost guessed he was a Nintendo character. It's almost screaming to me, however, that they planned the story around the other characters; maybe Yuji Naka balked about letting Nintendo have him at first, or maybe the Nintendo company were late in figuring out what the public wanted, but I'm unable to verify whether or not these claims could be true.

Additionally, you are more limited with modes and maps than with single player, and the netcode (the portion of the game code that connects you to the internet and other players) is so poorly written that Nintendo had to put this right in the instruction booklet: "It is normal for the game to periodically freeze while playing online." Brawl is a more basic game than, say, Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, both of which are consistently lag free, but Brawl is just plagued with lag. So much so that with most of your friends the game will be unplayable online. I wasn't expecting much from this game online, but it delivered even less than I expected.

Once someone wins, I don't know why or how, other than maybe that player fell off the platforms the least. Maybe it's me, but I don't get it. That may be the worst game I've ever bought for my many different platforms.

A note on the online feature: it's fine when you play against registered friends, but terrible with the "Anyone" option. It can take 5-10 minutes before other players queue up, and the lag is so bad the game becomes unplayable. Disconnects are frequent, regardless of the strength of your connection (oddly enough, this only seems to be a problem when playing against "Anyone" instead of "Friends").

The characters simply do not control as fluidly as they should for a fighting game. For a console whose innovative controls is the main selling point, this is a disappointment. I hate not being able to use the remote's pointer during the menu screens, instead it's like using that annoying little button between the "G" and the "H" keys on your laptop!

It's probably the worst Nintendo WiFi connection enabled game to date. Also missing is any sort of leaderboard feature, or a way to compare your scores to other gamers across the world (A feature which Microsoft and Sony REQUIRE every game to have on their systems). Now I know many Nintendo fans don't care about online, which is why I broke this section into two subsections, but for me this is really a huge turn off because I had planned to get a decent amount of play-time out of the online play.

Wi-Fi: I guess it is because the game just came out yesterday, so I can hardly find someone to play online with. There is no voice chat, or message system, so if you find someone who you are compatible with online, you wish you can talk to that person, or message him to hope to add him to your friend list, but unfortunately, you really can't do that yet. This bothers me so much when I was playing Medal of honor heroes 2 online.

The returning Veteran fighters have been re-vamped with a graphical update and some move changes. Most of these changes are for the better, a few are for the worse (Mario gets severely de-powered with the loss of his on the ground spin in favor of his Mario Sunshine Water Launcher), and the presentation of the game overall is very clean and well executed. For added value we are given The Subspace Emmissary.

You could have a game that has billions of game modes or characters, it all goes down the drain if the game concept and feel is dull or frustrating. The one problem I had with this game only applies to those who are hardcore smashers. It's that the gameplay becomes almost too familiar.

I bought it thinking it was going to be as good as Super Mario Galaxy, but it's ridiculous. It's for seven year old boys. The game play is monotonous and confusing.

I have my suspicions and theories; I'm not sure Nintendo intended on having him in this game at all. That's not to say they favored their own characters; Snake got a very good part in the plot, and if I didn't know any better I would have almost guessed he was a Nintendo character. It's almost screaming to me, however, that they planned the story around the other characters; maybe Yuji Naka balked about letting Nintendo have him at first, or maybe the Nintendo company were late in figuring out what the public wanted, but I'm unable to verify whether or not these claims could be true.

This was the reason why melee was so popular. Many reviews complain about how Brawl is the "more of the same," and "without any innovation." I did not find that to be the case. It is true that everything that made Melee great has returned, such as special attacks and chargeable smash attacks, but with the new characters and modifications to returning fighters, any old strategy must be at least modified to keep them effective.

The characters simply do not control as fluidly as they should for a fighting game. For a console whose innovative controls is the main selling point, this is a disappointment. I hate not being able to use the remote's pointer during the menu screens, instead it's like using that annoying little button between the "G" and the "H" keys on your laptop!

All this time and delays they couldn't make a decent online system. The character choice in Brawl is very disappointing. Very few of the newly introduced characters were decent(Ike, Meta Knight, Sonic), and a lot of the old characters were ruined(Ganondorf especially).

You could have a game that has billions of game modes or characters, it all goes down the drain if the game concept and feel is dull or frustrating. The one problem I had with this game only applies to those who are hardcore smashers. It's that the gameplay becomes almost too familiar.

if you knock out the two characters on the screen at once you'll have to wait about 5 seconds for the next one to show up because the disc is so painfully slow. Just trying to start a match you can hear it. The worst is playing adventure mode.

While there are many characters you can play right out of the box, fans of Sega are probably asking, "Where are Sonic and Snake?" The sad truth of it is that they are unlockable characters. I was disappointed because it was like a cruel joke; I waited so long to play Sonic the Hedgehog in SSBB, only to find out I had to go through the trouble of unlocking him first (and he wasn't easy to unlock either).

Although it could sometimes be tedious, the Subspace Emissary gives the player the ability to unlock all the characters, with Wolf, Jiggly and Toon Link requiring a little more work, without playing through hundreds of versus matches, but then again, it's not that hard to do. Although not the best single player game ever made, the Subspace Emissary keep the player occupied for a few hours, even just to see the next cut scene or battle the next boss. In addition, the game also features co-op play to alleviate the sometimes tedious or just plan out meanness, parts of the game.

Like before, the character count has been umped, with returning fighters like Mario, Link, Pikachu, and Samus along with new comers Ike, Pit, Lucas, and many more joining the fray, even third party players like Solid Snake and Sonic have been added to the already impressive roster. As for stages, we're given even more diverese terrain ranging from a castle battle to an upgraded Pokemon Stadium to the biazzare world of Pictochat. It shows Nintendo went all out for this game by trying to stuff as much characters into the game, which adds to an endless array of fighting.

Pros: Better graphics, but not by much, over the GC verison. More characters are actually decent, and less frustrating to play with. Cons: Awkward control system if you only have a wiimote.

This was the reason why melee was so popular. Many reviews complain about how Brawl is the "more of the same," and "without any innovation." I did not find that to be the case. It is true that everything that made melee great has returned, such as special attacks and chargeable smash attacks, but with the new characters and modifications to returning fighters, any old strategy must be at least modified to keep them effective.

The bad: 1) Subspace emissary stinks. I had high hopes for this after hearing the hype, but it is vastly inferior to the adventure mode in "melee".

Cue Brawl. Huge, several-hour-long single player campaign is here along with the return of "Classic" mode where you go pick a character and fight several battles one after another. The Stadium matches with Target Test and Multi-Man melee have returned with an additional "Boss Battle" mode unlockable after beating the main Adventure Mode, the Subspace Emissary.

Just like melee, the players need to keep track of the stages and try to avoid their hazards. In addition, some classic melee stages make a glorious return, stages such as the Temple and Rainbow Cruise. There are a total of 41 stages, 31 new and 10 melee stages.

While some E for All game show attendees have expressed concerns about the game feeling slower-paced than melee, players will get used to it, and this should not be a major issue to non-competitive players. The Brawl character lineup features a total of 35 fighters, 21 of which are available from the start and 14 which need to be unlocked. The 20 veteran fighters have largely retained their original movesets, and clones still have not been done away with.

There's Norfair with its rising and falling lava, similar to Brinstar in melee. The Mute City stage in melee that takes you on around a giant F-Zero racetrack with several stops is now back again in the form of Port City. While there is a stage editor, it is quite restrictive and does not allow you to make elaborate arenas like the official ones: you're limited to a static 10x12 grid with limited interactive elements.

There are 41 arenas to fight on, ten of which were taken directly from melee. Disappointingly, they are nothing you wouldn't have come to expect: there are vertically-scrolling stages; there are horizontally-scrolling stages; there are stages with environmental hazards; and there are stages that move around various spots in a larger area. All of these ideas have been done before.

An improved Single Player that is more fun then ever combining platforming and fighting. And the single player modes are really where you will be unlocking most of your stuff for multiplayer action. And other modes like multi-man melee and classic mode return as well.

It's essentially more of the same we've come to expect from melee. Brawl features more characters, more stages, and new modes, but the core gameplay hasn't evolved in the least bit. The new 1P highlight is an adventure mode called "Subspace Emissary," which is essentially melee's adventure mode extended by a factor of 5 with more of the same gameplay.

Perhaps the most interesting addition is the Smash Ball, which breaks after repeated attack and gives the player the ability to unleash a Final Smash, a devastating attack that usually result in KOing an opponent. Once the Smash Ball appears, all actions seize and the focus shifts to obtaining the Ball. One of the major changes that melee players will notice is the slower pace of Brawl but it is very easy to adjust after a few games.

They have pulled a Microsoft, releasing defective hardware, to an unknowing public. The lasers in the original wii's are defective and too weak to read their first release of a dual layered disc. You would have thought Nintendo could have tested this out before they released their most anticipated release.

Some people are experiencing a disc reading error due to dirty wii lens and Nintendo is offering to repair the systems for free regardless of the warranty. It might delay your enjoyment of Brawl, but at least Nintendo is nice about it.

Jealousy is a terrible thing, and wii sales beating the PS3 4 to 1, and the fact that the PS3 doesnt' have a single exclusive game with ratings over a 9 on most sites, and you'll understand why they are disparaging the wii instead of playing and getting excited about the mediocre failure that is the PS3. Thanks for reading.

It feels like some ridiculous arcade game from 1987. Skip this one, don't believe the hype. This game is among the worst wii has ever produced.

I wasn't much of a console gamer for a long time after the N64, but one game that stood out on it was Super Smash Bros. Fast forward to 2008 and I broke down and got a wii for the party-gaming potential. I have not been disappointed.

After playing for a few hours I was wondering if I was playing the same game everyone else is but then again if I was judging this on whats available on the wii I guess this is as good as it gets. I guess I just dont get it.

I eagerly opened this game, started up - and was almost immediately disappointed by what became a theme of the game: it wasn't designed for the wii. Don't get me wrong - it works on the wii - but why are we back to using the analog stick on the Nunchuck for character selection instead of using the pointing abilities of the wii remote??

games), and I was right not to. The game is fun and will provide hours of play, but it's not the grand epic BRAWL you've been hearing about. The good - Excellent music and excellent graphics (for a wii game...the graphics are hardly next-gen, however, as evidenced by the grainy cutscenes).

This game does not use any of the wii feature like wii remote control motion and the pointer. The game-play is like the Cube version, you just have to press buttons on the wii control. Waving wii control or pointing it to the TV features are not used.

So the most anticipated title of 2008 wasn't guaranteed to strike my electric fancy. But, when you add WI-FI play for free online brawling and custom controls in order to configure anything from the wii controllers to the old school (4 variations on play) you've got me curious. Add to that the longest list of cross-title cross-era characters ever produced (Thirtysomethings: remember "Battle of the Network Stars" ).

1) online is terrible, i knew this was not going to end good cause its nintendo, they dont know how to make good online games. 2) online is going to start to be charged...this came from the president of nintendo. this is probably not going to be as much as xbox but still feels terrible

Additionally, you are more limited with modes and maps than with single player, and the netcode (the portion of the game code that connects you to the internet and other players) is so poorly written that Nintendo had to put this right in the instruction booklet: "It is normal for the game to periodically freeze while playing online." Brawl is a more basic game than, say, Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, both of which are consistently lag free, but Brawl is just plagued with lag. So much so that with most of your friends the game will be unplayable online. I wasn't expecting much from this game online, but it delivered even less than I expected.

A note on the online feature: it's fine when you play against registered friends, but terrible with the "Anyone" option. It can take 5-10 minutes before other players queue up, and the lag is so bad the game becomes unplayable. Disconnects are frequent, regardless of the strength of your connection (oddly enough, this only seems to be a problem when playing against "Anyone" instead of "Friends").

It's probably the worst Nintendo WiFi connection enabled game to date. Also missing is any sort of leaderboard feature, or a way to compare your scores to other gamers across the world (A feature which Microsoft and Sony REQUIRE every game to have on their systems). Now I know many Nintendo fans don't care about online, which is why I broke this section into two subsections, but for me this is really a huge turn off because I had planned to get a decent amount of play-time out of the online play.

Wi-Fi: I guess it is because the game just came out yesterday, so I can hardly find someone to play online with. There is no voice chat, or message system, so if you find someone who you are compatible with online, you wish you can talk to that person, or message him to hope to add him to your friend list, but unfortunately, you really can't do that yet. This bothers me so much when I was playing Medal of honor heroes 2 online.

All this time and delays they couldn't make a decent online system. The character choice in Brawl is very disappointing. Very few of the newly introduced characters were decent(Ike, Meta Knight, Sonic), and a lot of the old characters were ruined(Ganondorf especially).

The only things that weren't very good were the subspace emissary mode (which isn't really that fun; it gets confusing, there are some pretty weird looking stuff) and the wifi online play (not very good, friend codes will give you a headache).

Mission's are genrally boring platform side scrollers, but the cutscenes range from epic to silly to well polished. online is the big dud. Nintendo only allows 2 min, no chatting matchs.

Either Nintendo hasn't played online on the Xbox 360 or the Playstation 3, or they simply don't care. There is still no universal friends list, voice chat, text chat, or any online features you are accustomed to from your other consoles. Whats even worse is Nintendo's excuse...

The adventure mode, for example, is huge and sprawling, but each stage is essentially the same thing, and it got old to me rather quickly. The next thing I tried was the online play, first with a friend code battle and then a random opponent. It's fun, but it's severely limited by the lack of chat/voice functionality.

Additionally, you are more limited with modes and maps than with single player, and the netcode (the portion of the game code that connects you to the internet and other players) is so poorly written that Nintendo had to put this right in the instruction booklet: "It is normal for the game to periodically freeze while playing online." Brawl is a more basic game than, say, Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, both of which are consistently lag free, but Brawl is just plagued with lag. So much so that with most of your friends the game will be unplayable online. I wasn't expecting much from this game online, but it delivered even less than I expected.

Once someone wins, I don't know why or how, other than maybe that player fell off the platforms the least. Maybe it's me, but I don't get it. That may be the worst game I've ever bought for my many different platforms.

Cue Brawl. Huge, several-hour-long single player campaign is here along with the return of "Classic" mode where you go pick a character and fight several battles one after another. The Stadium matches with Target Test and Multi-Man Melee have returned with an additional "Boss Battle" mode unlockable after beating the main Adventure Mode, the Subspace Emissary.

I can't begin to explain how aggravating it is to lose simply because I missed my attack by a fraction of a second, leaving myself exposed for a game breaking finisher. The upside: you can only blame it on your skill, not poor mechanics. But as I've said, such particulars only apply to the high-level gamers; the average, casual player will have absolutely no difficultly jumping in and dealing heavy damage.

Although it could sometimes be tedious, the Subspace Emissary gives the player the ability to unlock all the characters, with Wolf, Jiggly and Toon Link requiring a little more work, without playing through hundreds of versus matches, but then again, it's not that hard to do. Although not the best single player game ever made, the Subspace Emissary keep the player occupied for a few hours, even just to see the next cut scene or battle the next boss. In addition, the game also features co-op play to alleviate the sometimes tedious or just plan out meanness, parts of the game.

An improved Single player that is more fun then ever combining platforming and fighting. And the single player modes are really where you will be unlocking most of your stuff for multiplayer action. And other modes like multi-man melee and classic mode return as well.

Perhaps the most interesting addition is the Smash Ball, which breaks after repeated attack and gives the player the ability to unleash a Final Smash, a devastating attack that usually result in KOing an opponent. Once the Smash Ball appears, all actions seize and the focus shifts to obtaining the Ball. One of the major changes that Melee players will notice is the slower pace of Brawl but it is very easy to adjust after a few games.

The mechanics of the game have not changed and I do not think there should be much that should have changed anyways it updates the game I loved with a longer single player portion, more to unlock and more characters. It gives a person a lot to do if they do not have friends at the time or if they do have friends many different play styles to choose from.

Other stadium options include the return of the homerun contest and multi-man brawl, which can also be played co-op. The part that is going to keep the player coming back for more is no doubt the multiplayer part.

I am a competitive player so I have shut all items off..including smash ball. From time to time, I do put on items - and when they are on.....its pretty wild. I mainly turn them on with players that don't play as competitively as me.

Matches are locked at 2 minutes; no other option is available. Honestly, considering the waiting you'll be doing, the terrible lag once you finally start, the constant fear of a disconnect, and the lack of options, playing against "Anyone" is just flat out not worth it. The "Friend" option, however, allows you to fully customize your match as you would normally, the lag is hardly noticeable (assuming your friends are in the same state), and you can preset a few phrases of dialogue (bound to the D-pad) to use throughout the fight.

Additionally, you are more limited with modes and maps than with single player, and the netcode (the portion of the game code that connects you to the internet and other players) is so poorly written that Nintendo had to put this right in the instruction booklet: "It is normal for the game to periodically freeze while playing online." Brawl is a more basic game than, say, Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, both of which are consistently lag free, but Brawl is just plagued with lag. So much so that with most of your friends the game will be unplayable online. I wasn't expecting much from this game online, but it delivered even less than I expected.

A note on the online feature: it's fine when you play against registered friends, but terrible with the "Anyone" option. It can take 5-10 minutes before other players queue up, and the lag is so bad the game becomes unplayable. Disconnects are frequent, regardless of the strength of your connection (oddly enough, this only seems to be a problem when playing against "Anyone" instead of "friends").

If you want to play with your friends, Nintendo has instituted the 'Friend Code' system, which, while it is a pain to work around, should be familier to most Nintendo-ites. If you are not familiear with it, a helful tutorial is included in both the manual and the game itself. Brawl lives up to its hype, one of the few games, lately, that has.

Either Nintendo hasn't played online on the Xbox 360 or the Playstation 3, or they simply don't care. There is still no universal friends list, voice chat, text chat, or any online features you are accustomed to from your other consoles. Whats even worse is Nintendo's excuse...

The mechanics of the game have not changed and I do not think there should be much that should have changed anyways it updates the game I loved with a longer single player portion, more to unlock and more characters. It gives a person a lot to do if they do not have friends at the time or if they do have friends many different play styles to choose from.

My only gripes, NOBODY is ever online to play. And when they are it seems any non-friends are a crazy lag time not associated with any other Wii games (Strikers). But if you have 1-2 friends out of town that have this, you wouldn't tell the difference when you play them online.

I have though, connected to certain friends pretty successfully with no troubles. Severe inconsistencies run rampant. I will wait by patiently and at least reserve a little hope that Nintendo will resolve this issue (given that, people like me bitch and moan enough, it will get done.)

You can play with friends and spectate online matches with no problem at the moment, however there is a problem with random matchmaking at the moment and Nintendo is working on it, but I gave this game 5 stars because all the modes in this game more than make up for the online problems.

The flaws, and there are very few, include the WiFi support. Based on what I've gathered over the internet and from my friends, getting online to play with others requires both a very strong connection and a healthy supply of luck. And once you are online you have only 1 game type to play: 2 Minute Free-for-all.

Some people are experiencing a disc reading error due to dirty Wii lens and Nintendo is offering to repair the systems for free regardless of the warranty. It might delay your enjoyment of Brawl, but at least Nintendo is nice about it.

I can understand why people would like it, but if you really like games and want a challenge that requires some skill, skip this one. Pick up Mario Galaxy or Zelda instead! Trust me, it's not horrible, but just not that great either.

My guess is that in a few weeks there are going to be a lot of people like myself who are going to be bored with this one. I'll likely try to sell mine while I can still get a decent price for it.

Cons:Subspace Emissary mode is confusing, long, and boring, wifi play lags and friend codes is a hassle, wiimote with nunchuck controls could be improved, after a while of playing with 4 people the game starts to take longer to load gameplay, would be nice if more than 4 could play for a change, masterpieces were unnecessary; they serve to advertise wii virtual console and only provide like 30-60 secs of gameplay

It didn't even work when I bought the game, but at least it works now. However, any fun had by the game is cut by other people's lack of skill. I know this by the fact that every match I've played, people use cheap characters and they use the same moves over and over.

I have though, connected to certain friends pretty successfully with no troubles. Severe inconsistencies run rampant. I will wait by patiently and at least reserve a little hope that Nintendo will resolve this issue (given that, people like me bitch and moan enough, it will get done.)

The low review scores on this site are from people who hate Nintendo. They are PS3 fanboys. On the internet, there are kids who set around all day, trying to get people not to buy things from companies they don't like.

Of course, giving people trials of all the old NES and SNES games is just cheap advertising, but that's fine with me. I can't wait to get "Super Metroid" from the Wii shop channel.

The wii version, however, I couldn't wait for. I know for a fact that many people bought a wii specifically for this title. I waited in line last night to pick up my copy and subsequently play in a tournament at my local Game Stop.

You can't pick this up expecting it to be like any other game you've ever played- its an entirely unique experience. A bunch of negative reviews on here seem to be people criticizing it for not being 'a true next gen title'. Thats just a very narrow-minded look at the graphics, which are the least important part of this game.

Additionally, you are more limited with modes and maps than with single player, and the netcode (the portion of the game code that connects you to the internet and other players) is so poorly written that Nintendo had to put this right in the instruction booklet: "It is normal for the game to periodically freeze while playing online." Brawl is a more basic game than, say, Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, both of which are consistently lag free, but Brawl is just plagued with lag. So much so that with most of your friends the game will be unplayable online. I wasn't expecting much from this game online, but it delivered even less than I expected.

Cue Brawl. Huge, several-hour-long single player campaign is here along with the return of "Classic" mode where you go pick a character and fight several battles one after another. The Stadium matches with Target Test and Multi-Man Melee have returned with an additional "Boss Battle" mode unlockable after beating the main Adventure Mode, the Subspace Emissary.

Save yourself $50. It reminds me a lot of the Madden franchise - slight changes every year, a little something new, but really not worth upgrading every single year. I'm thinking of trying to sell or trade my copy, too - total waste of money.

Jealousy is a terrible thing, and Wii sales beating the PS3 4 to 1, and the fact that the PS3 doesnt' have a single exclusive game with ratings over a 9 on most sites, and you'll understand why they are disparaging the Wii instead of playing and getting excited about the mediocre failure that is the PS3. Thanks for reading.

Although it could sometimes be tedious, the Subspace Emissary gives the player the ability to unlock all the characters, with Wolf, Jiggly and Toon Link requiring a little more work, without playing through hundreds of versus matches, but then again, it's not that hard to do. Although not the best single player game ever made, the Subspace Emissary keep the player occupied for a few hours, even just to see the next cut scene or battle the next boss. In addition, the game also features co-op play to alleviate the sometimes tedious or just plan out meanness, parts of the game.

An improved single Player that is more fun then ever combining platforming and fighting. And the single player modes are really where you will be unlocking most of your stuff for multiplayer action. And other modes like multi-man melee and classic mode return as well.

The mechanics of the game have not changed and I do not think there should be much that should have changed anyways it updates the game I loved with a longer single player portion, more to unlock and more characters. It gives a person a lot to do if they do not have friends at the time or if they do have friends many different play styles to choose from.

3) single mode was badly planned out 4) same as melee 5) just a plain dissapointment

Additionally, the boss battle at the end isn't even fun because the character is overpowered, cheap, and can just teleport away whenever you start hitting him. Nintendo does give plenty of reason to play though, as you will unlock lots of characters and stages to play on the more you play single player modes.

There are two big single player modes to trump through. First, there is classic mode which is not much different from the classic mode presented in Melee. You'll fight battles either one on one, two on two, three on one or a giant version of a character.