It was 11 a.m., but due to Daylight Savings Time, I thought it was 10 a.m. I looked at my computer screen when it dawned on me that I was an hour late to go to Best Buy and pick up my own copy of
Super Smash Bros.: Brawl.
I rushed out the door, jumped on a bus, and waited in tooth-chattering anticipation to run into Best Buy and snatch up one of the few remaining copies. After all, the Chicago RedEye told me that it was going to be a hot commodity.
The bus pulls up next to Best Buy. I run in. I look frantically around. And there it is. An entire shelf full of the game, none of them to have been bought.
Now to the actual review. Sorry for the prosey intro about my internal struggle.
Super Smash Bros.: Brawl, in short, is every nerd's greatest dreams come true. You don't have to pay for online mode, you get to play as Solid Snake, Sonic,
or Mario (although you gotta love Luigi in this one), and it's incredibly fun.
Play it with your friends, play it alone, or play it online - this game will be eternally fun. Like
Melee before it, this game isn't dated. It just keeps being fun.
There are mini-game time wasters and you may very well fry your brain playing this game for hours and hours, but its worth it. With songs from games in years past and even the classic
Donkey Kong level as one of the possibilities, this game is a nostalgic overload.
Plus its really surreal seeing Sonic become invincible from one of Mario's classic stars.
I love this game. I could write volumes about how much I love this game. I could write ballads and love notes to this game. You can use a variety of controls, play a number of characters, and go through the extensive adventure mode without getting bored. The soundtrack isn't even annoying! In all honesty, I wish I wasn't reviewing this game so I could go and play it.
Buy this game - take it in.
Grade: A+
Labels: mario, review, sonic, super smash bros., wii
