As allonby mentioned, the site has slowed down due to the release of new version of our favourite series (well I guess that’s debatable) and to be clear, I fucking love this game. So for those of you that haven’t played the game and for some moronic reason, aren’t sure if you should buy it, I’ll give you my impressions and thoughts on the game (btw, I’ve played about 10 hours so far, which may seem like a lot but when compared to allonby, it’s not).

To start with, let’s talk about the Subspace Emissary, the biggest first player mode in the game. I beat this mode and I would say it is very hit and miss. To be clear, its more hit then miss. The main part of this mode involves going through side scrolling levels with various enemies and it can be fun. Certain parts get tedious and some environments lead to stupid deaths. Depending on the character you are playing (until the end your choice of characters is limited) you could die by falling down a hole that another character could have jumped over. This is a small problem but it can be infuriating at the time. Other then that the boss battles are sweet and this mode is the best way to open up almost all the characters.

Speaking of new characters, I’m mostly impressed with the new comers and the changes to the veterans. Ike is a powerhouse with a sword which is sweet. Sonic is fast, lacks good finishing movies but his final smash is amazing. Metaknight also suffers from the lack of any finishing moves but he dishes out damage quite fast. Snake is alright, no great moves but fun enough to play. Olimar seems pretty useless to me at this point but I’ve been told that there is more to him. Pokemon Trainer is alright but I’m kind of disappointed. Wolf is pretty badass; he is powerful and fast and his move set is different enough from Fox and Falco to make me happy. Also, the changes to Falco make him unique in my opinion but considering he was a complete clone in melee, any change is welcome. Pit has a sword and can fly so I’m happy. So overall, pretty happy with the new guys this time around.

The new stages in Brawl bring more intensity and franticness to a series where I figured it would be impossible to make it any more frantic. New stages are either ever changing or destructible and each brings a new challenge to the brawls. Also, the new items available make brawls a new experience. Of course, the most powerful new items is the final smash ball which changes gameplay as soon as they appear and they are so much fun.

The only other mode I’ve spent time with are the event matches and I am quite happy with addition of coop event matches. These matches aren’t anything new really, same style of challenges but this mode as always been fun and with new characters there are plenty of new challenges.

Well that’s my thoughts so far on SSBB. I can guarantee that I will be playing this game for a long time as it is mine and allonby’s favourite past time (and to be honest, the basis for our entire friendship) and I will just get just as excited for the next one and let’s be clear, no matter what the tag line is for this game, Nintendo will continue to make this cashcow of a series.