Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  1. tjcavallo
    Dec 17, 2018
    4
    Mechanically, this is the best game in the series since Melee, featuring smoother and more dynamic matches than the previous two games. It's also clear that Nintendo paid attention to feedback to the last title by making aerial combat safer and faster, bring back old mechanics like directional air dodges and dash dancing, making it easier to KO opponents at lower percents, and balancingMechanically, this is the best game in the series since Melee, featuring smoother and more dynamic matches than the previous two games. It's also clear that Nintendo paid attention to feedback to the last title by making aerial combat safer and faster, bring back old mechanics like directional air dodges and dash dancing, making it easier to KO opponents at lower percents, and balancing the massive, variegated roster more than in Smash 4 or Brawl.

    Despite the improvements to the core gameplay, the online multiplayer component of the game is depressingly bad. Unplayably bad. The game lacks the ability to strictly sort by ruleset, making it almost guaranteed that you will occasionally be placed in a match you do not want to play, regardless of your preference. There's also no way to see the ruleset before the match starts, and you can't quit once it has. If you self destruct or close the software you can get banned. In addition, the game will frequently match you against players with extremely poor internet connections, causing intolerable levels of lag. The matchmaking is borderline nonsense and is also character-dependent.

    The only way to strictly control the ruleset is to create a battle arena, which is an arcade style lobby that forces you to wait up to 30 minutes before playing again if you lose a match. This is also the only way to play with your friends online.

    The game also lacks satisfying single player content. The familiar, short Classic Mode from previous titles is back, as well as the very button mash-heavy Mob Smash mode. Aside from these insubstantial offerings, the game offers Spirits mode. While lengthy, it's effectively just a string of fights against CPUs laid out on a map. Unlocking the characters is certainly more thrilling, but it's not particularly difficult and can be done fairly quickly (approx. 10 min per character).

    Back on the cheery side, the games visual and audio presentation are the best in the series, and perhaps the best on the Switch. Some of the character models are the best renditions we have seen of the characters, and all of the stages feature intricate, vibrant background art. The game features a prodigious collection of remasters of classic and modern tunes from the original franchises of the characters that comprise the game's roster. The characters look great in motion and carefully placed visual panache and audio cues help the characters feel fluid.

    If you have people to regularly play the game in standard couch co-op mode with, or participate in a local scene, this is easily the best value purchase for the system yet, and it could quite possibly become your new favorite in the series. But if you planned on spending your time mostly on the online mode, I wouldn't purchase it unless Nintendo overhauls the system completely in an update, as it's actually a downgrade from Smash 4's online mode and laughably worse than the online in competitor's titles    … Expand
  2. Ishi123
    Jan 26, 2019
    4
    It's only good for Smash and Classic mode. The adventure mode and the spirits are the worst additions to any video game I've ever seen and they're actual garbage. I'm actually alarmed that the people at Nintendo thought it was a good idea to add them. They're appallingly terrible and the game would be vastly improved if they actually patched both of them out. They are worthless and onlyIt's only good for Smash and Classic mode. The adventure mode and the spirits are the worst additions to any video game I've ever seen and they're actual garbage. I'm actually alarmed that the people at Nintendo thought it was a good idea to add them. They're appallingly terrible and the game would be vastly improved if they actually patched both of them out. They are worthless and only serve to make the game worse.

    I'm also sick of the fact that it feels like half the roster are just palette swaps. I find it difficult to believe that Sakurai once said he didn't want to add any more generic sword characters because this game loves its Marth clones. A lot of characters might as well just be alternate skins since they have the exact same movesets and either have just a different outfit, some other color or different genitals. I wonder if the next Smash game is just going to be nothing but Marths.    … Expand
  3. AnnaTheWolfLady
    Dec 8, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As much as I love this series I am unable to give this game a higher score, it was advertised as the ultimate smash bros game, sure it has more content but it's all stuff we have already seen and the small amount of real new content is... small, lacking... the game feels like a mod, a stupid plant is a playable character, we got yet another Fire Emblem character and a pokémon not many people wanted, the game been too fast is actually a downside in my opinion, why are we back to unlocking characters in a tedious fashion? and why do we only get like 8 at the start of the game? Where's home run contest? Where's target test/smash? Why is it so hard for some attacks to hit? I hate this game's hitboxes, the joycons are a terrible controller for this game, DLC got announced before the game was even out, World Of Light is super repetitive and has a weird difficulty, where's master orders btw? Why fid they make Bomberman, Krystal and Shovel Knight Assist Thropies? A lot of people wanted THEM as playable characters, including me, c'mon Nintendo, wth? Echo fighters are a joke, the combat isn't as good and lacks variety due to the game been toi fast, most melee stages are as ugly and ilegal as I remember them, they brought back pacland but left pac-maze out, there are too many Mario stages, there's like... 10? The CPUs all do the same, I was expecting to see some love for Xenoblade X but nope, Uncontrollable and Black tar are not in the game a new Xeno character would have been nice too (cough, Rex, cough, Elma)
    Joker as a DLC doesn't make much sense and I hope the next reveals aren't as "unexpected", I think they didn't buff the Miis, they all as slow as always, scaping combos is hit-or-miss    … Expand
  4. MiddleDark
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    Super Smash Bros Ultimate is a collection of all the characters from past previous titles and then some new faces that have joined along the way with DLC. But the game is a broken mess of characters that will force you to play certain characters to just compete with others or at least stand a chance. That is a problem as you'll find yourself having to stop playing your favorite charactersSuper Smash Bros Ultimate is a collection of all the characters from past previous titles and then some new faces that have joined along the way with DLC. But the game is a broken mess of characters that will force you to play certain characters to just compete with others or at least stand a chance. That is a problem as you'll find yourself having to stop playing your favorite characters just so you can compete for what is the "meta" in fighting games. From personally experience the community is in denial about the state of the game. The single player experience is well worth it though, with hours of fun and tuns of ways you can change it up.… Expand
  5. evildoomfoot
    Dec 7, 2018
    4
    a fantastic insane brawler. Its more realistically 8-9 for a score but as the way of things with metacritic, there is a need to offset the 0s from the fanboys with hurt feelings
  6. Robjapan
    Apr 29, 2019
    4
    I've tried playing this game so many times and in all of the various modes. At first the single player storyboard mode really appealed to me and it was the reason I bought the game. But upon playing the game the amount of stuff that isn't explained is overwhelming. Certain levels have certain handicaps but only for the player controlled character.
    Most fights don't require skill to defeat    I've tried playing this game so many times and in all of the various modes. At first the single player storyboard mode really appealed to me and it was the reason I bought the game. But upon playing the game the amount of stuff that isn't explained is overwhelming. Certain levels have certain handicaps but only for the player controlled character.
    Most fights don't require skill to defeat but rather the "correct" spirits setup.
    This quickly became frustrating and boring, I'm not invested in the spirits I'm collecting and just using or not using them based on the fight rather than my style of gameplay.
    The classic mode was better but once you've done it on the characters you like, it's over.

    If you enjoy playing against people online or with your friends, you'll love this game.    … Expand
  7. yesnt
    Oct 19, 2019
    4
    quantity does not replace quality. easily the worst smash game by gameplay no contest. It comes down to luck if the game decides your move has more hitbox than your enemies. spacing isn't a thing anymore. Playing with items is less luck reliant than competitive rules. The AI is horrible. if you don't wanna play online (for good reasons) the bots are just as bad. the only time you'll getquantity does not replace quality. easily the worst smash game by gameplay no contest. It comes down to luck if the game decides your move has more hitbox than your enemies. spacing isn't a thing anymore. Playing with items is less luck reliant than competitive rules. The AI is horrible. if you don't wanna play online (for good reasons) the bots are just as bad. the only time you'll get hit is by their inhuman reactions and just knowing frame by frame when to do the right thing (which is impossible by humans especially in this game) and only get hit when they do something inhumanely retarded. The online dares to sometimes fail to load at all and lag like crazy if you're not playing the guy next door, so punishing mistakes is not a thing (especially with the hitbox thing i talked about) about 1 in 20 matches are fair and balanced aka fun (which is about 19 in 20 in the other games) so whenever i win its not satisfying cause it doesn't feel like i did the thing but the game happened to let me, and losing is infuriating most of the time. The other content is the most uninteresting out of all the smash games which is sad because this game relies on them the most. Its sad that they charge 70 bucks for this game and over 20 for dlc. I was way too overhyping this game and i've spent over 150 hours just TRYING to have fun in this game. Imma stick to smash 4, brawl and melee, much much better games.… Expand
  8. NepodarOK
    May 21, 2022
    4
    no skill is needed in the single player campaign. If the level of your spirits is lower than that of the enemy, he will spam and interrupt all your attacks. So you need to grind many hours to pass. A lot of fighters are just the same. A lot of paid DLC and a cosmically overpriced price for the game even without them, + the need for an online subscription. Without her, the game is empty.no skill is needed in the single player campaign. If the level of your spirits is lower than that of the enemy, he will spam and interrupt all your attacks. So you need to grind many hours to pass. A lot of fighters are just the same. A lot of paid DLC and a cosmically overpriced price for the game even without them, + the need for an online subscription. Without her, the game is empty. the most interesting smash tour mode is missing… Expand
  9. diego24star
    Dec 28, 2018
    4
    If you are a fan of fighting games this game is perfect for you, it have a lot of content a lot of hours of fun, and the adventure mode that for me it was disappointing. If you are new in fighting games you need to think it two times before you buy the game, is so hard to start but so satisfactory when you learn to play ( but this is going to take you a looooot of hours).
    Personally i    If you are a fan of fighting games this game is perfect for you, it have a lot of content a lot of hours of fun, and the adventure mode that for me it was disappointing. If you are new in fighting games you need to think it two times before you buy the game, is so hard to start but so satisfactory when you learn to play ( but this is going to take you a looooot of hours).
    Personally i dont like this game, i think is booring (except with friends), so hard to learn to play, i dont undestand nothing and in my opinion so repetitive. But i give to this game a 4 because when you play with friends is so fun, and you have an entertaining time.    … Expand
  10. Nay14822
    Apr 30, 2019
    4
    Fix the damn server!!!! i will change the score

    it a nice fun game, but if you want to online it a nightmare!!!

    Just fix it!!
  11. Aleking99
    Jun 3, 2019
    4
    4. Quattro come i giorni che ci ho giocato. Dopodichè ho messo la switch nel cassetto e non l’ho aperto più. Vi chiederete il perchè...perfetto, ve lo spiego subito!
    Ci sono molti personaggi si, c’é veramente una vasta scelta, ma che minchia ci devo fare coi personaggi se non c’è NULLA da fare???? Mod. Storia inesistente (quell’aborto di world of light non si puó neanche chiamare    4. Quattro come i giorni che ci ho giocato. Dopodichè ho messo la switch nel cassetto e non l’ho aperto più. Vi chiederete il perchè...perfetto, ve lo spiego subito!
    Ci sono molti personaggi si, c’é veramente una vasta scelta, ma che minchia ci devo fare coi personaggi se non c’è NULLA da fare???? Mod. Storia inesistente (quell’aborto di world of light non si puó neanche chiamare “modalitá”, figuriamoci “storia”), modalitá eventi presente in smash 4 sparita a caso, online fatto coi piedi...cosa ci dovrei fare su sto gioco, me lo spiegate porcaccio d’un Ken??? A fare sempre la mod classica (unica mod decente, anzi, unica mod) dopo 4 giorni mi son stufato. Smash definitivo di sta minchia.    … Expand
  12. enzo-pannacotta
    Jul 3, 2020
    4
    unlocking characters is a boring grind, if you only play online multiplayer, you will never unlock any. online is a **** lag fest, because you can't afford servers in 2020 for a paid online service, thanks nintendo!

    playing the game with a friend, when it doesn't lag for once, is great though
  13. megatux
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    O modo história até q é bom mas o jogo tem erros extremamente irritantes, por exemplo eu estive a jogar com a lucina contra a peach e quando eu e a peach atacávamos ao mesmo tempo só o dano dela é que contava. As pessoas dizem que tem muito conteúdo para jogadores casuais no entanto eu não consigo compreender porque as pessoas dizem isso já que se um jogador casual colocar a cpu no nivel 4O modo história até q é bom mas o jogo tem erros extremamente irritantes, por exemplo eu estive a jogar com a lucina contra a peach e quando eu e a peach atacávamos ao mesmo tempo só o dano dela é que contava. As pessoas dizem que tem muito conteúdo para jogadores casuais no entanto eu não consigo compreender porque as pessoas dizem isso já que se um jogador casual colocar a cpu no nivel 4 ele só apanha por isso estou um bocado arrependido de comprar o jogo para alem de que o onlne é m lixo ainda me pergunto porque é que não têm um servidor próprio como o Splatoon 2 Para algumas pessoas o smash pode valer todo o dinheiro que e gastou nele mas eu aconselho para quem é um jogador casual que compre mario kart 8 deluxe em vez do smash ultimate… Expand
  14. CleanZodiac
    Apr 15, 2021
    4
    My previous review got deleted and my account got banned, even though I took 20 minutes writing a review of this game, so I will try to summarize it.

    First of all, the game is pretty fun if you play with items and/or don't take it seriously since it tries to aim to become a less complex and competitive fighting game, by lowering down the skill requirement for the player to actually be    My previous review got deleted and my account got banned, even though I took 20 minutes writing a review of this game, so I will try to summarize it.

    First of all, the game is pretty fun if you play with items and/or don't take it seriously since it tries to aim to become a less complex and competitive fighting game, by lowering down the skill requirement for the player to actually be decent at the game by making allot of moves safe and spammable, letting players mash out of combos easily since almost every character has fast aerials and because they reduced the hitstun making it very hard to punish people who mash out of combos. Many players just spot dodge after they miss a strong attack like a smash attack and you have to mostly respect their misses since the game leaves almost no time to punish, the game should follow the high risk high reward and not just low risk high reward since so many people throw out moves but you have to respect so many moves or risk getting punished whenever you try to punish them after they whiff. The online is just terrible, people can rage quit and you gain no gsp even though they left, there is allot of lag and players who abuse it, you cant mute winning taunts which some people use to be toxic whenever they win and sometimes when a player loses connection you get banned for supposedly disconnecting from the match. Allot of characters have gimmicky moves like Luigi for example: his whole play style revolves around him spamming his tether grab that you have to dodge almost instantly or else you will probably get 0 to death by a decent Luigi and the balancing is not as bad as the other smash games but its below decent since some characters clearly dominate over other like Pikachu and some are just terrible characters with awful design like Little Mac. Honestly if you want to buy this game for fun then go ahead but if you actually want to get good and play it competitively, then I would not recommend. I wanted to add this review again because first of all, deleting and banning a person for giving a bad review to an overrated game is just unprofessional and because I liked playing smash 4, brawl and melee but I personally believe that ultimate is just allot more frustrating and just a competitively worse game (except brawl, but at least that game was personally more fun than ultimate).    … Expand
  15. Guythatisaguy
    May 14, 2021
    4
    The is only fun 1/3 of the time and if you have no friends that want to play and don't go to tournaments, the online is horrible and everybody just plays like a retard and can just mash 1 button and be lagging and win
  16. Themightygamer
    Jan 19, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My hated for this game cannot be summed up by words. I have tried to master this stupid game for weeks but I never seemed to master it. Also **** classic mode. Ultimate has easily the worst classic mode in the series history. The only reason I haven't given this game a zero is because of World of Light: aka the only redeeming quality of this trash game.… Expand
  17. JeremyReveiws
    Feb 4, 2023
    4
    There are many of my characters in this game I enjoyed the vast mechanismics
  18. Breikzer
    Jan 8, 2019
    3
    Este juego de Smash es desesperante, comenzando por el tremendo LAAAAAAG que se carga en su juego en línea, es increíble que en pleno 2019 todavía existan juegos con tan pesimo Net Code como Smash Ultimate, es tristísimo jugar una partida de 4 jugadores, aunado a esto, si uno de los jugadores hace Rage Quit automáticamente se termina la partida, porque a los idiotas de Nintendo se lesEste juego de Smash es desesperante, comenzando por el tremendo LAAAAAAG que se carga en su juego en línea, es increíble que en pleno 2019 todavía existan juegos con tan pesimo Net Code como Smash Ultimate, es tristísimo jugar una partida de 4 jugadores, aunado a esto, si uno de los jugadores hace Rage Quit automáticamente se termina la partida, porque a los idiotas de Nintendo se les ocurrió compartir la conexión entre todos los jugadores en lugar de seleccionar a un solo Host. Recordemos que Nintendo ya cobra su servicio Online, es imperdonable que tenga tanto LAG su juego estrella y más si se trata de un juego de peleas. Pésimo juego en linea y del modo aventura mejor ni hablamos, repetitivo, aburrido e interminable.… Expand
  19. nysailorscout
    Jan 5, 2019
    3
    Sadly, this game is more frustrating than fun.

    When you win, it often feels accidental and that is a terrible feeling. It is the opposite of earning an achievement. When you lose, you sometimes are not even sure how you died and that is also a terrible feeling. Getting smashed out at 50% turns a fighting game into rocket tag. Whoever decided to introduce copious amounts of RNG into a    Sadly, this game is more frustrating than fun.

    When you win, it often feels accidental and that is a terrible feeling. It is the opposite of earning an achievement.

    When you lose, you sometimes are not even sure how you died and that is also a terrible feeling. Getting smashed out at 50% turns a fighting game into rocket tag. Whoever decided to introduce copious amounts of RNG into a FIGHTING game needs to be whipped with a wet noodle. Smash Bros is famous for being fairly unpredictable as part of its charm... but there is a difference between fairly unpredictable and lotto scratch-off!

    I have played all of the Smash Bros games. I particularly remember Brawl. In that game, it was a slower pace with less aggressive stage traps, more recovery options after being smashed and less low-damage smashes. Faster is not always better. If SSB is trying to be Street Fighter, Tekken or BlazBlue... nope! That isn't the nature of this game and SSB should not try to be something that it is not.

    I have Street Fighter for the PS4. If I want to play that game, I will play it and experience infinitely better balance! In Street Fighter 5, I win when I play well and when I lose, I deserved it and I know why I lost! Even MvC3 Classic is a better fighting game experience and that game is famous for using cheap tactics!

    TL:DR; Ultimate has dramatically lowered the damage requirement to smash and significantly increased the speed and environmental traps, which really hurt this game by trading fun for chaos.    … Expand
  20. shadesigma
    Feb 3, 2020
    3
    Well, I have got my buyer's regret indeed. If you are looking for a casual family fun fighting game, this is maybe for you, but if you are looking to play Spirit adventure mode, don't buy this.
    Reasons:
    - Its controls are more awkward than other series, in a sense casual but different in minor details. - Spirit adventure mode means pitting you again AI with different situations with    Well, I have got my buyer's regret indeed. If you are looking for a casual family fun fighting game, this is maybe for you, but if you are looking to play Spirit adventure mode, don't buy this.
    Reasons:
    - Its controls are more awkward than other series, in a sense casual but different in minor details.
    - Spirit adventure mode means pitting you again AI with different situations with odds stacked against you with different difficulties.
    - The game is especially pricey (yet to include DLCs) and ain't worth the frustrations that it brought .me.    … Expand
  21. PeachBomber
    Jul 9, 2021
    3
    Nintendo changed Peach's grabs to a toad for no reason and they speed up and chop all the character animations. I wish Smash 4 was on the E shop with Ultimate's camera.
  22. Samboli
    Mar 13, 2019
    3
    Compared to the previous Smash Bros titles, this is one of the most disappointing one to me personally. The buffer and the netcode makes this game a nightmare to enjoy cause they're both handled so poorly.
    We're forced to pay for Nintendo Online and the product we have delivered is the most subpar garbage of online I've ever been forced to play, it literally feels like a Windows    Compared to the previous Smash Bros titles, this is one of the most disappointing one to me personally. The buffer and the netcode makes this game a nightmare to enjoy cause they're both handled so poorly.
    We're forced to pay for Nintendo Online and the product we have delivered is the most subpar garbage of online I've ever been forced to play, it literally feels like a Windows Slideshow.
    There is potential for this game, don't get me wrong, but also the company behind the wheel is Nintendo, and they can't do Online or competitive games still.

    Be on the lookout for project Ultimate.    … Expand
  23. BL3Review
    Jan 24, 2021
    3
    8 frame input lag in OFFLINE + removing defensive options like shield dropping and power shielding = Not a fun time.

    I have never seen a fighting game (if you can even call a game with 8 frame delay offline a fighting game) remove such a crucial defensive option before. Removing shield dropping and power shielding is like removing reflect from DBFZ, removing flawless block from MK11,    8 frame input lag in OFFLINE + removing defensive options like shield dropping and power shielding = Not a fun time.

    I have never seen a fighting game (if you can even call a game with 8 frame delay offline a fighting game) remove such a crucial defensive option before. Removing shield dropping and power shielding is like removing reflect from DBFZ, removing flawless block from MK11, removing parrying from SFV, or removing BURST from Guilty Gear. You just can't do that. How are you meant to deal with characters mindlessly spamming up tilts from the platform below? Here's the answer: you don't, just jump to ANOTHER platform and hope they don't keep sharking you. Alright, how about zoners, shouldn't parrying make up for the lack of being able to reflect projectiles? Nope, it actually NERFS everyone without a reflector by giving no real option to approach than to get a stock lead and camp the zoner out instead. On top of that, the online, bare minimum, adds 4 more frames of delay on top of that on delay based netcode. Last, but not least, the meta is the most stagnant meta i've ever seen in any game besides Modern Warfare. Ever since Joker released, the meta has not shifted at all with the developers outright refusing to nerf aspects of the top tiers and instead opt to buff the low tiers in ways that don't even benefit them. As an example, they buffed Captain Falcon's side-b attack to have super armor when the move wasn't even being used, and not just because it was easy to beat out. Even after the buff it still wasn't used and they still refuse to change his ATROCIOUS backdash animation which is bottom 5 in the game. You know what they buffed instead? Palutena's up tilt and BARELY nerfed her base kit, which didn't even move her anywhere on the tier list. Combos are barely even a thing in this game too, with neutral air dodge being extremely fast and having a load of invincibility frames too, not to mention you get it back as soon as you get hit. So even if you read the DI, read the double jump, AND read a bad air dodge, as soon as you hit them again they can just spam air dodge again. Landing hits are barely rewarding at all too since 80% of the cast has insane recoveries anyway, they either surround the character in a massive hitbox that only loses to disjoints, they can recover from the very bottom from the screen without being contested, or they're able to mix it up between multiple options (think Brawl Meta Knight). On the flip side, if they jump off ledge and regrab it they lose invincibility, so you can get a free spike/punish for them doing that. The only problem with that is that they REGAIN THEIR INVINCIBILITY after being hit, so there's no risk for picking the wrong option at the ledge.

    TL;DR
    Removed defensive options that we're in past games for no reason
    8 frame input lag in offline + 4 online minimum
    Has had the same meta for 3 years and counting
    Combos aren't rewarding and aren't worth the effort unless it's a TRUE combo (which is likely just 3 hits max)
    Losing neutral isn't punishing

    The only reason I would EVER recommend this game to anyone is if you just plan to play it casually with 3 other friends every now and then. This game is one of the least competitive games i've ever played. Melee is LITERALLY FREE nowadays with ROLLBACK netcode to boot, just play that instead.    … Expand
  24. Tymunster
    Mar 20, 2020
    3
    The only impressive part of this game is the balance and the roster. I'll give them that though, That's why it isn't a 0.
    The design of most characters is laughable. Characters like Ganondorf and Zelda are exceptions rather than the rule. Falco is awfully made, Ike feels like a lightweight, even Ganondorf isn't great considering how little they use from his home games.
    The competitive game    The only impressive part of this game is the balance and the roster. I'll give them that though, That's why it isn't a 0.
    The design of most characters is laughable. Characters like Ganondorf and Zelda are exceptions rather than the rule. Falco is awfully made, Ike feels like a lightweight, even Ganondorf isn't great considering how little they use from his home games.
    The competitive game modes online are the worst ones ever created. Smash 4 was notorious, this is infuriating. Overwatch does a better job with competitive game modes. OVERWATCH.
    I won't be fully negative, the roster is commendable and the balance is impressive. But when the best arguments are "everyone is too strong and there's a lotta people," that isn't a good sign.
    The DLC is also obnoxious. Not the worst in the world, but they basically force you to pay for characters that many games would call an "update." And they make sure to ignore everything the fanbase WANTS and give a character nobody wanted.
    The design of most characters is very bad. Too much spacing, too much projectile. The fast pace of the game makes it so some characters who WOULD be sick and impressive, but it's just irritating (Fox, falco).
    Athough the game cannot 100% be blamed for this the drift of the switch joycons only started getting big occuring after it came out. Just awful design of the nintendo switch there.    … Expand
  25. xMizukage
    Jun 13, 2020
    3
    Playing online is horrible. There aren't permanent 1v1 tournaments, most of the time you're forced to play "smash tournaments" which aren't fun at all. The online connection is horrible, I ran into 6 laggy connections in a row, unplayable matches. Online multiplayer is just super trash, but Nintendo doesn't do anything about it.
  26. Riqyu112
    Aug 30, 2020
    3
    Super Smash Brothers Ultimate is bad game. Ranging from the lack of original content and the infamous online, you would be better of playing any of the previous Smash Bros. games.

    The "story" mode is nothing but walking from place to place on a map just to abuse one powerful spirit build for the entire game with no punishment. The only challenge comes from either purposefully raising    Super Smash Brothers Ultimate is bad game. Ranging from the lack of original content and the infamous online, you would be better of playing any of the previous Smash Bros. games.

    The "story" mode is nothing but walking from place to place on a map just to abuse one powerful spirit build for the entire game with no punishment. The only challenge comes from either purposefully raising the default difficulty so the spirits can avoid one more hit than usual or the bosses and the overpowered spirits that are harder than the true final boss fight, where you have three chances with your best characters as opposed to Pauline, where you have one chance to fend off three fighters who are better than you. Unlocking the other playable characters is an absolute joke when you've just fought a spirit that's offered you your own head on a silver platter.

    Classic mode isn't much better. While the references are fun to puzzle out, you might just be better off playing with friends since they won't be able to use frame perfect inputs on you.

    The online modes are notorious for their lack of balance, and I shouldn't even have to comment on how unbalanced the GSP gain/loss rates are. Characters are wildly unbalanced and unless you're willing to study game mechanics or throw away any shame you have, you'll be bullied by everyone else playing.

    The best parts about the game are the reveal trailers which are full of life and effort and tricked me into believing the full game would be as well.

    I would recommend anyone steer clear of this game and play Brawl or 64 instead. Hell, play Skullgirls if you want a good fighting game, fun characters and animations make it a better experience in my opinion. The dozen characters Skullgirls have are better than the 80+ Smash Ultimate has to work on.    … Expand
  27. HeavyMachineGon
    Jan 22, 2021
    3
    非常差的UI界面，基本为0的新手指引，根本不知道该怎么玩，该玩什么，而且完全打不过，玩不到5小时就卖掉了。偏聚会向游戏，不适合一个人玩。
    唯一加分项是收录了大部分老任游戏的原声。
  28. Zquaranteneuf
    May 24, 2021
    3
    This game is fine for offline play. HOWEVER.. the online experience is excruciating.

    Since the game is designed with very specific moves that are effective to continually spam, most players are not interested in playing against you; they are interested in abusing you. Because in Ultimate, you don't have to be able to play well to reach a high level, you just need to know how to spam and    This game is fine for offline play. HOWEVER.. the online experience is excruciating.

    Since the game is designed with very specific moves that are effective to continually spam, most players are not interested in playing against you; they are interested in abusing you. Because in Ultimate, you don't have to be able to play well to reach a high level, you just need to know how to spam and tire people. Because of that, most players you encounter that use the same character will play in almost the exact same way. They abuse the game's main inherent flaw, then rinse and repeat. Again and again. Some characters are better balanced, of course, but at least HALF of the roster is DESIGNED to have a gameplay equivalent to: run away and spam. I can't fathom this decision, which results in very boring, predictable, and infuriating gameplay.

    Also, some characters have a move-set so prioritary over all the other characters that it's virtually impossible to gain the upper hand in what would usually be a close match-up.

    I cannot insist enough: the game is designed to favor spamming and "camping", two of the most obnoxious things people abuse in online gaming (aside from teabagging, which also occurs all the time... people are just that arrogant..).

    Then, prepare to play in majority against DLC characters. Is it because they're cool? No, it's because of the pay to win element. DLC characters are faster and stronger than the base roster, and make it even more easier to cheese your opponents to victory. There's no question about it.

    Also to note, if you don't want to rematch someone, don't worry, the game will most likely rematch you against them anyway. It just doesn't care. Then you have to endure another session with them (you can't disconnect or SD on purpose, otherwise the game locks you out of the online mode).

    Finally, some of the levels are so visually intense that the fighting is hard to follow, and some music choices are more than questionable, so you have to spend 5-6 minutes listening to the most annoying loop of 8bit garbage.

    After 800 hours in the game, that's my conclusion. It's an infuriating mess and I can't stand it anymore. I regret getting into it. I thought about smashing a screwdriver in the game cartridge multiple times, but I'll just sell it instead. I pity the sucker who will buy it. Do not recommend.

    Nice graphics though, and the controls are as tight as ever with a gamecube controller.    … Expand
  29. supdude80
    Jul 26, 2022
    3
    how can you make your dlc-exclusive characters so broken that they take the game from a 7 to a 3 after releasing all of them
  30. GlennLosio
    May 13, 2023
    3
    The game is kinda fun but not that good So sorry to disappoint about the review
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93

Universal acclaim - based on 99 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 99
  3. Negative: 0 out of 99
  1. CD-Action
    Mar 25, 2019
    95
    It’s not just a great fighting game and a perfect party title, uncommonly enjoyable and absurdly rich in content that should suffice for literally years of fun. It’s also an amazing homage to the history of video games. [02/2019, p.60]
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    95
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate escalates everything the series was known for, and delivers it flawlessly. Biggest fighter rooster ever, more dynamic gameplay, loads and loads of gameplay modes, stages, weapons, music, stuff! If there is a smash that deserves your cash, this is the one!
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  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2019
    100
    This is the ultimate Smash Bros. How will they ever top it? [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 65]
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